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Sleep On It have announced their new full-length album, Pride & Disaster, out September 13th via Rude Records, with a music video for the first single, “Under The Moment”:
‘Under the Moment’ was produced by Mike Green. Speaking to the track, vocalist Zech Pluister said, “At its core, the song is a cry for help. I spent a lot of the last year struggling with my depression and anxiety, and without even realizing it, I had fallen deeper than I really even noticed into those things,” he said. ‘Take my hand, pull me again’ is a plea to anyone listening. The song also really tells the story of the struggle between the denial of those mental health issues, saying you’re fine, lying to loved ones to cover for yourself, and asking those same people for help from under the crushing weight of each day.”
Pride & Disaster is the follow-up to 2017’s Overexposed, and features additional production by Kyle Black. Since the release of Overexposed, the Chicago four-piece has toured with the likes of State Champs, Waterparks, With Confidence, Broadside, and This Wild Life, and made appearances at several festivals including Riot Fest, Slam Dunk, and the Vans Warped Tour. Following Overexposed, Sleep On It was named one of Kerrang!’s ‘Hottest Bands of 2018’, and was featured on the 2018 Warped Tour Compilation album.
With Pride & Disaster, Sleep On It harnesses the strength and vulnerability of the human spirit. Throughout ten songs, they make a case for enjoying life, even when times are tough, and never shying away from your truth.
“One of the big things we focused on when making this record was not only writing sad songs,” Pluister says. “Going along with the theme of growth, we wanted to show that there is more to life than just being sad. As hard as life is, there are still good days, and we really wanted that thought to be present in this record. It doesn’t seem fair to us to only portray the hard times.”
The positivity found throughout Pride & Disaster adds a silver lining to an album that is also unafraid to address the problems that many, including the band, face with mental health.
“We’re trying to be better every day,” says guitarist TJ Horansky. “And that’s what a lot of our songs are about. We want to be better people. We want to improve ourselves, and we want to help the people around us improve as well.”
Sleep On It tour dates:
w/Life Pacific
July 18 – Detroit, MI @ Pike Room
July 19 – Lakewood, OH @ Mahall’s
July 20 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
July 21 – Indianapolis, IN @ Hoosier Dome
July 23 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Smiling Moose
July 25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Kingsland
July 26 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Asbury Brew
July 27 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Foundry
July 29 – Boston, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
July 30 – Montreal, QC @ Le Ministere
July 31 – Ottawa, ON @ 27 Club
August 2 – Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck Bar
August 3 – London, ON @ Call The Office
w/Don Broco and Trash Boat
Sept 12 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall
Sept 13 – New York, NY @ Gramercy
Sept 14 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry
Sept 15 – College Park, MD – Milkboy Arthouse
Sept 17 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend
Sept 18 – Orlando, FL – Soundbar
Sept 20 – Atlanta, GA – Masquerade
Sept 21 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
Sept 23 – Austin, TX – Barracuda
Sept 24 – Dallas, TX – Club Dada
Sept 26 – Mesa, AZ – Nile Theater
Sept 27 – San Diego, CA – The Irenic
Sept 28 – Los Angeles, CA – The Troubadour
Sept 29 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s
Oct 1 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
Oct 2 – Vancouver, BC – Biltmore Cabaret
Oct 3 – Portland, OR – Paris Theatre
Oct 5 – Salt Lake City, UT – Loading Dock
Oct 6 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theater
Oct 8 – Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge
Oct 9 – Cleveland, OH – Mahall’s
Oct 11 – Detroit, MI – Shelter
Oct 12 – Toronto, ON – Hard Luck
Oct 13 – Montreal, QC – Le Ministere
