The Unsleeping start a new chapter with new single ‘Anna’

The track ‘Anna’ marks the beginning of a series of heavier releases from The Unsleeping set to come out over the next six months. It is accompanied by a black-and-white video starring lead singer Yevhen Moroz alongside his wife, Anna

This is the rock band's first track since their full-length album ‘True Bedroom Punk’, which featured a ‘nostalgic aesthetic’ that the band is now moving away from in favor of singles with a heavier sound and lyrical themes.

In ‘Anna’, The Unsleeping emphasizes the importance of love for your home, loved ones, and country in a world marked by war.

‘Don’t wait for a better future — build it yourself within the reality we’re in right now’, the band says.

The Unsleeping worked on the music for ‘Anna’ with Serhii Liubinskyi, founder of Revet Sound studio and member of the bands TOL, Pokruch and Velikhan. The accompanying music video was directed by Roman Volosevych (‘In Her Embrace’), who has been creating visuals for the band since almost the beginning of their career.

‘The idea for the video came from Zheka, or more precisely, from the conscious or unconscious mythologization of reality that he created in the song. He transposed his actual relationship with his wife Anna into a conceptual space, expanding on what love represents and what a love song signifies amidst war, — the director says. — I took this process of mythologization and decided to feature Anya in the video to capture that transition from a real person to a symbolic figure, turning her into an archetype through a specific myth.’

Although the video features the frontman’s wife, The Unsleeping note that the song is not a personal dedication to her.

About The Unsleeping’s previous release

The rock band released their debut album, ‘True Bedroom Punk’, in November 2024. It features 14 tracks, including the band's first collaborations and songs performed by other band members.

The album blends indie rock, alternative rock, and post-rock with piano elements and acoustic guitar tracks.

Some of the vocal parts were performed by guitarists Nazar Slobodianyk and Ivan Smirnov, as well as bassist Dmytro Levchenko, while the album's final drum track was recorded by drummer Sashko Oliinyk together with Nazar.

Guest verses for the release were recorded by rappers OTOY and Palindrom.