Sleep Theory look to fire up the modern hard rock world with Afterglow, and they may just reshape what rock can sound like in the process.
Rock music has its next great hope, and their name is Sleep Theory. On their debut full-length album Afterglow, the Memphis-bred four-piece explode with the kind of seismic force that demands attention because it earns it, one track at a time. Powered by frontman Cullen Moore’s earth-shaking voice, Afterglow delivers the kind of punch the rock world’s been waiting for.
In under two years, Sleep Theory have gone from unknown to unstoppable. They’ve rocketed to the fifth most-played artist on Active Rock radio, landed three songs on year-end rock charts via YouTube and Amazon, and scored a bona fide radio smash with “Fallout,” the ninth most-played song in Active Rock for 2024. Along the way, they’ve earned the respect of everyone from Jelly Roll to Disturbed’s David Draiman and toured with a murderer’s row of modern rock heavyweights including Shinedown, Beartooth, Falling In Reverse, Nothing More, Wage War, and Daughtry.
Afterglow and the preceding Paper Hearts EP are the beginnings of a band with no interest in staying inside the lines any particular scene may demand of them. Their sound borrows from the muscular intensity of Linkin Park and Bring Me The Horizon plus the slick grooves of R&B and the hook-laden drama of pop. It’s heavy when it needs to be, tender when it matters most, and always without sacrificing an ounce of emotion. Moore, a vocal powerhouse in the truest sense, commands every track with a delivery that channels classic R&B soul and arena-rock fire. He’s joined by guitarist Daniel Pruitt, bassist Paolo Vergara, and drummer Ben Pruitt, and together they form one of the tightest, most dialed-in units in modern rock. Produced by David Cowell and mixed by Zakk Cervini (Bring Me The Horizon, Bad Omens), Afterglow is power packed with precision and passion. This is the sound of a band chasing greatness with no intention of slowing down.