{"product_id":"sleepwalk-view-from-the-outside","title":"Sleepwalk - View From The Outside","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eView From The Outside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was tracked over twelve days at Earth Analog in Tolono, Illinois – the studio of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMatt Talbott\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, guitarist\/vocalist of one of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSleepwalk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s major influences, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The band once again worked with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eZac Montez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhirr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCloakroom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), a producer known for textured atmospherics who also helmed their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnderneath The Shade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e album. Montez’s love of electronic music enhances \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eView From The Outside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e as an unusually three-dimensional aural and emotional experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The [newer] compositions are definitely more thought out,” mulled Davis, the band’s principal songwriter and lyricist. “A good balance of gloominess, hooks, and raw emotions.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eView From The Outside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e roughly (if unintentionally) divides into two halves: the first opaquely political and more reflective of the band members’ collective hardcore backgrounds; the second more personal, experimental, and perhaps hinting at their future. Third single “\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e” epitomizes Sleepwalk’s vulnerable, confessional side, its robust riffs and snaking leads framing Davis’s struggle with introversion. “It’s about the frustration of how I’ve closed off as I get older … like I’m in a shell,” he said. “And hoping one day to break out of that.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I hope that listeners get a sense of belonging or community, and the catharsis of letting out a little bit of aggression with some of the songs,” Davis concluded. “But also, with the somewhat uplifting stuff like ‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJan 22\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,’ getting a really overwhelming emotional response.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eView From The Outside\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e will be released on November 13, 2026.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MNRK","offers":[{"title":"Black Vinyl LP","offer_id":60051562561881,"sku":"SDZ-55101","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":60051562594649,"sku":"SDZ-55102","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Untitled-Design-25_b398fafc-9343-479a-b278-ac74b45fd61e.png?v=1792581905","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/sleepwalk-view-from-the-outside","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}