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Under the moniker Sugar Nap, Caleb Kallander writes, engineers, and produces indie rock and folktronica out of his home studio in Des Moines, Washington. 

Influenced by folk and psychedelic movements of the 60’s and 70’s, 80’s and 90's alternative rock, hip hop, indie, avant-garde and various electronic genres, Sugar Nap’s music is defined by experimental, dreamy, and multicolored sonic textures, accompanied by whimsical and esoteric lyricism including both traditional and experimental instrumentation that administer an immersive, caramelly listening experience. 

Sugar Nap's debut EP was released on October 8th, 2021, and his first album is expected late 2022.

 

Contact: mailto:officialsugarnap@gmail.com

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“Seattle based singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, electronic music producer and engineer Caleb Kallander has a penchant for mixing things up literally. His latest "When She Comes" takes organic folk sounds and bathes them in textured bits of electronica. The result is a brand of storytelling that has whimsical surreal edges. Kallander builds his folk universe here in total, playing all instruments and producing from the bottom up.”

— American Pancake

“Sugar Nap joins Julia Newman, in one of those songs that encourages you to think everything about the present that you keep inside. I Became an Ocean is a song to understand you once and for all, as if this work were a constant reflection to explain the rawness that we keep inside to exist in the midst of people. What we have here is an opportunity to lose ourselves in the appropriate intimacy of desire, without anything stopping us from destroying everything inside us.”

— INDIE CRIOLLO

“Caleb Kallander, the thinking mind behind Sugar Nap, has just released the fantastic single Harms. A song with a lot of ambience, full of good moods, with a soft guitar giving the tone of the whole song followed by a bass that distributes its very well performed notes, well-marked and cohesive drums, and very well-crafted vocals full of harmony that make Harms a sure hit and very interesting.” - Fabiano Menon

— ROADIE MUSIC

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First single from the upcoming 2022 Sugar Nap full length album

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Biography

Caleb Kallander & Sugar Nap 

Pacific Northwest-based singer/songwriter/producer Caleb Kallander has adopted a varied assortment of musical instruments and consumes an eclectic mix of music, allowing him to experiment with a consistent flow of new ideas and sounds. With mostly a focus on electronic, folk, rock, and progressive music, Caleb has been playing professionally for ten years in a variety of bands and solo settings showcasing his original music, covers, voice, and multi-genre guitar playing. He records and produces most of his music in his home studio in Des Moines, WA.  

His current metamorphosis is Sugar Nap, a progressive, psychedelic and cinematic effort; self-written, performed, produced and engineered as a tapestry of electronica, folk, pop, dreamy vocals, tasteful ambiance, and caramelly, experimental sounds. 

The first Sugar Nap EP is scheduled for release October 8th, 2021, followed by singles from the EP, Going Nowhere, Stay, and Slow Motion released in 2020 and 2021. 

Inspired by music recorded as much as 40 years before he was born, Caleb remembers the exact moment his musical world was turned upside down: 

“At a young age", Caleb recalls, "my Dad called me into his office. He had me turn off the lights, sit on his lap at his office desk, and he played me Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon in its entirety through his high fidelity desktop monitors. I was mesmerized. My first 'real' concert was with Dad at Roger Waters from Pink Floyd in 2010, performing The Wall at the Tacoma Dome. I’ll never forget the suspended plane flying over our heads, crashing into the wall, and feeling the explosive heat on our faces from our seats.” 

Pink Floyd is still likely the band that inspires Caleb the most, from their writing and skillful musicianship, engineering, and their legendary live shows. Caleb considers the production of a live show critical to engaging an audience, whether that involves thousands of dollars of props and effects or a single seat and spot light, arms length from the audience.  

It wasn’t just Pink Floyd that enriched the Kallander home. “Growing up I was surrounded by a lot of 60s and 70s folk and rock, including Carole King, James Taylor, Crosby Stills Nash, and Young, The Beatles, Steely Dan, Eagles, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, The Allman Brothers Band and many more. My whole family played music, and our love for the melodies of those folk-pop artists and bands, along with our church music background, created great family jam sessions with big three or four-part harmonies. We would sit around the grand piano in the living room, usually mom, dad, my brother or sister playing, while whoever wasn't on piano was either singing or playing guitar, and we would play for hours and hours,” Caleb recalls with a smile.  

Over the years, more artists emerged and were discovered that influence the direction of his music besides Pink Floyd, James Taylor, and other early artists he grew up listening to. Some include Tame Impala, Bon Iver, Shlohmo, James Blake, Alice In Chains, Joy Division, Glass Animals, Dream Theater, Frank Ocean, Jim Croce, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, The Cure, and The Doors.  

Caleb has a strong work ethic and loves to push the boundaries with his music and his inspiring non-musical life. Commercial fishing in Alaska has been a recurring excursion. “Depending on the fishery and season, there is a lot of time alone to write and reflect. Being surrounded by the beauty of the Alaska landscape while studying philosophy and making my own observations, all while working in one of the oldest industries is very easily inspirational,” Caleb explains. He writes frequently on his own boat and works most often as a commercial sea cucumber diver. "Being underwater is the most alien thing a person can experience in my opinion, and to make money doing it all while being inspired to write is such an incredible opportunity."

