Today is a good day to be alive. After spending the last year working themselves to death in support of their beloved EP Lost Along The Way the members of Chicago pop-punk outfit Sleep On It have announced their debut album. Overexposed will be released November 3 through Equal Vision Records, and the first single “Distant” can be heard at the top of this page.
Starting with the single, “Distant” provides Sleep On It fans all they need to know the band hasn’t lost a step. The driving track offers the latest chapter in the band’s adventures through life and business wrapped in a quickly memorable, impossible to resist hook. The transparency found in the group’s lyrics have allowed them to forge a deep connection with even the most distracted listeners, and here they prove that talent for honesty is only getting better in time. Fans of Sleep On It look forward to new music the same Game of Thrones fans look forward to the next episode of their favorite show, only Sleep On It fans know their beloved thing will never disappoint.
Speaking about the creation of their debut album, as well as their decision to make “Distant” the lead single from it, Sleep On It commented:
“We started writing Overexposed before our last EP was released. We wanted to write a cohesive record that ebbed and flowed; we wanted it to tell a story. There’s a level of inherent fear and anxiety that accompanies the pursuit of whatever fills us with passion. We sacrifice the refuge of convention and make ourselves vulnerable in the process. We let go of and grew apart from, people in our lives for one reason or another. We also learned to hold on to the ones worth fighting for. “Distant” deals with that fear and anxiety of letting anyone close to us, while learning how to trust through our own self-aware vulnerability.”
The cover art and track list for Overexposed can be found below:
1. A New Way Home
2. Window
3. Distant
4. Hope
5. Always Crashing The Same Car
6. Photobooth
7. What We Stay Alive For
8. Fireworks ft. Derek DiScanio
9. Leave The Light On
10. A Brighter Shade Of Blue
11. Overexposed
12. Autumn (I Wish I Was Better)
Pre-orders for Overexposed are available now. Sleep On It will be touring heavily this fall, so please make it a point to catch them live in a city near you.
Upcoming tour dates:
w/State Champs, Homesafe and Bearings
Sep 05 Montreal, Canada @ Fairmount Theatre
Sep 06 Toronto, Canada @ Mod Club
Sep 07 London, Canada @ Rum Runners
Sep 09 Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall
Sep 10 Pittsburgh, PA @ Four Chord Music Fest
Sep 11 Grand Rapids, MI @ The Stache
Sep 13 Columbus, OH @ Park Street Saloon
Sep 14 Seymour, IN @ Deluxe at Old National Centre
Sep 15 Chicago, IL @ Douglas Park Riot Fest
Sep 17 Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge Riot Fest After Party w/Taking Back Sunday
Sep 19 Fargo, ND @ The Aquarium
Sep 20 Winnipeg, MB @ The Park Theatre
Sep 22 Saskatoon, Canada @ Louis’ Pub
Sep 23 Calgary, Canada @ Marquee Beer Market & Stage
Sep 24 Edmonton, Canada @ The Needle Vinyl Tavern
w/Waterparks, As It Is, and Chapel
Nov 06 Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
Nov 08 Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
Nov 09 Los Angeles, CA @ The Regent Theater
Nov 10 Berkeley, CA @ The UC Theatre
Nov 11 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
Nov 13 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
Nov 14 Vancouver, Canada @ The Rio Theatre
Nov 15 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
Nov 17 Salt Lake City, UT @ In The Venue
Nov 18 Denver, CO @ The Summit Music Hall
Nov 20 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
Nov 21 Saint Louis, MO @ Delmar Hall
Nov 22 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Nov 24 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall
Nov 25 Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe @ Old National Center
Nov 26 Toronto, Canada @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
Nov 27 Montréal, Canada @ Cabaret La Tulipe
Nov 29 Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Nov 30 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Dec 01 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
Dec 02 Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Soundstage
Dec 04 Charlotte, NC @ The Underground
Dec 05 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Heaven)
Dec 07 Houston, TX @ House Of Blues