Sleep Awake

Sleep Awake, the eleventh track of Soulcrate's The Heartland Panic, struck me as something quite easy to relate to. The song unfurls like one's thoughts at the end of one's day, lying in bed wondering what this world is coming to. The stress, the people, the pace of life, the mundane tasks and overwhelming responsibilities all seem to pile up when you're trying to get some rest. This track approaches said issues in almost a relaxed manner, perhaps even defeated at times and the subject matter flirts with both sides of the proverbial coin- the metaphors and relationships between sleep and death, and the finality of one and the relief of both, sometimes interchangeable. This song shows a maturity these Black Clover boys have come to develop in ways only life experiences can teach.




Soulcrate Music
The Heartland Panic
In Stores 3/9/2010
Black Clover, distro by Fat Beats.

All Tracks Produced By: DJ Absolute

All Words By: Attn:Def & Dirt Dee

Supplemental Instrumentation:
Keys-Jonathon Hegg
Trombone-Joel Broveleit
Saxophone-Matt Wallace
Guitar-Xopher Smith
Vocals And Guitar-Nick Thomas