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"We’re not the cherry on top — we’re the whole damn cake."
That statement, defiant and proud, encapsulates the ethos behind The Whole Damn Cake, the second album from Derry alt-pop duo Beauty Sleep due for release via Alcopop! Records in October 2025. For partners in music and life, Cheylene Murphy and Ryan McGroarty, the songwriting & production duo behind the project, this record is more than a collection of songs. It’s a joyful rebellion. A love letter to self-worth. A dance party at the end of a long emotional tunnel. Above all, it’s the sound of two people reclaiming their space in a world that often tells people like them—too loud, too queer, too sensitive, too much—to shrink. Beauty Sleep don’t shrink. Not anymore.
Known for serving up a maximalist blend of bewitching synth-pop and guitar-driven indie rock that’s sure to set your heart racing, Beauty Sleep’s lavish soundscapes and dizzying songwriting have drawn comparisons to New Order, St Vincent and Confidence Man, performing at festivals including SXSW, Electric Picnic and Other Voices and sustaining buzz from music press tastemakers in Ireland and the UK including Hot Press, CLASH, The Belfast Telegraph, Nialler9, Get In Her Ears, plus radio plays from BBC R1, BBC 6music, BBC Radio Ulster, RTE2fm, TodayFM, Cool FM
“Sighing harmonies, gorgeous psych-speckled guitar lines, the band have all the ingredients of a cult favourite” - Clash Magazine
That statement, defiant and proud, encapsulates the ethos behind The Whole Damn Cake, the second album from Derry alt-pop duo Beauty Sleep due for release via Alcopop! Records in October 2025. For partners in music and life, Cheylene Murphy and Ryan McGroarty, the songwriting & production duo behind the project, this record is more than a collection of songs. It’s a joyful rebellion. A love letter to self-worth. A dance party at the end of a long emotional tunnel. Above all, it’s the sound of two people reclaiming their space in a world that often tells people like them—too loud, too queer, too sensitive, too much—to shrink. Beauty Sleep don’t shrink. Not anymore.
Known for serving up a maximalist blend of bewitching synth-pop and guitar-driven indie rock that’s sure to set your heart racing, Beauty Sleep’s lavish soundscapes and dizzying songwriting have drawn comparisons to New Order, St Vincent and Confidence Man, performing at festivals including SXSW, Electric Picnic and Other Voices and sustaining buzz from music press tastemakers in Ireland and the UK including Hot Press, CLASH, The Belfast Telegraph, Nialler9, Get In Her Ears, plus radio plays from BBC R1, BBC 6music, BBC Radio Ulster, RTE2fm, TodayFM, Cool FM
“Sighing harmonies, gorgeous psych-speckled guitar lines, the band have all the ingredients of a cult favourite” - Clash Magazine
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