''Welcome to the Night Sky'' is the third album by Canadian indie rock band
Wintersleep
Wintersleep is a Canadian indie rock band formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001.Heidi Ulrichsen"Wintersleep offers 'sneak peeks' of new album at Boreal" ''Sudbury Star'', June 30, 2014. The band's original lineup consisted of vocalist and gui ...
. It was released October 2, 2007, by Labwork Music. In 2008, just after the album's release,
Wintersleep
Wintersleep is a Canadian indie rock band formed in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001.Heidi Ulrichsen"Wintersleep offers 'sneak peeks' of new album at Boreal" ''Sudbury Star'', June 30, 2014. The band's original lineup consisted of vocalist and gui ...
won the
Juno Award for
New Group of the Year.
The album was produced by
Tony Doogan
Tony Doogan is a Scottish record producer who runs Castle of Doom Studios in Glasgow. He is perhaps best known for his work with Mogwai and Belle & Sebastian. He has also worked with numerous other artists, including Teenage Fanclub, the Delgados, ...
, famous for his work with
Mogwai
Mogwai () are a Scottish post-rock band, formed in 1995 in Glasgow. The band consists of Stuart Braithwaite (guitar, vocals), Barry Burns (guitar, piano, synthesizer, vocals), Dominic Aitchison (bass guitar), and Martin Bulloch (drums). Mog ...
and
Belle and Sebastian, among others.
Track listing
All songs were written by Wintersleep.
Special edition bonus tracks
#
"The Kids are Ultra-Violent" – 3:33
# "Early in the Morning" – 4:30
Wintersleep.com MP3 download bonus tracks
# "The Kids are Ultra-Violent" – 3:33
# "Oblivion (Acoustic Live at SXSW 2008)" - 2:57
# "Weighty Ghost (Acoustic Live at SXSW 2008)" - 3:04
# "Nerves Normal, Breath Normal (Live at Summersonic)" - 14:00
Credits
*Paul Murphy - Guitar, Lead Vocals
*Greg Calbi - Mastering
*Loel Campbell - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
*Tim D'Eon - Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
*Tony Doogan - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
*Jud Haynes - Bass guitar
*Jon Samuel - Guitar, Backing Vocals
*Darren Van Niekerk - Assistant
*Janesta Boudreau - Backing Vocals
*Graham Walsh - Backing Vocals
Reception
"Weighty Ghost" and "Oblivion" both received extensive airplay on Canadian modern rock radio. The song "Weighty Ghost" was the opening theme of the Canadian TV show Cracked
Cracked may refer to: Television
* ''Cracked'' (British TV series), a 2008 British comedy-drama television series that aired on STV
* ''Cracked'' (Canadian TV series), a 2013 Canadian crime drama series that aired on CBC
* "Cracked", a Season 8 ( ...
and was also featured in the show Being Human. Wintersleep also performed "Weighty Ghost" on The Late Show with David Letterman.
References
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2007 albums
Wintersleep albums
Albums produced by Tony Doogan