Sleep Party People – Chin [Best Fit UK Exclusive] // Song Of The Day #409

We’ve made no secret of our love for Sleep Party People. The lapine Danes make castrato post-rock which is at once beatific and utterly heartbroken. The ultimate in musical melancholy.

‘Chin’ is the first single from the band’s forthcoming album We Were Drifting On A Sad Song. Yes, Sleep Party People are a post-rock band – but in fact ‘Chin’ sounds more like evensong-with-beats than it does Mogwai. With its church organ synths, and vocals that sound very much like an alien’s attempt at the Catholic liturgy, it is ecclesiastical indeed. Perhaps churches could boost their congregations by swapping the Common Worship for We Were Drifting.

‘Chin’ is out on Blood & Biscuits March 26th. Pre-order here. The band play the following dates:

16-04-2012 – Manchester The Castle Hotel
17-04-2012 – London White Heat @ Madame JoJo’s
18-04-2012 – Bristol – Fleece
19-04-2012 – London – Buffalo Bar
20-04-2012 – Liverpool – Mello Mello
21-04-2012 – Brighton – The Green Door Store
22-04-2012 – Luxemburg – Rock Hall
23-04-2012 – Brussels – Magasin 4
24-04-2012 – Paris – Point FMR
25-04-2012 – Gent – Video
26-04-2012 – Tilburg – 013
27-04-2012 – Leeuwarden – Asteriks
28-04-2012 – Amsterdam – Bitterzoet