Nap Eyes Share New Single “So Tired” from Their Forthcoming Album Snapshot of a Beginner
Images courtesy of Alex Blouin & Jodie Heartz, Jagjaguwar / Royal Mountain
Canadian indie-rock band Nap Eyes share the single “So Tired,” the opening track from their forthcoming album Snapshot of a Beginner, which is out March 27 via Jagjaguwar / Royal Mountain.
This is the second song released so far from Snapshot of a Beginner, the first being the lead single “Mark Zuckerberg,” which is much less robotic than its namesake. “So Tired” is a bit slower and more introspective, but eventually finds a distinct groove amid the anxiety conveyed in the lyrics.
“The ‘So Tired’ refrain marks a slight shift in perspective and its meaning is twofold,” says frontman Nigel Chapman in a statement. “For one, I get frustrated sometimes by what the world seems to require for success at a given task (for example, polished songwriting, coherent and understandable communication), so part of this is just me venting on this subject. Sometimes I would rather flow with free writing than try to box songs into rehearsed, many-times-repeated containers.”
“So Tired” was written in an improvised recording session and then further fleshed out by the band, which isn’t an out-of-the-ordinary practice for Nap Eyes. The band have long crafted songs through 20-minute voice and guitar freewriting sessions from Chapman, which result in longer collaboration from the band members afterwards.
“At times I find myself wishing people would not hold so many preconceptions about the things in this world a given person might try to communicate,” Chapman continues. “Most of us, myself included, usually assume we already know a lot—even about things we’ve spent very little time thinking about—and because of this attitude, people are often predisposed to misunderstand new ideas, even when they’re communicated in straightforward and coherent ways. But there’s no doubt, an idea won’t ever get through until there’s someone around to listen to it.”
Watch the lyric video for “So Tired” below, then check out the North American and U.K. tour dates for the band along with the details of Snapshot of a Beginner.
