Pittsburgh, PA | April 29, 2013 – The Steel City-based indie rockers known as Instead of Sleeping have partnered with AltSounds.com for the exclusive premiere of their new single “Volatile”. The song is off the bands new full-length record, Young Lungs, set to drop on May 22, 2014. The band tapped the producing and mixing skills of Marc McClusky (Weezer, Bad Religion, Ludo, William Beckett) for the new project. When asked about the inspiration behind the new song, singer Shaun Sweeney explained,
“While writing the lyrics for this song, I was trying to write about someone I wanted to be totally rid of. Somebody I truly wished that I never met. But as I kept writing, I found myself contradicting myself. By writing about this person, I found myself feeding my craving that I had for them: the calm as well as the chaos. People like that are the most dangerous, because no matter what line they cross they will always still mean something to you, and that’s what makes it both feel so beautiful as well as painful. “Volatile” was the first song we wrote and recorded with Marc McClusky. It was us dipping our toe into a new Instead of Sleeping. We were all anxious, stressed, and nervous about where this new direction would take us, but felt an amazing wave of relief after we listened back to Volatile complete. We were thrilled that we could write a song with the accessibility and polish that Marc gave us, while still maintaining our fun, hard-hitting style we love to play.”
Listen to “Volatile” on AltSounds: http://bit.ly/1ixxICC
About Instead Of Sleeping:
Hailing from the industrial-hub of Pittsburgh, PA, comes indie-rock band Instead of Sleeping. Comprised of Shaun Sweeney (guitar/lead vocals), Jeff Binando (bass/backup vocals), Woody Wright (guitar/keys/auxiliary percussion) Corey McClaine (drums); this four-piece has been demanding attention of the Steel City and beyond with their signature blend of contemporary indie rock since their 2010 inception. They released their first effort, a self-titled full-length in March 2010 and followed it up with their Just Hear to Listen EP soon after in January 2011.
During their years together, Instead of Sleeping has evolved from a hookah-bar jam band into a multi-instrumental outfit. Now showcasing two drum kits, keys, and a myriad of other sound that transformed the band from a traditional indie-rock quartet into a swelling stage presence. The fellas built up a strong reputation as an independent rock band touring regionally on their third studio effort, The Reds, The Blacks, The Grays, which dropped in the Spring of 2012. The band has been privileged to share the stage with notable national acts fun., The Dear Hunter, O’Brother, and Good Old War.
Instead of Sleeping is set to release their next album titled Young Lungs on May 22, 2014. They headed out to Chicago to work with renowned producer/mixer Marc McClusky (Weezer, Bad Religion, Ludo, Let Live) on their new full-length project. The band credits McClusky for refining their musical chops, stating, “We learned more about music and songwriting in the sixteen days that we spent with him in SAE Institute than we ever had in our entire lives. He really challenged us to write outside of our comfort zones. While this was terrifying, going through a creative and musical gauntlet, we came out of it with an album that we couldn’t be more proud of.”
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