STACK #247 May 2025

MUSIC FEATURE

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SLEEP THERAPY

THE NAME GAME The story goes that the band’s singer – known only as Vessel – had a dream in which the ancient deity “Sleep” appeared, promising both glory and magnificence if Vessel followed him.

The wait is over – the new SleepToken album is here.

CHART FACT

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“Producer: How many different music types are you gonna mix? Vessel: Yes.” “Producer: What is the outro missing? Vessel: A sexy ’80s saxophone.” “You shift between glitchy pop and woops, hammer it with dirty

interviews. The band’s

Sleep Token’s first two albums – 2019’s Sundowning and 2021’s This Place Will Become Your Tomb – did not chart in Australia. But their third, 2023’s Take Me Back to Eden , soared to number three.

referred to as Vessel and II. Their sound is called alternative metal, but they traverse multiple genres. Strap yourself in, there’s

Even in

Arcadia by Sleep Token is out May 9 via Sony

no other band quite like England’s Sleep Token. They teased their fourth studio album with a series of online clues and codes, even working with an American TV weatherman, Chris Michaels, who dropped hints regarding when the band’s new music would be appearing. When the first single, Emergence , finally landed, it exploded online. A selection of YouTube comments helped to explain what the band was all about: “ Sleep Token literally feel like the fake scenarios you make in your head while looking at the sky and thinking of fantasy books .”

drums and metal guitar, and then gently sweet talk us away with jazz saxophone. If that wasn’t Sleep Token, I don’t know what else it could be.” Jeff Jenkins FAMOUS FAN Slipknot singer Corey Taylor digs Sleep Token, saying: “There are hints of early, early Slipknot there. I love the fact that nobody really knows who they are. I love the fact they don’t want to be known.” Taylor denied he was Vessel.

GOLDEN DAYS

CHART FACT Dope Lemon has had three Top 10 albums in a row: 2019’s Smooth Big Cat (#2), 2022’s Rose Pink Cadillac (#2) and 2023’s Kimosabé (#9).

Dope Lemon’s fifth album is one sweet funky ride.

W hen he’s making music with his sister Julia, he’s just Angus Stone. But when he’s on his own, releasing his trippy solo stuff, he’s Dope Lemon. Golden Wolf is Dope Lemon’s fifth album. Stone calls it “the beginning of a bold new chapter”, his “most honest and vulnerable” album to date. “Moving effortlessly between sun-soaked rock and shimmering nocturnal grooves, the album invites listeners to savour the journey rather than rush to the destination. Like a

vast desert landscape, the album is both stark and stunning – a place where time slows, and you can lose yourself completely.” Golden Wolf was preceded by the single, Electric Green Lambo , which Stone said was “about chasing untamed energy, getting lost in

Dope Lemon (Angus Stone)

Golden Wolf

FUN FACT

by Dope Lemon is out May 9 via Universal

THE NAME GAME Angus Stone started releasing

music as Dope Lemon in 2016. “The songs were a little more trippy,” he explained, “and I guess it’s because we were tripping out a bit ourselves. And there was a bit of lemons going around, you could say.”

Angus Stone’s first solo release was the 2009 album Smoking Gun – released under the name of Lady of the Sunshine.

neon and smoke, and breaking free from what holds you back... it’s raw, dripping with mood and, like the ride itself, unapologetically slick. “Buckle up.” Jeff Jenkins

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