The Band

A psychedelic rock band, Sleepy Sun is based in San Francisco, but they started their journey in Santa Cruz, California in the year 2005. A four-member band, they have Bret Constantino on Vocals, Matt Holliman and Evan Reiss on guitar, and Brian Tice on drums. When they started out, they even had a bass player, Hubert Guy who left the band. They started out with rock but slowly shifted to psychedelia. It is in 2007 that they changed their name to Sleepy Sun. But, what is so special about the band? What makes them unique?

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One of the reasons that makes them unique is that the genre they chose. Yes, there are psychedelic rock bands, but not plenty. The music tries to alter and enhance the effects of hallucinogenic drugs with its electronic sound effects, solos, and other features, such as electric guitar, the use of Indian music, etc.

Sleepy Sun was started by students who stayed on the same floor during their freshman year. Their debut album, Embrace was self-released. They did it via their own record label and publishing company, known as Sol Diamond.

In an interview, Brian Trice said “I always thought ‘psychedelic’ just meant an altered state of consciousness. It’s a personal thing, not one thing or one genre. Now anything with reverb and guitar delay is psychedelic.” If you take this statement into consideration, you will know that it reflects their music.

Sleepy Sun doesn’t give the generic psychedelic music with only reverb or guitar delay. It has their own personal touch. It is something you hear with only their music. Remember, no other psychedelic band can give you want they offer. The kind of music they produce makes you want to catch a break and get lost in it. Although their music is an amalgamation of both rock and psychedelic, they are labelled only as the later. Maybe because their music is one-of-a-kind style, it is difficult to box them in a category.

With almost monk-like sounds and riffs that feel like they come from a distance, it makes you feel like you are floating. You don’t need recreational drugs for their music to make an impact on you. It helps deplete any stress and makes you feel relaxed. According to an interview conducted, when asked about their favorite song from their latest album, Evan Reiss said, “My favorite track off of PT is “Crave.”  Visceral guitars, Italian church bells, and a marimba. What more could one ask for?”

Crave is definitely an amazing piece of art. It starts of with the sounds of the ocean and moves on to a sort of upbeat yet lazy rhythm. The song flows like a sunny lazy afternoon in the winters, where the sun rays fall on your face, warming your skin, bringing you out of the cold and embracing you with hope. A hope that something better is yet to come. A hope that the world is a better place when given a chance.

Sleepy Sun band is a rambling vagabond unit that has an impressive European and American fan base. Popular for its candy sweet pop music, the band has accomplished yeoman’s work with their youthful music. Ever since its inception in early 2000s, the band has created waves in the indie pop scene in the US. Founded by four UC Santa Cruz students, the band is based in Northern California.

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Sleepy Sun Background

Sleepy Sun band is based in Santa Cruz, California. Formed in 2005, the founding members of the band include Brice Tice (Drummer & Composer), Evan Reiss (guitar player &composer), Matt Holliman (guitar player &composer), Hubert Guy (Bass player) and Bret Constantino (main lyricist and vocalist). All initial members of the band studied at University of California, Santa Cruz.

The band began as a garage rock team but later shifted to psychedelia and thus Sleepy Sun name came into being.  The band is led by Bret Constantino, the vocalist. Rachel Fannan, the singer joined the band and together they released their album titled, ‘Embrace’.  Hubert Guy left the band in 2009, while Rachel Fannan in 2010. Jack Allen was the bass player for the band from 2009. He quit in 2015.

Big Break In 2010

The band’s supporting spot in the 2010 Arctic Monkey US Tour brought the band an entire new audience base. Their live show with its guitar solos, melodious voice and great textures brought them accolades. The band created huge dynamic shifts that resembled the 1960 psychedelic San Francisco scene but had a unique tilt that set it apart from the older version. Their music was reminiscent of The Jimi Hendrix Experience and The Who of Monterrey Festival in 1967.

Under ATP Recordings

The band started releasing its music via ATP Recordings since 2009.  The album titled ‘Fever’ released in 2010 received impressive accolades from critics and audience. The music by the band was considered to be a continuous flow. The music bleeding into one another was attributed to the songs being produced by Colin Stewart back to back. The album was vocal driven with Constantino and Rachel providing strong vocal support.

Rachel Fannan broke away from the band due to creative differences. The band then shifted to producers Dave Catching and Ethan Allen with ATP Recordings releasing their next album, ‘Spine Hits’. Although Rachel Fannen was hard to replace, particularly in the band’s live shows, it managed to become more cohesive musically and literally.

