“Hailing from France and based in Montreal over the last decade, Hélène Barbier switches between English and French atop aggressively anti-complicated avant-pop melodies. Surrounded by talented musicians whom she knows to be allergic to tired chords and unnecessary fillers, she creates an imbalance through juxtaposition. Four simple notes become evocative alongside four disorienting, different notes, and this simplistic rule has become a basis for complex play.”

CAD & the Peacetime Consumers - “Cool rock out of Michigan exploring lots of different sounds, with a layer of art splashed across them all. Lots of sax, lots of tempo changes, lots of changes in general. Sometimes this results in killer tracks like “Seeing Double,” while at other times, the songs can feel like exercises that weren’t fully fleshed out or just ended too soon. But while their name denotes a desire to keep things civil, their music prefers to challenge; these tracks actually aren’t here to resolve how you want, or make you feel at ease. A summer read, this album ain’t, and that’s clearly how they want it. This isn’t music for your book club, unless your book club is full of freaks and weirdos who prefer ZAPPA anyhow.” -maximumrocknroll

Sleep Individuals is the solo effort of Kevin Boyer of Tyvek.