The Daysleepers...

So Halloween is officially done with. I hope everyone had a good one. I spent mine with some friends while watching Halloween at a movie theater. It was a pretty cool deal. We still have a lot of candy left over at the house too, so that pretty much rules.

Anyway, today I wanted to touch on the newest EP from The Daysleepers called The Soft Attack. It’s their second release and follow up to their amazing Hide Your Eyes EP. The band was formed in 2004 and plays a more ethereal type of shoegaze. The bands bio states that they are a cross between The Cure and My Bloody Valentine, although I see much more of a Cure influence within the music more than anything else. It translates very nicely however for this type of music. Generally I have a bit harder of a time getting into shoegaze groups that are of the less noisy and abrasive type, however The Daysleepers do a wonderful job of creating a sound that also has a sort of edge to it rather than being too focused on the blissful side of things. It’s a perfect balance and the result is some very haunting music. Out of all the new shoegaze acts popping up, The Daysleepers are hands down one of the best around.

The Daysleepers – The Soft Attack [MP3]

I urge everyone to pick this up if you can. The group self releases everything through their own label. If you’re into this, it can be had over at their CD Baby page along with their previous EP.