Tampa Post-Punk Outfit Sleeping Pills Return with Their Video for “The Chain”

With “The Chain”, the trio perfected a darker take on their signature surf/post-punk sound during their two-year hiatus. The song speaks of the framework of thought, truths from the subconscious, and the inevitability of death: a brutally honest reflection of a troubled time. The track starts off with a pounding rhythm and a nihilistic bass line, followed by eerie guitar riffs and an ice cold synthesizer backing powerful lyrics. The driving, ominous anthem reaches an outro of eerie surf guitar layers.

“The chain is about the confines of our everyday life,” Taylor says. “We are so wrapped up and distracted most of our lives, we don’t take the time to see how much we’ve been tied down.”