SINGLE REVIEW: Beyond Confidence – Sleepless
Beyond Confidence don’t waste time easing you in. Sleepless starts on edge—uneasy, fleeting, barely there—before the guitars crash in and the drums pummel through with undeniable force. It’s an immediate contrast, throwing the listener between tension and release, setting the groundwork for what’s to come. Then it shifts back, slipping into that eerie atmosphere again, letting the vocals creep in with a quiet intensity.
There’s an inherent vulnerability in the delivery—melodic, crisp, fragile—but never weak. It’s controlled, restrained just enough to heighten the impact of the chorus when it finally kicks in, ramping everything up without losing the emotional core. The instrumentation moves in tandem, mirroring the vocals as they rise and fall, building tension before letting it spill over into something heavier, more expansive.
Sonically, Sleepless sits somewhere between modern rock and metalcore, threading together low-tuned guitars with strong, clean vocal hooks. There’s power in the way it’s put together—polished but not sterile, refined without sacrificing weight. Heavy enough to hit hard but sharp enough to avoid bloated theatrics. The kind of track that knows exactly where its strength lies and plays to it perfectly.
It carries echoes of Those Damn Crows in its crisp, radio-ready execution, yet there’s a rawness in its emotional core that wouldn’t feel out of place alongside Silverstein’s more weighty moments. Sleepless doesn’t just sound intense—it feels it. Gritty and direct, but built on a grander scale, ready to fill bigger spaces without losing the closeness of its impact.
