New York, NY (Top40 Charts) On Sleeper's Awake, Sexton steps away from the raucous gallop of her primary creative outlet to deliver a sweet jewel box of an EP, where the delicate interplay of strings and finger-style guitar dance in graceful melody.
While many artists have a deep connection with their instruments, it's less often that said instrument serves to inspire the creation of a cohesive, intentional piece of art. Sleeper's Awake owes its existence in no small part to a 1949 Gibson J-45. "My grandad bought it when he left the Air Force" explains Sexton. "My mom and my uncle both taught themselves to play on it, as did I. It's a huge instrument; the "J" stands for "Jumbo". Just a beauty. It was built to project without amplification, the sound is rich and dark." Already itching to create some quieter, introspective music, Sexton found a deep connection with the instrument when the music was simply their particular resonances intertwined.
Most of this influences and approach can be found on " Sentimental", the new single we are pleased to premiere today, especially the way the way its achingly beautiful in its simplicity, the music murmurs like a prairie brook over which her sweet and melancholy voice floats, spinning modern folk lullabies.
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