Wintersleep

Returning to the UK again for their latest album tour, Canadian rockers Wintersleep descended upon the intimate venue of the Castle Hotel and revived a unique rock sound fading from the indie landscape.

Singer and guitarist Paul Murphy is beaming when he addresses his fans with a short “How’s everyone?” and receives enthusiastic cheers in response. There is a lot of chemistry between the band and their fans even though generally, Wintersleep doesn’t do a lot of talking between songs – it’s really all about t

The room was jam-packed with happy fans who have only had to wait about half a year since Wintersleep's last trek through this iconic room.

Toronto band Fake Palms along for this tour opened at a ridiculously-early hour to a room with a lot of folks still trickling in.

The group made a dramatic entrance letting an increasingly lively orchestral instrumental fill the tent before the band members themselves emerged onstage and launched into Santa Fe.

The Halifax-originating band may now have members living in various Eastern Canadian metropoli but when called upon they come together like so much peanut butter and jelly and make some beautiful music.

The first band to perform was Walrus whose lead singer joked that tour mates Wintersleep had abandoned them earlier (the band had been performing at SXSW in Austin).