Nap Eyes | |
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 Nap Eyes, Brighton UK, May 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 2011-present |
| Labels | Jagjaguar, Paradise Of Bachelors, Royal Mountain, You've Changed Records |
| Members | Nigel 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]
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]
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