So Where To Today?

“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 Japanese Breakfast, so far achieving over a million streams and performing at festivals including SXSW, