Sleep ["Broken Dance" EP Version] by Gooseberry

About the song:

Sleep …is all about anxiety and the sleepless nights that accompany it. We always describe this song as “film noir with fangs.” To this end, we play with textures a lot: the verses have a "wetness" that feels like you’re slipping in and out of a dream; the bridge is a moment when you’ve sort of given up and everything is fading into that twilight zone between panic and unconsciousness. The story of the song follows one's train of thought when an idea is just out of reach. You search and prowl and dig and strain and yet nothing comes, even when the answer is right in front of your face. The chorus lines tell us all we need to know about this struggle: “Bloodshot eyes and tired sheep; These empty pages, they laugh at me; Holding onto sanity; One more word that rhymes with…”

About the band:

Gooseberry is a 4-piece band from Brooklyn, New York born during the Fall of 2019. Their combination of indie rock and soul is a recipe for a unique sound that Gooseberry delivers in each song. The band consists of Asa Daniels (formerly of Baked Goods) on guitar/vocals, Evin Rossington (drums), Sam Rappaport (keys, vocals), and Will Hammond (bass).

The band is a genre-bending alchemy of many disparate elements. They are often referred to as having "two bands in one." This phenomenon can be attributed to the distinctly different approaches of their two chief songwriters—Asa and Sam. It is this dynamic that enables Gooseberry to deftly maneuver from a song like The Protagonist, which comeherefloyd described as "indie goodness" with a "catchy melody, pulsing beat, and boastful guitars," to a song like Berkshires, which NYS Music says harkens "back to major influences like D’Angelo, Donny Hathaway, and Stevie Wonder." While the pandemic put a halt to live music right about the time Gooseberry teamed up, the group kept busy, recording and releasing three singles which have racked up greater than 100K streams to date. Per Tonemill, "The music feels live, organic and...we can imagine belting out adoringly while swaying our bodies at a Gooseberry gig." Gooseberry's debut EP, Broken Dance, is due out in 2022.

New on the block, Gooseberry has already begun developing a devoted following in and around New York City, running the full gamut of venues from The Bowery Electric to DROM to house shows across the boroughs, quickly staking their claim in the ever-lively Brooklyn music scene. Fans know they'll be kept on their toes, as the band moves in and out of genres and styles, always keeping the crowd engaged. The band expects a big year on the road in 2022, starting off with gigs at famous NYC hotspots like The Knitting Factory and Mercury Lounge.