Cape Sleep

Cape Sleep is the new band of Dutch artist Kim Janssen who previously released three albums under his own name. His new album, ‘Video Days’ will be his first as Cape Sleep. ‘Video Days’, is brimming with nostalgia; an unabashed love letter to past pop culture with never-ending references to everything from old Westerns and 90’s Disney movies to REO Speedwagon songs and Lerner and Loewe musicals. Under a shower of shimmering synths, muted disco guitars blend with warm piano’s, stomping drums and the occasional lost harpsichord and boys choir. The album breezes through a revolving door of vignettes with characters waxing existential and generally wallowing in melodrama as they spend summers alone in extravagant hotels, float across the Goldilocks Zone, rub shoulders with stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and sneak into natural history museum dioramas. It contains slivers of 80’s synth pop, 70’s soft rock while having an overall sensibility that is reminiscent of 50’s adult-contemporary pop: a wide-eyed look at love, friendship and the world in general. ‘Video Days’ is Kim’s most focused and gripping work to date even as he keeps up his tradition of using a vast array of instruments and inviting a slew of guests. The album features contributions from members of Klangstof and Moss among others and orchestral arrangements by Paul Jacob Cartwright (Father John Misty) performed by members of Stargaze and The Metropole Orchestra.