# DON’T SLEEP Release “Dead On The Inside” Off Upcoming Album ‘See Change’ Out on June 2

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- Published: 2023-05-15T15:00:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Don’t Sleep Release “Dead On The Inside” The Second Single + Video Off Upcoming Album ‘See Change’ Out on June 2 Via End Hits Records**

#### **Band consists of Dave Smalley (DAG NASTY, ALL, DOWN BY LAW, DYS) on vocals + bassist Garrett Rothman (Junction), drummer Jim Bedorf, and guitarists Tom McGrath (Very Americans) and Tony Bavaria (The Commercials, Very Americans)**

[**Stream The Single “Dead On The Inside” Here**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d16010762.40822.1.9501be27390a54bab44e0116fde78ac1&umid=eea4b898-2995-4e38-a980-8b2e5ad14aaf&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-09c07aa9a375f56b71d93c213edbdc74a413ee22)

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_“Keeping the classic combo of skating and hardcore music alive, Dave Smalley’s 
punk band features a crew of park rippers in the new video for their song “Dead 
On The Inside.””- _**_[Thrasher Magazine](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d16010762.40825.1.d78f4429c8d18e596b3a6069ba3cc112&umid=eea4b898-2995-4e38-a980-8b2e5ad14aaf&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-6c97c2f162a5127eba6744878a01c5fef8491c38)_**

_“There’s a lot of hardcore punk pedigree within the group’s ranks. But more importantly
than that, Don’t Sleep pen fantastic songs.”- [**No Echo**](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d16010762.40826.1.7d1538c821fbfa3514f83e85784a0c6c&umid=eea4b898-2995-4e38-a980-8b2e5ad14aaf&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-ea26b6fa52ab989d0a82b4abb8665699db5069de)_

[[**Don’t Sleep** are preparing to release their sophomore album, ‘See Change.’ 
The 9-track LP was co-produced by the GRAMMY-nominated team of **Carson Slovak**
and **Grant McFarland (August Burns Red, Silverstein)** and will be out on June 
2 via **End Hits Records**.

The band, made up of **Dave Smalley (DAG NASTY, ALL, DOWN BY LAW, DYS)** on vocals,
bassist **Garrett Rothman (Junction)**, drummer **Jim Bedorf**, and guitarists **
Tom McGrath (Very Americans)** and **Tony Bavaria (The Commercials, Very Americans)**,
has released the second single **“Dead On The Inside,”** along with a music video,
featuring skateboarders Quinn Harbin, Crawford Ward and Zander Garneu, which is 
now streaming [HERE](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d16010762.40828.1.4ece797c9d8104e4306cc396400b341f&umid=eea4b898-2995-4e38-a980-8b2e5ad14aaf&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-7e17ee740898db79093b7a7485ddcaccec9046b8).

**Pre-order ‘See Change’ [HERE](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d16010762.40830.1.7fbe25d70ce82686261c98753e19573a&umid=eea4b898-2995-4e38-a980-8b2e5ad14aaf&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-a1cf078f8e5b61b026c8c335a8a1498a51080a23).**

**Stream the single on DSPs [HERE](https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2femail.cloud.secureclick.net%2fc%2f6813%3fid%3d16010762.40829.1.82f0abc78755207b150dd5716fd79cf8&umid=eea4b898-2995-4e38-a980-8b2e5ad14aaf&auth=65a620fa4b6e2edf0405a6ed61dc7465231096cd-d47378aba4f19b8cd7b2516718de741ab55a04dc).**

DON'T SLEEP - Dead On The Inside (Official Video)

[⌊DON'T SLEEP - Dead On The Inside (Official Video)⌉⌊DON'T SLEEP - Dead
On The Inside (Official Video)⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

Of the track, Smalley says, _“I have had a recurring dream, both in sleep and awake,
where I am a hawk or other bird, flying and looking down on the fields and streams
and gliding on the wind. A continuation of that has been one where I am soaring 
through space like the Silver Surfer, passing stars and comets and nebulas. _

_“That feeling of freedom, of being away from the problems of life. Wouldn’t that
be great? I sort of incorporated that vision into this song, and the idea of gliding
on the wind or through space, contrasted with the reality of day to day struggles
that make us feel dead on the inside, sometimes — that juxtaposition of light and
dark, of elation and despair, that makes us all human beings. A beautiful sadness,
as one friend puts it._

![Don't Sleep single cover](https://i0.wp.com/cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/
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_“To the old school guys, that connection between hardcore and punk and skateboarding
was so clear, like lightning in a dark sky. Music and skating were true freedom 
and independence. Both were risk-taking and about not being afraid to fall. No one
would ever make fun of you if you ate it or sucked, because at least you were trying
to express yourself, and express your soul. They were symbiotically connected — 
it was perfect. It still is perfect. Seeing these skaters in this video is pure.
It’s real. It Is. Seeing it makes you soar.”_

[[**About Don’t Sleep:** 
Whoever said lightning only strikes once clearly has not
met Dave Smalley.

