Sleep Well. (album release), Middle Sattre, Large Brush Collection [inside]

On the dawn of sleep well.’s sophomore full-length, It’s Getting Brighter (out Dec. 8), the quintet steals the Mohawk indoor stage to introduce a new era. Striding away from the playful bedroom-pop of 2019 debut Pictures of Dogs, the San Antonio natives’ lead singles opt for swaying head bobs over bouncy hip bumps. “No Bottle” gives the lush atmosphere explored on 2020 EP Graduation Day a darker edge, twirling romantic guitar tickles and lullaby keys into sweeping shoegaze. Middle Sattre and Large Brush Collection round out the Resound- and 101X Homegrown-produced bill with the former’s looping layers of experimental folk and the latter’s tender, flute-flittered folk rock. —2782309