SLEEPTALK

Your debut album Sleeptalk turned one on July 28th. Congrats! Looking back on your journey, how much has changed since the beginning of this album until now?

Sleeptalk: Thank you! It’s so crazy to think it’s already been a year. A lot has changed over the last year or two with the growth of our band and [the] family that we have been able to obtain. The shows have grown massively, kids are lining up early, singing all the words at our shows--it’s great. The [number] of people who want to work with us has grown massively as well; it has definitely been such a great thing to see happen right in front of our eyes.

Are you guys in the works of writing any new music? If so, elaborate on what you like to do outside of music that rejuvenates inspiration to write again.

Sleeptalk: Yes, we are currently in the studio working on tons of new music. I find a lot of inspiration in life itself. It depends [on] how I’m feeling at the time and what is currently going on around me and inside my head. For the new music we have been writing, the songs have been ranging from being on the road so much over the past year touring as well as things that have happened over the last six to twelve months. I don’t listen to a lot of music, but there are definitely inspirations I take from certain bands. I mean, the new The 1975 tracks are so unbelievably great.

What are your opinions on social media in the music industry? Do you feel like it has been a disservice or a benefit to how people discover you and your music?

Sleeptalk: Social media is [both] a very great thing and a very toxic thing. I feel like it takes away from a lot of great bands out there [who] don’t have the numbers to justify just how good they are. But it definitely has helped our band in such massive ways.

Sleeptalk has had much success in the past few years, but looking into the future, what are some goals you have as a band?

Sleeptalk: Continue to be real with what we are doing and write songs that are for us, that we love and enjoy. We hope to get on a support tour here in the near future that allows us to hit cities that we have not been able to get to yet, as well as different countries. That’ll all come with time and we are extremely ready when that time comes.

Any last words or exciting things you would like Suburban Rose readers to know about Sleeptalk?

Sleeptalk: We love you guys so much and really appreciate those of you who care for our band so much. You guys [who] travel hours to our shows [are] such a blessing and we can’t thank you enough. New music is coming.