Best New Bands » Sleepy Sun http://www.bestnewbands.com News, Reviews and Interviews Wed, 07 Feb 2018 02:08:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 An Interview With Bret Constantino of Sleepy Sun http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/interview-bret-constantino-sleepy-sun/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/interview-bret-constantino-sleepy-sun/#comments Mon, 12 May 2014 06:51:47 +0000 http://www.bestnewbands.com/wp_bnb/?p=17078 Austin – Sleepy Sun released the exquisite record, “Maui Tears” in late 2013 and has been touring since.  The five piece has an old school rock aesthetic that is rare, especially for a nostalgic band.  Where many bands have gotten back in to warm sounding harmonies, Sleepy Sun has a dark tone extenuated by the powerful voice

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]]> http://www.bestnewbands.com/interviews/interview-bret-constantino-sleepy-sun/feed/ 0 A Hazy Night In Chicago with Sleepy Sun http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/a-hazy-night-in-chicago-with-sleepy-sun/ http://www.bestnewbands.com/live-reviews/a-hazy-night-in-chicago-with-sleepy-sun/#comments Wed, 02 May 2012 16:40:13 +0000 Make all the 4:20 drug references you want, but going to see new psychedelic rock band, Sleepy Sun, play on the drug user’s holiday was a great choice. While the crowd gathered at Chicago’s Subterranean, it was apparent that many audience members had partook in celebrating the day before the show. When first entering the

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  3. Album Review: Sleepy Sun, Spiny Hits Sleepy Sun‘s latest release, Spiny Hits, is the record I want to spend all my hazy summer days jamming to. This is the San Francisco-based quintet’s third album and for a new band, they certainly have the genre of psychedelic...
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