Recent Albums By The Band

In 2014, the band released the album, ‘Maui Tears’ which has the same psychedelic music and heavy composition that resembled a mix of Spiritualized, Black Sabbath and the trippy dynamics of Jane’s Addiction. In 2017, Colin Stewart returned as producer of the band. The band released, ‘Private Tales’ under Dine Alone Records. Their 2014 album, ‘Maui Tears’ was also released by Dine Alone Records. The record featured trippy textured and relaxed music and had good dynamic shifts. 

Sleepy Sun’s Body Of Work

The album ‘Spine Hits’ displayed the days, months and miles traveled by the band in the van. It also shows an urgency and restlessness as depicted in the change of landscape in the album.  ‘Fever’ and ‘Emblem’ had a sprawling Zeppelin type of music, but the band’s music later leaned on powerful pop framework. Although their music resembles psychedelic form, what sets them apart is their juking, dodging and downshifting music, which they have maintained from the beginning with no signs of waning.

Sleepy Sun Members Now

The Sleepy Sun has been holding shows in California in San Francisco and Los Angeles region since the beginning of 2019. The band features show at The Chapel, San Francisco and Catch One in Los Angeles. The band was featured with The Asteroid No.4 and Pearl Charles at The Chapel in San Francisco. Evan Myall of Sleepy Sun played the acoustic house show with Ryley Walker in Santa Cruz in January 2019. The band is touring the San Francisco area extensively and pretty frequently. So, fans wanting to catch up with their music icons can look at the music shows in San Francisco Bay area or sign in to the Facebook page of the band to know their next live show in the region.

History

The band formed in Santa Cruz, California in 2005 while the founding members – Bret Constantino, Matt Holliman, Evan Reiss, Brice Tice and the original bass player Hubert Guy – were students at the UC Santa Cruz. Originally a garage rock band, they shifted their course to psychedelia and the name Sleepy Sun was born.

The singer Rachel Fannan joined them, and in 2008 they self-released their first album Embrace.

The critics received them very well, and soon after the album was reissued by ATP Recordings. A supporting spot for the Arctic Monkey´s 2010 US Tour opened a whole new audience for them, and their live show was something many people praised due to the trippy, somewhat ceremonial approach of guitar textures, guitar solos, and melodic voices. They generated big dynamic shifts with dramatic turns reminiscent of the ’60s psychedelic scene of San Francisco. Monterrey Festival 1967 could have featured them along with The Who and The Jimi Hendrix Experience, and nobody would have noticed the age difference.

In 2010, the band released, also through ATP Recordings, the album recorded in Vancouver in 2009 called Fever. It also had a good reception among the audience and the critics. It´s said to be a continuous flow of music from the debut record and that is because they were both produced by Colin Stewart, and recorded with little or no time between them. It showed a more mellow side of the band with more of a vocal-driven performance of the songs. Singer Rachel Fannan left the band in the middle of the tour due to musical differences and lack of creative input.

In 2012 they took a big shift and decided to go to the famous Rancho de la Luna studio in Joshua Tree (QOTSA, Arctic Monkeys, etc.) to record Spine Hits.

Producers also changed to Ethan Allen and Dave Catching, and the album was released through ATP Recordings. According to Constantino, the band went through a complex phase trying to replace singer Rachel Fannen after her departure especially for the live shows. As a result, the album became more literal and cohesive both lyrically and musically.

After some down time and a solo project by Reiss and Holliman (Fine Points), the band came together to make Maui Tears (2014). The album was released through Dine Alone Records, a label created by Sleepy Sun fans that reached out to them for collaboration. As with previous releases, the psychedelic ingredients and the heaviness of the compositions resembled Jane´s Addiction’s trippy dynamics over an arrangement of Spiritualized,while trying to play an early Black Sabbath song.

Their last record was released in 2017 and featured the return of their first producer Colin Stewart. The composition was part of two years of online communication of raw parts due to Constantino moving from California to Texas. The overall vibe of the record is relaxed, textured and trippy with many dynamic shifts. They are currently touring to support the record and can be seen live in the San Francisco-area pretty often.

Members

1. Bret Constantino -Founding member, vocalist and main lyricist
2. Matt Holiman -Founding member, guitar player and composer
3. Evan Reiss -Founding member, guitar player and composer
4. Brian Tice -Founding member, drummer and composer

Former members

1. Rachel Fannan -Female voice for the first two albums, departed in 2010.
2. Hubert Guy -Founding member, bass player, departed in 2009.
3. Jack Allen -Bass player from 2009 to 2015.

Discography

• Embrace -2009 (ATP Recordings)
• Fever -2010 (ATP Recordings)
• Spine Hits -2012 (ATP Recordings)
• Maui Tears -2014 (Dine Alone Records)
• Private Tales -2017 (Dine Alone Records)