Albums: Hello Hum, Welcome to the Night Sky, Welcome To The Night Sky

Wintersleep are a Canadian indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia. What started out as a side-project eventually turned into one of the most popular live shows in Atlantic Canada. Wintersleep started playing together in 2001.

Members of Kary and Contrived started the band as an acoustic-centered band - the quieter ying to their heavy alt-rock yang. Their sound has developed from that self-titled debut album. Their second record (also self-titled) showed a bit more of their heavy side.

Welcome to the Night Sky was their first collaboration with producer Tony Doogan (Mogwai, Belle & Sebastian), and saw them almost completely do away with acoustic guitars. That album captured their explosive live sound and set the stage for the newest release, New Inheritors. The band is currently composed of Loel Campbell (drums), Paul Murphy (guitar/vocals), Tim D'eon (guitar/keyboards), Mike Bigelow (keyboards '05-'06/bass guitar) and Jon Samuel (keyboards/backing vocals/guitar).

Jud Haynes (bass guitar) left the band shortly before the release of their third album. The band started in rural Nova Scotia, and eventually was based out of Halifax before relocating to Montreal.

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