NYC trio The Big Sleep, who are continuing to tour behind their recently released Nature Experiments LP, recently kicked off a tour supporting Maps & Atlases on their tour. The Big Sleep hooked up with M&A; in NYC at...

Recommended Show: MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 A++ @ DEATH BY AUDIO 49 S 2nd St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $7, 8PM A++ shows are rare occurrences these days, as the two band members reside on opposite coasts. When you have a chance like this to see them, take it! Hallways @ Manhattan Inn Dry The River @ Mercury Lounge EL-P & Despot @ Santos Party House The Used & Stars In Stereo @ Irving Plaza New Cassettes, At Sea, & Hey Ocean @ Pianos Hot Water Music & Iron Chic @ Gramercy Theatre Jack White & Alabama Shakes @ Roseland Ballroom The Young Things, Allison Weiss, Aviation Orange, & Napoleon @ Glasslands Maps and Atlases, The ...

The Brooklyn-based psychedelic post-rock trio play London's Barfly, with support from goth-gaze duo Io Echo. Photos courtesy of Jason Williamson.

This past April HANDS released their Massive Context EP on Small Plates, and are now excited to bring it on the road to you! This June the LA foursome will be hitting the road, playing a string of West Coast dates with Maps & Atlases and The Big Sleep. They have also just a released a video of...

The Great Escape (Brighton, 10-12 May '12) // Words: Saam Das There are quite literally hundreds of bands playing at this year's The Great Escape , the self-confessed leading new music festival in Europe. With that in mind, we've narrowed down a list of just ten recommended acts to catch across the three days of the festival, as well as throwing in some more general tips seeing as this is the third time we've been down to Brighton. Keep reading, and come along. I've neglected to include recent Camden Crawl picks like BASTILLE, Swiss Lips and Clock Opera ...

This past April Hands released their 'Massive Context' EP on Small Plates, and are now excited to bring it on the road to you! This June the LA foursome will be hitting the road, playing a string of West Coast dates with Maps & Atlases and The Big Sleep. They have also just a released a video of them performing an acoustic version of their "Forced Fascination" track amidst the Santa Monica mountains. Check it out below.

The bullshit about guitar music being dead is getting pretty tiring. While it may have ceased to be a mainstream concern (and no wonder; I look back on the days of so-called ‘landfill indie’ and tremble fitfully), it is still very much alive. In fact, it is in rude health. One just needs to know [...] The Big Sleep – Nature Experiments was originally published on The Blue Walrus

As if there weren’t enough gigs to miss in a month, May also brings over 100 bands playing three multi-venue city festivals in Manchester and Salford. Starting with Sounds From The Other City this weekend and finishing with the Chorlton Arts Festival Weekender at the end with Future Everything in between. If all goes well I may even get to more than one of these. This month’s mixtape leans more to many of the other gigs across the month including tomorrow night’s highly recommended Richard James gig at The Castle (see yesterday’s post on his latest ...

Brooklyn noisemakers The Big Sleep release their third album – one that has already gained a heady steam of momentum in the States and has seen the band booked for some impressive shows in Europe. Despite their silent-sounding name, Danny Baria and Sonya Balchandani have specialised in crafting a hurling big sound throughout their career. Nature Experiments is released on French Kiss Records and after taking a break from relentless touring, sees them take a more collaborative approach to their songwriting. What effect will this have on this oh-so finely-honed sound? The conveniently-titled '#1' formidably opens the album sounding a bit ...

On May 7th, The Big Sleep will be releasing their new album Nature Experiments on French Kiss Records (Also the home of Dodos, The Drums and Bloc Party) and have now released a free download of their single 'Valentine'. "On the surface, Valentine is about women who frustrate, but is more about how naive guys can be about love. It started out as a really upbeat throwaway song, but Sonya liked the lyrics so we reworked all the music under it and now it's our first gold record. Potentially." said Danny Barria, the guitarist of the band and vocalist ...

Not to be confused with the chain of hotels, the 1946 Howard Hawks film staring Humphrey Bogart, nor any other act of the same name past or present (yeah, there’s plenty of confusion to be had), the Big Sleep are one of New York’s latest exports and they’re of the dark indie rock variety. Their third album launched in America at the end of January and will be out in Europe at the end of... Continue reading (Great Escape and Liverpool Sound City 2012 flavoured!) Bands to Watch #240: The Big Sleep

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Considering how quiet they’ve been over the past couple years, you’d think the Big Sleep decided to suddenly take their name seriously after the tireless tour cycle behind 2008’s Sleep Forever LP. The truth is much simpler… “We took a little break, worked on stuff separately and just lived our lives... Read more..

It starts with a crackle, and then an explosion. Of bright bursts, of thundering riffs, of confidence and questioning, all rolling along over relentless nighttime beats. Following a tireless tour cycle behind 2008’s Sleep Forever LP, The Big Sleep laid low for a spell, which turned out to be a...

There were some great releases that we weren't able to talk about last week, but now's not the time to be looking back to what we missed! We've got info on plenty of the latest to discuss! 90s rockers Our Lady Peace return with a new album, Guided by Voices frontman Robert Pollard puts out a solo record, and quiet indie faves Au return with a new one. However, if we've got to pick a favorite (as we often do), it's Screaming Females ' Ugly (pictured). We also need to note the Deathbomb Arc label's ...