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Nap Eyes

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Nap Eyes
Nap Eyes, Brighton UK, May 2018
Nap Eyes, Brighton UK, May 2018
Background information
OriginHalifax, Nova Scotia
GenresIndie rock
Years active2011-present
LabelsJagjaguar, Paradise Of Bachelors, Royal Mountain, You've Changed Records
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]

History

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Nap Eyes: Halifax’s own Velvet Underground". The Globe and Mail, June 19, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "The music world is waking up to Halifax's Nap Eyes". The Coast, February 4, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Nap Eyes I'm Bad Now". Exclaim!, Cole Firth, Mar 06, 2018
  4. ^ "Nap Eyes 'Thought Rock Fish Scale'". Exclaim!, February 2, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Nap Eyes escape the modern world through indie-rock reveries". Q, April 8, 2016.
  6. ^ a b "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.