{"id":889,"date":"2017-11-12T12:00:32","date_gmt":"2017-11-12T12:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-sleep-on-it-overexposed\/"},"modified":"2018-05-25T20:42:05","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T19:42:05","slug":"review-sleep-on-it-overexposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-sleep-on-it-overexposed\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Sleep On It – Overexposed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For anyone with a deep interest in pop-punk, the wait for the debut full-length from Chicago\u2019s Sleep On It<\/b> has been one full of anticipation. Following a series of EP\u2019s, \u2018Overexposed\u2019<\/i> arrives with strong intentions from the quintet, yet sensibly doesn\u2019t attempt to stretch itself beyond the confines of the pop-punk and pop-rock formula.<\/p>\n

On the surface, ‘Overexposed\u2019<\/i> has hints of fellow Windy City bands Knuckle Puck and (early) Fall Out Boy. Thoroughly upbeat and lyrically earnest, the opening pairing of ‘A New Way Home\u2019<\/i> and ‘Window\u2019<\/i> sets the tone ideally, with the latter thriving off a monstrous, infectious hook.<\/p>\n

In all honesty, there\u2019s little let up on ‘Overexposed\u2019<\/i> as it fulfils its purpose of producing big choruses and songs that dig deeper than the usual pop-punk cliches, while Zech Pluister\u2019s vocal delivery is carried with conviction and maturity. His soulful narrative take on hopelessness, failed relationships and self-improvement (see ‘Always Crashing the Same Car\u2019<\/i>) gives the album a sense of realism.<\/p>\n