Tracklist, Double Shot Of Tunes From Wintersleep's New Album

One of the Maritimes' most exciting exports, Wintersleep have announced their fifth album, Hello Hum, as well as a couple of tracks from it.

Hello Hum follows just two years after their somewhat polarizing 2009 release, New Inheritors. That album showcased less melancholy and raw emotion than their previous three, which seemed to rub some fans the wrong way. Well, judging from the first two songs to see light of day, those folks aren't likely to be swayed.

The first official single, In Came The Flood, finds Wintersleep less in their signature "alone in a dark room" vibe, and more in a "this song could help us open for U2", epic frame of mind. It's certainly an interesting track and, though doesn't hearken back to the depression-laden dirges found on Welcome To The Night Sky, finds an entirely new way for the band to excite:

Also up for your listening pleasure is Resuscitate, a song that has more in common with what we've come to know from Wintersleep. However, there is a playfulness present in the form of keyboards and percussion that compliment and help carry the song's momentum:

Even if you turn your nose up at Wintersleep's change of direction over the past few years, you can't fault their creativity; by the fifth album, many bands have disappeared altogether or started treading water and rehashing past successes. It's the willingness to be bold and step on a few toes in the name of evolution that make me proudest to be a fan of Wintersleep.

Tracklist:
1. Hum
2. In Came The Flood
3. Nothing Is Anything (Without You)
4. Resuscitate
5. Permanent Sigh
6. Saving Song
7. Rapture
8. Unzipper
9. Someone, Somewhere
10. Zones
11. Smoke

Hello Hum sees release on June 12.

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