BEAUTY SLEEP release two new singles 'Big + Bad' and 'Unfamiliar'

Derry alt-pop duo, BEAUTY SLEEP have released a pair of singles, 'BIG + BAD' and 'Unfamiliar' today.

Both tracks will appear on the group's second album The Whole Damn Cake, set to be released on October 17. To celebrate the record's launch, BEAUTY SLEEP are performing at the Belfast Empire on November 20.

The band debuted in 2016 and in 2019 the duo (Ryan McGroarty and Cheylene Murphy) released their first album Be Kind, which was nominated for Best Album at the Northern Irish Music Prize.

The Whole Damn Cake was recorded and self produced at the group's own custom-built studio -The Dream Factory.

“Recording during the day felt like we were legitimising our own reality, compared to the way we approached our debut” said McGroarty. “It helped us treat our practice with the same reverence and respect we bring to other people’s projects.”

"I want it to be clear that this is my work,” added Murphy.

One of the new releases, 'BIG + BAD', discusses the "larger-than-life explosion of queer joy and the value of community," according to a statement.

Conversely, 'Unfamiliar' is about restlessness.

"It’s a feeling that plagues me,” said Murphy. “It’s the most honest I’ve ever been about that, to myself even, so it feels special."

In a 2023 Hot Press review, BEAUTY SLEEP were praised foe their ability to "fuse dream-pop synths, fuzzy bass and delicate vocal lines."

The Whole Damn Cake is now available for preorder and can be found here.

Tickets for the Belfast show on November 20 are on sale now and can be found here.