Sleep Token
Posted: Wed Jun 13 22:18:17 2018 by Tom Donno
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Whilst we've been covering it for years, this year's review is unique in the fact that we've never really kicked things off by talking about an opening band who in the same breath were also our act of the day. Sleep Token (11/13) are a mysterious outfit, a band who have only really got a handful of live shows under their belt, yet they're a group who have seriously garnered some attention recently due in no small part to the quality of music they're creating.
Operating completely anonymously, the leading vocalist graces a stage bathed in almost complete darkness with his somewhat ominous mask shimmering in what limited light glazed across the Electric Ballroom, only proving to accentuate his generally bizarre demeanour as a performer. To put it briefly, it's difficult not to be absolutely glued watching this lot. Musically they drifted from some intensely heavy moments to soaring, heartfelt splashes which had the whole venue absolutely rooted in excitement. They've not released a lot of music but it was encouraging also to see a handful across the floor either singing along or fully 'in the know' for each twist and turn the band led the audience down. Genuinely invigorating to catch something this exciting so early on in the day at a festival.
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