Five-piece alternative rock outfit Sleeptalk is formed by musicians Anthony Fitzpatrick, Justin Melchor, Jason Fitzpatrick, Paul Mcgill and Malik Dugan. Over the last five years, the Los Angeles-based band have racked up well over 2 million streams of their music as well as being featured on multiple MTV shows and gaining frequent spins on radio stations all over the world.
With their live performances, they’ve opened for acts such as Twenty One Pilots and become a mainstay of the LA live music scene, playing several sold out shows around the city. Offering an ever-evolving sound, their music has won over fans and tastemakers alike with its bright and melodic punk pop tones, perfect for fans of blink-182 and The 1975.
2021 saw the band head to Joshua Tree, California to work on the follow up to their eponymous debut album. They recently dropped their sophomore record with Drown in a Rainbow, showcasing their engaging sound and demonstrating just how far they’ve come as musicians and songwriters. Commenting on the second album, they share, “A lot of the inspiration came from sleeping in an RV day in day out in the middle of nowhere with just the homies and no time constraints. We were able to really experiment in a multitude of sounds and tones that really played a big part in the album.”
Now as they gear up to release their upcoming deluxe album and announce their Southern California autumn tour, they bring us their new single “Nordhoff” ahead of the highly anticipated new LP. Continuing to go from strength-to-strength with each new release, their latest single is no different, offering an upbeat indie pop hit full of breezy and memorable vocal leads and rhythmic guitar-based instrumentation.
The band says that the new single, “is about dealing with the ideology of everyone’s lives being perfect over the internet. People nowadays are constantly scrolling through Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter hoping to go viral. Everyone is so obsessed with seeing all of these ‘influencers’ and people blowing up and thinking that they all have perfect lives but in reality everyone is struggling with the same thing, wanting instant gratification.”
Adding, “The first line of the song “I’m not a failure, I’m just repeating myself” is about me reminding myself that just because something hasn’t worked out for me the way it has for others doesn’t mean I have failed.”
Listen to Nordhoff below
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