Nap Eyes

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Nap Eyes
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Nap Eyes, Brighton UK, May 2018
Background information
Origin Halifax, Nova Scotia
Genres Indie rock
Years active2011-present
LabelsJagjaguar, Paradise Of Bachelors, Royal Mountain, Youve Changed
MembersNigel Chapman
Brad Loughead
Josh Salter
Seamus Dalton

Nap Eyes is a Canadian indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia. [1] The band consists of vocalist Nigel Chapman, guitarist Brad Loughead, bassist Josh Salter and drummer Seamus Dalton. [2]

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History

Formed in 2011 when Salter and Dalton joined Chapman's existing solo project The Mighty Northumberland, [2] the band released its debut album Whine of the Mystic independently in 2014. [1] The album was rereleased in 2015 on You've Changed Records in Canada and Paradise of Bachelors in the United States. [1]

The band's second album, Thought Rock Fish Scale, with songs delivered in a slow, psychedelic and meditative style, [3] was released in 2016 on both labels. [4] The album was supported by a concert tour of dates in both Canada and the United States, [5] an appearance on CBC Radio's Q [5] and a follow-up tour of select dates in Europe. [6] In June 2016, the album was named to the longlist for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize. [6]

Nap Eyes' third album, I'm Bad Now , was released in 2018. [7] The songs showed the band's move to a more uptempo style. [3] Their fourth album, Snapshot of a Beginner , was released on March 27, 2020, preceded by the single Mark Zuckerberg. [8]

The band released their fifth album The Neon Gate on October 18, 2024. [9]

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Nap Eyes: Halifax’s own Velvet Underground". The Globe and Mail , June 19, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "The music world is waking up to Halifax's Nap Eyes". The Coast , February 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Nap Eyes I'm Bad Now". Exclaim!, Cole Firth, Mar 06, 2018
  4. ↑ "Nap Eyes 'Thought Rock Fish Scale'". Exclaim! , February 2, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Nap Eyes escape the modern world through indie-rock reveries". Q , April 8, 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Halifax's Nap Eyes makes Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC News, June 16, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Nap Eyes, I’m Bad Now". Pitchfork, Stuart Berman, March 10, 2018
  8. ↑ "22 New Songs Out Today". BrooklynVegan . January 21, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Nap Eyes announce new album 'The Neon Gate' and share 'Passageway'". Klof Mag. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
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