Nap Eyes
{{Short description|Canadian indie rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Nap Eyes
| image = File:Nap Eyes.jpg
| caption = Nap Eyes, Brighton UK, May 2018
| image_size =
| landscape = yes
| origin = Halifax, Nova Scotia
| genre = Indie rock
| years_active = 2011-present
| label = Jagjaguar, Paradise Of Bachelors, Royal Mountain, Youve Changed
| associated_acts =
| current_members = Nigel Chapman
Brad Loughead
Josh Salter
Seamus Dalton
| website =
}}
Nap Eyes is a Canadian indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia.[https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/nap-eyes-halifaxs-own-velvet-underground/article30507199/ "Nap Eyes: Halifax’s own Velvet Underground"]. The Globe and Mail, June 19, 2016. The band consists of vocalist Nigel Chapman, guitarist Brad Loughead, bassist Josh Salter and drummer Seamus Dalton.[http://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/the-music-world-is-waking-up-to-halifaxs-nap-eyes/Content?oid=5193866 "The music world is waking up to Halifax's Nap Eyes"]. The Coast, February 4, 2016.
History
Formed in 2011 when Salter and Dalton joined Chapman's existing solo project The Mighty Northumberland, the band released its debut album Whine of the Mystic independently in 2014. The album was rereleased in 2015 on You've Changed Records in Canada and Paradise of Bachelors in the United States.
The band's second album, Thought Rock Fish Scale, with songs delivered in a slow, psychedelic and meditative style,[https://exclaim.ca/music/article/nap_eyes-im_bad_now "Nap Eyes I'm Bad Now"]. Exclaim!, Cole Firth, Mar 06, 2018 was released in 2016 on both labels.[http://exclaim.ca/music/article/nap_eyes-thought_rock_fish_scale_album_stream "Nap Eyes 'Thought Rock Fish Scale'"]. Exclaim!, February 2, 2016. The album was supported by a concert tour of dates in both Canada and the United States,[http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/schedule-for-friday-april-8-2016-1.3526507/nap-eyes-escape-the-modern-world-through-indie-rock-reveries-1.3526519 "Nap Eyes escape the modern world through indie-rock reveries"]. Q, April 8, 2016. an appearance on CBC Radio's Q and a follow-up tour of select dates in Europe.[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/nap-eyes-polaris-prize-1.3638689 "Halifax's Nap Eyes makes Polaris Music Prize long list"]. CBC News, June 16, 2016. In June 2016, the album was named to the longlist for the 2016 Polaris Music Prize.
Nap Eyes' third album, I'm Bad Now, was released in 2018.[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/nap-eyes-im-bad-now/ "Nap Eyes, I’m Bad Now"]. Pitchfork, Stuart Berman, March 10, 2018 The songs showed the band's move to a more uptempo style. Their fourth album, Snapshot of a Beginner, was released on March 27, 2020, preceded by the single Mark Zuckerberg.{{cite news |title=22 New Songs Out Today |work=BrooklynVegan |date=January 21, 2020}}
The band released their fifth album The Neon Gate on October 18, 2024.{{cite web |url=https://klofmag.com/2024/07/nap-eyes-announce-new-album-the-neon-gate-and-share-passageway/ |title=Nap Eyes announce new album ‘The Neon Gate’ and share ‘Passageway’ |publisher=Klof Mag |access-date=2024-10-22}}
Discography
- Whine of the Mystic (2014)
- Thought Rock Fish Scale (2016)
- I'm Bad Now (2018)
- Snapshot of a Beginner (2020)
- The Neon Gate (2024)