Kansas City’s own SLEEPNOWQUEEN steps into the spotlight with their latest single, “At the Pumpkin Patch,” released on October 17, 2025. With that dreamy melancholy against the sharp-edged charm, this solo artist channels the ghostly spirit of Robert Smith from The Cure while adding their own twist of modern romantic mischief. Recorded at Ryan’s Recording Studio in Kansas City, the song spins a cinematic tale of love and connection under autumn’s eerie glow with an ode to intimacy, nostalgia, and the small, surreal moments that make a night unforgettable.
From the very first seconds, “At the Pumpkin Patch” pulls you into its darkly glittering orbit. The track opens with shimmering, fuzzy guitars that hum like neon lights flickering in the fog, followed by a pulse of hard-hitting beats that anchor the dreamlike haze. Then comes SLEEPNOWQUEEN’s husky light voice, slipping in a strong hypnotic tone. The chorus hits like a whisper in your ear, as he sings, “I will meet you there / You will meet me there / We will be there together at the pumpkin patch.” It comes off kinda cute and silly—It’s the inanity keeping us young.
The production has that perfect balance between grit and gloss as every strum of the guitar buzzes with texture, every beat lands like a heartbeat under moonlight. The sound feels nostalgic yet alive, as if SLEEPNOWQUEEN bottled the pulse of a late-’80s goth club and let it breathe in 2025’s night air. “At the Pumpkin Patch” is about presence, that electric moment when the world narrows to two people and a shared glow in the dark.
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Review by: Naomi Joan