Wintersleep

Welcome to the Night Sky "Miasmal Smoke + The Yellow Bellied Freaks" starts its marching build with echoing drums and an organ bleeding out a nervous buzz. Epic and lonely, it's the score for the flickering light of a glowing soul that closes the door to Wintersleep's third album, Welcome to the Night Sky.

Like its final song, the album built up gradually over the past two years. From a mass of ghostly melodies, half-finished lyrics and nerve-splicing drum beats, it has shaped into the band's finest collection to date.

Following the release of their 2005 self-titled sophomore album, Wintersleep spent months on the road touring through Canada, America and Europe. Upon return to their native Halifax, the band enlisted the ear of veteran producer Tony Doogan (Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian and Super Furry Animals), and hid themselves in studio for April and May of 2007. It was during this time that the ten tracks of Welcome... grew into their final stunning form.

The album shows continuity with the band's previous work, but also marks a significant development. The uneasy pacing of "Drunk on Aluminum" voyages into unexpected depths as the song's plaintive notes collect themselves into an offensive against the darkness that threatens to engulf. Although lyrically related, "Dead Letter + The Infinite Yes" counters this with organic chords, soaring melodies and a backbone of pounding rhythm. From the howling chorus of "Archaeologists," to the drifting-conscious of "Lasers Beams," the emotional and thematic cohesion of the album never loosens.

Each song in its own way points to the fact that sometimes looking too hard reveals things best left unseen. But still, hope grows beneath these sable clouds and distant stars, and a light that looms beyond them all. Until then, welcome to the night sky...

Wintersleep kicked off 2008 winning the Juno Award for Best New Artist and a Much Music Video Award (Best Independent Video) for “Weighty Ghost”. Welcome to the Night Sky will be released in the United States on October 14.

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10/14 Bakersfield, CA - Jerrys
10/15 Phoenix, AZ - Modified
10/16 Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad
10/17 El Paso, TX - Chics
10/18 Austin, TX - Emos
10/19 Houston, TX - HOB Parish Room
10/20 New Orleans, LA - HOB Parish Room
10/22 Tampa, FL - State Theatre
10/23 Orlando, FL - Social
10/24 Jacksonville, FL - Rabbits
10/25 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
10/26 Charlotte, NC - Casbah
10/28 Richmond, VA - Canal Club
10/29 Washington, DC - Rock n Roll Hotel
10/30 Westchester, PA - The Note
10/31 New York City, NY - Knitting Factory
11/01 New Jersey - School Of Rock
11/02 Boston, MA - Harpers Ferree
11/04 Rochester, NY - Water St.
11/05 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
11/06 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
11/07 Chicago, IL - Subterranean
11/08 Dekalb, IL - House Café
11/10 Iowa City, IA - Picador
11/11 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground
11/12 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
11/13 Wichita, KS - Eagles Lodge
11/14 Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre
11/15 Salt Lake City, UT - Ritz
11/16 St. George, UT - Electric Theatre
11/18 Anaheim, CA - Chain
11/19 San Diego, CA - Soma
11/20 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
11/21 Victorville, CA - Karma
11/22 Fresno, CA - Exit
11/23 San Francisco, CA - Slims
11/25 Modesto, CA - Sidelines
11/26 Stockton, CA - Empire Theatre
11/28 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
11/29 Seattle, WA - El Corazon

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