WAR ON SLEEP CELBRATES DEBUT EP COOL SUMMER WITH RECORD RELEASE SHOW AT SMITH’S OLDE BAR ON JULY 18
Posted by Liz and John Attaway, 7/6/25
Atlanta-based indie rock band War On Sleep will celebrate the release of their debut EP Cool Summer with a full-band performance at Smith’s Olde Bar (Atlanta Room) on Thursday, July 18, 2025. The show will feature support from fellow Atlanta artists Warfather and Ole Fateful. Doors open at 7 PM. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door.
War On Sleep, the latest project from Eric Michaels (formerly of Paper Thick Walls and SAYERS) and guitarist Jacques Hebert, combines intimate songwriting with textured guitar layers and pedal steel. The Cool Summer EP was produced by multi-instrumentalist and longtime collaborator Ross Harrell, whose subtle, cinematic arrangements help bring the band’s nostalgic vision to life.
Their sound has drawn comparisons to The National, Wilco, and Pedro the Lion, and has already gained critical attention in the indie blog world. MP3hugger praised the band’s recent single “Some Men” as “a lovely statement, put together with a warmth that makes it even more accessible,” noting that “it was as if The National were at the controls and things were never going to get too hot and heavy.”
The Cool Summer EP explores themes of nostalgia, aging, and the quiet beauty in moments we once took for granted. Songs like the title track and “Some Men” reflect on friendships that fade and the struggle to balance art with adulthood. This release show marks the band’s first full live set and will include tracks from the EP and new material from their forthcoming full-length album.
Listen to the Cool Summer EP on Spotify on July 18th here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4l2FIlaqlnZj7SIIxuSclF?si=QQ0jW6asTomjLLpw21ZH1A
Eric Michaels – Lead Singer and Songwriter
Sam Britt – Lead Guitar
Dale Nacke – Drums
Jacques Rene Hebert – Lead Guitar
Bass – Max Heeden
Producer – Ross Harrell
EVENT DETAILS:
War On Sleep EP Release Show
with Warfather and Ole Fateful
Thursday, July 18, 2025
Smith’s Olde Bar – Atlanta Room
Doors at 7 PM | $12 advance / $15 day of show
Tickets: https://www.sobatl.com/events/war-on-sleep-debut-record-release-with-warfather-and-ole-fateful