From being right in the middle at the birth of US hardcore punk with DYS to creating
the blueprint of melodic hardcore with DAG NASTY, from helping to invent pop punk
as we know it with ALL to finding himself in the middle of the west coast punk explosion
of the 90s with DOWN BY LAW: Smalley was always on the forefront every time hardcore
punk stretched its envelope.

While others may use a legacy like that as an excuse to take it a little slower 
Dave Smalley has no intention to rest on his laurels and keeps writing new music
and releasing records.

When he founded DON’T SLEEP with fellow east coast punk rockers Garrett Rothman,
Tony Bavaria, Jim Bedorf and Tom McGrath in 2017 the world was more than excited
about seeing him front a fast yet melodic hardcore band again.

![Don't Sleep](https://i0.wp.com/cascade.madmimi.com/promotion_images/3785/8660/
original/Screenshot_2023-04-13_at_9.46.14_AM.png?resize=590%2C390&ssl=1)

Being motivated by the immense positive feedback DON’T SLEEP was finally ready to
release its debut album “Turn the tide” in 2020. And then the world came to a grinding
halt. But after the dust settled all five members decided that DON’T SLEEP was too
important to not overcome all obstacles thrown in their way.

The five piece went back into the rehearsal room, finished 8 original songs and 
added an amazing TOM PETTY cover to the mix. The result is DON’T SLEEP’s second 
full length “See Change” and it will see the light of day on JUNE 2nd, 2023 worldwide
via End Hits Records.

It is a record that combines all elements you have liked about Dave Smalley’s music
in the past while sounding incredibly contemporary in the here and now.

“DON’T SLEEP is very much a combination of five distinct friends coming together
and making a unique sound”, Smalley says. “It is a rare thing to have such cool 
synergy and energy and end up focused like a laser beam. It is powerful, melodic
and purposeful. We respect and love the common roots we all grew up in and are coming
together to make a sound with that as our foundation, but also looking to the future
and growing.”

Big help to make “See Change” sound so fresh and current came from an unlikely pair
of producers, the Grammy award winning team of Carson Slovak and Grant McFarland.

Guitarist Tony Bavaria explains the unusual choice: “While they’ve worked a lot 
in the metalcore world (i.e. August Burns Red, Polaris) they’ve also done some really
great sounding rock records for bands like Live, Candlebox, and Everclear. But they
are also local hardcore / punk guys we knew for almost twenty years. Knowing how
talented they are and the diversity of their work, we really wanted to see what 
they would be able to bring to the table. It was awesome to have the opportunity
to work with them in a world class studio that would probably not be available to
a hardcore band like us!”

The end result couldn’t be more of a testament to the shared chemistry between band
and producers. From the blazing hardcore opener “Harrisburg Graves” to the catchy
mid-tempo punk rock of “Promise Made”, from the epic chorus of “20.20” to the subtle
off beat and reggae leanings of “Love is the suture”: There is something here for
all Smalley and punk fans, no matter what of his projects you first fell in love
with while the powerful modern production sounds very rooted in the here and now.

Along the catchiness and amazing musical energy DON’T SLEEP’s “See Change” is also
full of lyrical inspiration – as you would expect from a band fronted by Dave Smalley.

Bassist Garreth elaborates: “I think we’ve always had the perspective of seeing 
music and punk/hardcore as a positive force, where the people involved can make 
a difference in the world around them. It’s been reflected in our name and in our
album title “See Change”. If you see injustice or something that needs to change
in your surroundings, make it happen, visualize it, “See Change”, know it’s possible,
and work to make it better.”

So, let’s just hope that this lightning will strike again and again.

‘See Change’ will be released worldwide by End Hits Records on JUNE 2nd 2023 on 
limited colored vinyl with two different cover options (one for North America and
one for Europe/UK). The digipack CD version will contain 8 bonus songs that have
not been available on compact disc before.

Preorder your copy now from the End Hits Store (EU/UK) or from Deathwish Inc (North-
and South America).

DON’T SLEEP are currently planning tours around the USA and Europe/UK to celebrate
the release of “See Change.”

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