Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Local Music Review by Mike Lee: Oh, Sleeper

Band: Oh, Sleeper
Album: "Son Of The Morning" Release Aug 25th 2009
Sounds Like: Underoath As I Lay Dying
Home Town: Fort Worth, TX

Oh, Sleeper had been growing their fan base since forming in Dallas, Texas around 2006. The band has released two albums so far on Solid State Records and has toured all over America. They also have had over 5 million plays on myspace.

Their newest record “Son of The Morning” showcases how far this band has come in a short time. The title track of the EP starts off with Micah Kindards powerful screams and then comes the wall of guitars masterminded by Shane Blay former Between The Buried and Me guitarist. On this album Blay takes on a much larger role not only writing all most all of the songs as well as singing the clean vocal tracks on the album. This is a new thing for Oh, Sleeper that was not present on their 1st album. Blay’s vocals though add a lot to the band though and are able to really give them more dimension in their songs.

Other stand out tracks include “The Finisher” and “World With Out the Sun”. Highly advice use to pick up this album as well as their 1st “Vices Like Vipers” and show your support for the bands that have made it out of our scene here in Texas!

-Mike Lee






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