Wintersleep formed in 2001 and were initially part of the Nova Scotia label and artists' collective Dependent Music, which released their first two albums, 2003's Wintersleep and 2005's untitled full-length, as the band was just getting rolling. A deal with EMI subsidiary Labwork yeilded 2007's Welcome to the Night Sky for which they won a Juno. They continued releasing album to critical acclaim eventually joining the Dine Alone Records roster in 2015. ~ Chris True