Album Review: Sleep In. adopt a more instinctive approach on 'The Stars on Your Ceiling'
Keeping the new generation of emo well and alive on the East Coast, Sleep In. made a name for themselves with their interesting blend of traditional emo sound, math rock structures and indie-leaning guitars.
In 2014, Sleep In. introduced us to their strange yet affable sound through their debut 'Settling'. Three years later, they doubled-down on their math rock inflections with their sophomore record, 2017's 'Tension & Release'. Now, the Cherry Hill, New Jersey-based quintet is back with its third and latest full-length studio effort, 'The Stars on Your Ceiling'.
The album opener 'Deena' starts by sampling four rapt barks of a dog instead of a drummer's count-down and immediately erupts into a guitar-driven headbanger that's practically the culmination of Sleep In.'s career. It has a little bit of everything that the band is well-known for — the complicated math rock arrangements, the start-stop rhythm section, the barrage of drums, and Tom Fowler’s metalcore flecked vocals.
