Irish alt rock/shoegaze act Blue Slate – share the title track ‘This is how I sleep at Night’ their from debut EP

‘This is how I sleep at Night’, the title track from Blue Slate’s debut EP, is out now via Blowtorch Records.

The single comes out ahead of the Kildare four-piece’s hotly anticipated project This is how I sleep at Night, which will be released on Wednesday, 12th February 2025. 

Between a moody maelstrom of guitars and John Harney’s magnetic vocals, ‘This is how I sleep at Night’ is one of Blue Slate’s best releases yet. The song draws inspiration from the Velvet Underground as Harney sings about body dysmorphia: “I look in the mirror / Something’s wrong to see.”

Harney explains: “Lyrically, ‘This is how I sleep at Night’ is about the vulnerability and distaste of self image. It taps into a dark period of my life and explains my experience with an eating disorder and the thought process when experiencing it. I think the scariest thing about body dysmorphia or an eating disorder is that it may not be as visible to the naked eye, until you’re deep in it.”

Blue Slate just played two spectacular shows at Whelan’s Ones to Watch and at the Windmill Brixton in London, with another date at the UK venue already confirmed for St. Patrick’s Day. Their last single, ‘Charlotte’s Song’, was dubbed Dan Hegarty’s Track of the Week on RTÉ 2fm and featured as Hot Press’ Track of the Day.

Blue Slate’s mesmerising live performances and impressive singles earned them a spot on the ever-exclusive Hot Press “Hot for 2024” list. The genre-defying rockers have played across Europe, including in London, Paris and at Rotterdam’s Left of the Dial festival. Blue Slate cemented their status as one of the most promising up-and-coming bands in Ireland when they played a sold out headline show in The Workman’s Club upon returning from London. They have also supported the likes of the UK’s Big Special. 

With the Irish music scene more prolific than ever, it takes true talent to be heard over all the noise. Blue Slate not only set themselves apart, but make it look easy thanks to their effortlessly infectious, guitar-driven hooks and piercing lyricism.