There are at least two artists/bands with this name.

1) A vaporwave … Read Full Bio ↴There are at least two artists/bands with this name.

1) A vaporwave musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Actually Winter Sleep, but Last.fm autocorrects it to Wintersleep.

2) Wintersleep are a Canadian indie rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia. What started out as a side-project, eventually turned into one of the most popular live shows in Atlantic Canada. Wintersleep came together in 2001 and is composed of Loel Campbell (drums), Paul Murphy (guitar/vocals), Tim D'Eon (guitar/keyboards), Mike Bigelow (keyboards '05-'06/bass guitar), Jon Samuel (keyboards/backing vocals/guitar) and former member Jud Haynes (bass guitar).

Wintersleep are a part of Dependent Music, a music label/collective that began in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1994.

Albums to date (2023) include:
Wintersleep 2003
Untitled 2005
Welcome to the Night Sky Oct 2007
New Inheritors 2010
Hello Hum 2012
The Great Detachment 2016
In the Land Of 2019

Their music style is rooted in indie rock and has ambient and occasional shoegaze elements. Performances have been described as "entirely honest" and "deeply moving" with "captivating ambiance". While playing live, the band attempts to make the listener as much a part of the music as the band themselves by encouraging everyone to sing along.

They were nominated for two Juno Awards of 2008 and took home one of them: Alternative Album of the Year, and New Group of the Year (which they won).

For additional information and photographs check out Wintersleep's official website, www.Wintersleep.com.

Blood Collection
Wintersleep Lyrics

Jump to: Overall Meaning ↴ Line by Line Meaning ↴

Despite probable cause
Despite ongoing tests
We have reason to believe
In your disappearance
Sparkle, swivel, sparkle

Stack of government checks
Stack of government checks

Just a telephone call
Just a series of tests
Just a sample of blood
For the blood collection

As we review the case
As we rewind the tapes
Did you swallow the pill
You said you wouldn't take?
Call up, back home, call up

Stack of government checks
Stack of government checks
Just a telephone call
Have you already left?

Just a sample of blood
For the blood collection

Overall Meaning

The song "Blood Collection" by Wintersleep discusses a mysterious disappearance that is being investigated. Despite probable cause and ongoing tests, there is reason to believe that the person in question has disappeared. The lyrics "sparkle, swivel, sparkle" are repeated throughout the song and could represent the sound of a flashlight being shone around a dark area in search of clues.

The second verse reveals that government checks have been involved in the investigation, and the authorities have requested a sample of blood for the blood collection. As they review the evidence and rewind tapes, they question whether the missing person may have taken a pill despite denying it. The lyrics end with the question of whether the person has already left, and the necessity of taking a sample of their blood.

Overall, the song seems to be about the process of investigating a mysterious disappearance and collecting evidence in search of answers. The repetitive use of words "sparkle, swivel, sparkle" and "stack of government checks" set a tone of repetitiveness and investigations that span over a long period of time.

Line by Line Meaning

Despite probable cause
Although there is reasonable suspicion

Despite ongoing tests
Even with continuous examinations

We have reason to believe
We have evidence to suggest

In your disappearance
You may have disappeared

Sparkle, swivel, sparkle
Unclear, the meaning is open to interpretation

Stack of government checks
There are many signed and stamped government cheques

Just a telephone call
A single phone conversation

Just a series of tests
A sequence of unremarkable examinations

Just a sample of blood
Only a small amount of blood

For the blood collection
To then collect and analyze

As we review the case
While we examine the file