{"product_id":"alien-boy-sleeping-lessons-2","title":"Alien Boy: Sleeping Lessons - VINYL LP","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eSleeping Lessons\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eAlien Boy\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eTiny Engines\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eVINYL LP\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e634457133426\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eRock\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2018-11-02\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e1\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eAdditional Details: \u003c\/b\u003eCOLORED VINYL, YELLOW\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         In a scene where abstruse lyrics and ironic detachment are all the rage, Alien Boy's high-stakes, brash pop is as refreshing as it is surprising. Lead singer and songwriter Sonia Weber communicates subdued desires and secret grievances in the grand tradition of emo and pop-punk and rock n roll in general making the Portland, OR bands infectious debut LP Sleeping Lessons is a collection of lullabies for the pop masochist. And like all great, emotional music, these ten dynamic songs are resonant because they're unmistakably human.Alien Boy takes it's name from a Wipers song, but elsewhere the groups PNW lineage is felt in a mordant grit gleaned from Team Dresch and early Heatmiser. It sets the tone for Weber to mix her deep-seated love of early 2000s generational touchstones with a Britpop frostiness to brilliant and totally unique results. From the tremolo dives and Stone Roses references on Ride-y opener Somewhere Without Me, to the sun-kissed, power-pop bliss of 600 Days. Webers melodies are so bright and effective it's easy to forget they come from a place of absolute emotional torment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Alien Boy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40055009214535,"sku":"43563418","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4220356-3525055.jpg?v=1770205451","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/alien-boy-sleeping-lessons-2","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}