Nobody is more surprised about having created a full ANMLPLNET albumthan the group itself: Slothrust leader Leah Wellbaum anddrummer/singer Mickey Vershbow. The two met while they were bothimmersed in the Boston music scene, and then went on to pursueseparate musical careers on opposite coasts. The project and debut LPtruly displays their magnetic musical bond, even while withstandingphysical distance and hectic schedules. The band was formed originallyon four disparate rules:1. Always drink absinthe while rehearsing.2. Write lyrics that are antonymic translations, meaning nouns,adjectives and verbs were replaced with their antonyms.3. Play songs straight through as one giant piece, no breaks.4. Accept mostly unusual gigs, like their performances at a Dorchesterrave and in a wooden shack on the tiny Star Island off New Hampshire.Yeah, sure, so many bands have used these same precepts for vastsuccess, so what? Even while seeking to create a dream-likesoundscape, ANMLPLNET is surprisingly gimmick-free music being, bothepochal in scope and surprisingly melodic. Their goal is to explorethe space between songwriting and improvisation, and the result is anuncontrived melding of their personal styles and technical mastery oftheir instruments. Wellbaum and Vershbow basically plan, dig, thenembark on a fresh road towards rock brilliance. Fall Asleep is theirdebut album and the first 500 copies are pressed on unique gold marblevinyl.All tracks engineered and mixed by Andy Petr at Dangerbird Studios,except “I Was Fucked By A Cloud” and “20,000 Leagues Underneath TheSerpent,” which were engineered and mixed by Carlos Hernandez atGravesend Recordings.Mastered by Joseph Saliba.Songs by Leah Wellbaum and Mickey Vershbow, except “Ride,” written byLana del Rey and Justin Parker.Cover art: “A Horse Listens To The Forest… Birds, Crickets, Frogs.” byBenjamin Styer.
![Don't Fall Asleep at the Wheel [Audio CD]](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0281/8310/1580/products/dont-fall-asleep-at-the-wheel-audio-cd-001.jpg?v=1590821866&width=480)