He also challenged himself to climb to the summit of Mount Rainier and succeeded, he renovated a 60’s camper he travels in, he loves to scuba dive recreationally besides commercially, surfs and frequently rides his motorcycle, and shoots film photography, capturing the world around him while influencing the music he creates. He recites from memory something said by another inspiration of his, Christopher McCandless (also known as Alexander Supertramp), "So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more dangerous to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun." 

Caleb is ecstatic about releasing the first Sugar Nap album in 2022, saying, “ It captures me as an artist today. It’s adventurous for me, a bit psychedelic, and lyrically philosophical and reflective. There are themes of love, loss, regret, growth, nostalgia. I've been using a lot of alternative percussion alongside traditional instruments and other textures I’ve recorded myself; weaving guitars, synths, drum machines, old organs and experimental sound engineering techniques together with my lyrics and voice to try to create this immersive, cinematic experience.” 

On the heels of his first self titled EP, released on October 8th ,2021, is Harms, the first single of 2022 and first single off of the full length upcoming album.

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Harms Single (plus B-side remix by Mr.Shn): Vinyl
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Jul23

Sugar Nap with Nevermind (Nirvana tribute)

Saturday, July 23, 2022 @ 7:00PMSat, Jul 23, 2022 @ 7:00PM

Tractor Tavern, 5213 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle

Tractor Tavern

Nevermind Sugar Nap Luke Severeid (stand-up)

$10/$20 :: 9pm show, 8pm doors

5213 Ballard Ave Seattle WA, 98107

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Sugar Nap with Sharklegs and Sealife

Sugar Nap with Sharklegs and Sealife

Saturday, July 16, 2022 @ 7:30PMSat, Jul 16, 2022 @ 7:30PM

10 Degrees, 6009 12th Ave S, Seattle

Doors: 7:30 Tickets: $15

8:15-9 Sealife 9:15-10 Sugar Nap 10:15-11 SharkLegs

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Sugar Nap with Darksoft

Sugar Nap with Darksoft

Friday, July 15, 2022 @ 8:00PMFri, Jul 15, 2022 @ 8:00PM

Cafe Racer, 1510 11th Ave, Seattle

Friday July 15

Darksoft Sugar Nap Milk Jennings Golda May

21+ (all ages until 10pm) $10 adv / $12 door

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Sugar Nap with Forrest Ray

Sugar Nap with Forrest Ray

Saturday, June 25, 2022 @ 8:00PMSat, Jun 25, 2022 @ 8:00PM

Airport Tavern, 5406 S Tacoma Way,, Tacoma

Saturday June 25

Sugar Nap with Forrest Ray and guests

21+ - $8 advance / $10 day of show 8pm doors, 9pm show Airport Tavern

$8 ADV/$10 Door

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Sugar Nap with Haley Graves

Sugar Nap with Haley Graves

Saturday, May 21, 2022 @ 8:00PMSat, May 21, 2022 @ 8:00PM

Substation, 645 NW 45th St, Seattle

Saturday May 21st

Sugar Nap with Haley Graves

8pm / $10 ADV 21+ Substation

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Surrender The Crown Production Presents Sugar Nap at the Charleston

Surrender The Crown Production Presents Sugar Nap at the Charleston

Saturday, April 9, 2022 @ 8:00PMSat, Apr 9, 2022 @ 8:00PM

Charleston, 333 N Callow Ave, Bremerton

Surrender The Crown Productions Presents:

Saturday, April 9th, 2022

Henry Hagen Resin Lips Sugar Nap Jonathan Gonzalez

All Ages Welcome (21+ Bar Available for those w/Valid ID) Doors @ 8pm - $7 The Charleston 333 N. Callow Ave. Bremerton, WA 98312

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STG Presents: Bahamas with Sugar Nap

STG Presents: Bahamas with Sugar Nap

Tuesday, March 15, 2022 @ 8:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)Tue, Mar 15, 2022 @ 8:00PM (PDT, UTC-07)

Neumos, 925 East Pike Street, Seattle

STG Presents - Bahamas with Special Guests Date: Tuesday Mar 15, 2022 at 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM Location: Neumos 925 East Pike Street Bahamas with Special Guests live at the Neumos

COVID Safety Policy: In order to gain entry into Neumos, Barboza, and The Runaway, you must provide: Proof of vaccination (vaccination card or photo of card) Or A Negative test result within 48 hours of the event date.

Our staff is fully vaccinated and we require that all staff members be masked while working. The health and safety of our staff and patrons is our top priority. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Event Details * This event is all ages. Valid ID is required to enter bar areas. * Doors open at the listed event time. * Event start time is generally one hour after doors open but is subject to change without notice. * All tickets are nonrefundable with the exception of event cancellation. * Support acts are subject to change.

Tickets Buy Tickets $36.75 - $40.00 - https://www.axs.com/events/425033/bahamas-tickets?utm_source=calreply

Venue Info http://neumos.com/

$36.75 - $40

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