All Time Low, Sleeping In | Track Review 🎵

All Time Low may be in their 30s, but they sound much younger on “Sleeping In,” the second single from their 2020 album, Wake Up, Sunshine.

Alex Gaskarth, the front man of All Time Low, is 32 years old. The once youthful alternative rock collective has certainly aged.  That said, even though ATL has matured from their pop-punk heyday (Last Young Renegade being a prime example), they still possess an edge and energy. “Some Kind of Disaster”, the promo single from their highly anticipated album, was a prime example of a band who’s still got it. So is the follow-up, “Sleeping In.”

From the jump, “Sleeping In” cooks.  Alex Gaskarth is locked-in, singing ab out his desires to, well, sleep in with his babe. “Can we stay all day? Lay low in our lazy luxury,” he sings on the first verse, continuing, “Sex in a rosé daze / All day, it’s a real good thing.”  The lighthearted lyrics continue onto the pre-chorus (“There you go, making it hard to stay on track / Got shit to do, you got work…), and shine brightest on the infectious, double-time chorus:

“If I said I want your body, would you hold it against me?
Seven in the morning, wanna listen to Britney
Everything you wanna, baby, that’s okay with me now
(We don’t sleep, but we like sleeping in)
Closing up the curtains while you call out of work now
Turning off my phone while you take off your shirt now
Waste another day, ‘nother night, ‘nother weekend
We don’t sleep, but we like sleeping in.”

Sigh, pretty damn sexy, right? So much for ‘maturity’ from All Time Low! Adding to the excellence is an energetic backdrop comprised of rhythmic guitars, punchy drums, and a robust, sliding bass line.

Final Thoughts

Toss out the comments made about maturity – All Time Low still wanna have some fun! In this case, it’s hot, electrifying sex.  The bed is calling, just no sleeping is going down.  I see you Alex!  Also, worth mentioning, the music video incorporates animals, which help ‘mend heartbreak’, not to mention being in partnership with North Shore Animal League America (NSALA).

All Time Low • Wake Up Sunshine • Fueled by Ramen • Release: 4.3.20

Photo Credit: Fueled by Ramen