View basket “Waited Up ‘Til It Was Light” has been added to your basket. Sleeping Lessons Alien Boys SKU: LPTE184 Barcode: 0634457864719 18.00 £18.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Tiny Engines Released Date: 16th November 2018 Buying Format: 1LP Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info In a scene where abstruse lyrics and ironic detachment are all the rage, Alien Boys high-stakes, brash pop is as refreshing as it is surprising. Lead singer and songwriter Sonia Weber communicates subdued desires and secret grievances in the grand tradition of emo and pop-punk and rock n roll in general making the Portland, OR bands infectious debut LP Sleeping Lessons is a collection of lullabies for the pop masochist. And like all great, emotional music, these ten dynamic songs are resonant because theyre unmistakably human. Alien Boy takes its name from a Wipers song, but elsewhere the groups PNW lineage is felt in a mordant grit gleaned from Team Dresch and early Heatmiser. It sets the tone for Weber to mix her deep-seated love of early 2000s generational touchstones with a Britpop frostiness to brilliant and totally unique results. From the tremolo dives and Stone Roses references on Ride-y opener Somewhere Without Me, to the sun-kissed, power-pop bliss of 600 Days. Webers melodies are so bright and effective its easy to forget they come from a place of absolute emotional torment. Artist Alien Boys Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Tiny Engines Buying Options 1LP Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Includes Download Code Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings Somewhere Without Me If We Don’t Speak Only Posers Fall In Love Just Kids I Just Can’t Feel It Hooked, Glued, You Depression On The Ride Back Home (You Know What I Dream Of) 600 Days Sleeping Lessons Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Starcrawler Devour You Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rough Trade | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 11th October 2019 £19.00 Select options Starcrawler Devour You £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rough Trade Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 11th October 2019 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Halo Benders, The Don’t Tell Me Now Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | K Records | 1LP Released 1st October 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Halo Benders, The Don’t Tell Me Now £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: K Records SKU: KLP046LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st October 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pugwash Silverlake Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Lojinx | 1LP Released 24th November 2017 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pugwash Silverlake £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Lojinx SKU: LJX111LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shit Present Misery + Disaster Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Specialist Subject | 12", EP/Mini Album Released 25th November 2016 £12.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shit Present Misery + Disaster £12.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Specialist Subject SKU: SPS049 Formats: 12", EP/Mini Album Released Date: 25th November 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View YOBS YOBS Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fuzz Club | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 3rd May 2024 £19.00 - £21.00 Select options YOBS YOBS £19.00 - £21.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fuzz Club Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 3rd May 2024 Read More Select options View Product Quick View INVSN The Beautiful Stories Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Dine Alone | 1LP Released 9th June 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders INVSN The Beautiful Stories £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Dine Alone SKU: DAV190 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 9th June 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Erik Nervous Immaturity Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fat Cat | 1LP Released 1st December 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Erik Nervous Immaturity £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fat Cat SKU: FATLP175 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 1st December 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Camberwell Now The EP Collection Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Modern Classics / Light In The Attic | 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 23rd September 2016 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Camberwell Now The EP Collection £25.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Modern Classics / Light In The Attic SKU: MCR922 Formats: 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 23rd September 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View TERRY I’m Terry Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Upset The Rhythm | 180g, 1LP Released 31st August 2018 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders TERRY I’m Terry £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Upset The Rhythm SKU: UTR111LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 31st August 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Alain Johannes Hum Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Ipecac | 1LP Released 31st July 2020 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Alain Johannes Hum £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Ipecac SKU: IPC222LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 31st July 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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