Nap Eyes - Snapshot of a Beginner

Nap Eyes - Snapshot of a BeginnerThis one's for the procrastinators and the slow learners. This one's for the bungled and the botched, for the fumbled and humbled. This one's for the late bloomers, and ultimately, Nap Eyes latest full length Snapshot of a Beginner is proof that sometimes, the late bloomers bloom brightest. Eight years and four albums into it, the artistic arc of Nap Eyes finds itself tracing a line alongside frontman Nigel Chapman's daily tai chi practice. Those

Donovan Blanc is the realization of a purified version of the duo's work

clustered bursts and barbed assaults

Jad Fair and Half Japanese spearheaded the DIY and Lo-Fi movements

'Times of darkness are when people are often the most imaginative

those achingly simple beats that had never showed up on a Weather Station album before

"Distortion Harbour" grinds with noisier grit and a more harrowing complexion

the word epic means one thing: a grand journey

Their previous five albums have sold over 200

and compiled by the band themselves

It was done with Steve Carr at Hit and Run Studios in November '81 and never officially released

even if the band had already been abandoned by guitarist Massimo Morante and keyboardist Claudio Simonetti

"More than anything