When we caught up with Massachusetts emo outfit Good Sleepy, they were all scattered across the state. A few near Worcester, Thomas in Boston, everyone complaining about the snow. Very on brand.
But underneath the winter misery, there’s something else going on. You can hear it in the way they talk about Constant Humming. There’s pride there. Relief too.
This record took four years. Not because they disappeared. Because life happened. College. Growing up. Figuring out who they are beyond being 18-year-olds who just dropped a debut. At one point they had a full album written and scrapped the entire thing. “We thought it was better to keep going,” they told us. So they did.
The result feels different. More confident. And they know it.
“This is what we’ve always wanted to sound like,” they said about the sonic direction. And you can tell they mean it. They recorded most of it themselves, locked away in Thomas’s house in the secluded hills of Massachusetts. Amps in closets. A mattress against the wall. Testing mics until it hit right. The only thing they didn’t do DIY was drums, bringing in Charlie Burket to help capture it properly.
The album title came from something that sat with them for years. That backlog of emotions between 18 and 23. Everything you don’t say out loud. “It becomes kind of like a constant humming in the back of your mind.” That line alone tells you this isn’t just another release cycle. It’s a release in the literal sense.
They chose TRAP as the introduction because it carries everything. Slow moments. Fast moments. Old familiarity and new edges. It feels cinematic, almost nostalgic in a way that makes you want to stare out of a car window at night. And the response has already been their strongest yet. They admitted it themselves. The numbers are up. The messages from fans are hitting harder.
There are still surprises coming. “745” keeps getting mentioned. “Crisis Averted” hits deeply for Thomas. “Inception” is someone’s current favourite. You get the sense this album has layers that the singles haven’t fully shown yet.
Then there’s touring. Their first full US run changed something. Playing California and realising people actually know the words. Seeing rooms move. Wanting more stage diving next time. You can feel how locked in they are now.
And that might be the biggest takeaway from the whole conversation. They’re not just putting out a sophomore record. They’re stepping into something properly formed.
If you want the full story, the laughs about Cheez-Its, the two-piece origin story, the scrapped album that almost was, and the things they “can’t mention yet,” you’re going to want to watch the full interview.
Constant Humming lands February 13th (Tomorrow), Don’t sleep on Good Sleepy.
