sleepsmakeswaves, the electrifying Australian post-rock band, return with a new album, It’s Here, But I Have No Names For It, on April 12 via Bird’s Robe Records.
A preview of the eight-song collection with today’s release of “Super Realm Park.” The band shared insight into the track: “The main riff and synth on ‘Super Realm Park’ was inspired by F-Zero, the old school Nintendo 64 game. We developed and refined the concept into the first half of the track to bring in some late ‘90s influences. We fit a few walls with how to close the track, until one afternoon, we suddenly realized it needed a slow, crushing, hypnotic wall of noise. We can’t wait to play it live.”
It’s Here, But I Have No Names For It was self-produced, and recorded at Golden Retriever Studios in Sydney, Australia. Written during the pandemic, it was recorded in 2022, just before the band embarked on a three-month tour for their previously released album, these are not your dreams. sleepmakeswaves finalized work on the new collection in 2023, including string arrangements by Simeon Bartholomew (SEIMS). It’s Here, But I Have No Names For It is a majestic return to the classic hallmarks of the band’s melodic post-rock sound, while introducing new production and arrangement elements. Fans of the band’s heavy, bombastic aggression will resonate with tracks such as “All Hail Skull” and “Ritual Control.” They also shine with invigorated melodic and emotive performances on songs like “Black Paradise” and “Terror Future.” Retaining their signature approach to heavy dynamics and crescendos, the band are still at their unmatched peak when they turn their hand to cataclysmic emotional epics such as the title track and the album closer, “This Close Forever.”
A U.S. tour is in the works, with the band confirmed for the Indianapolis-hosted PostFest in July (25 to 27).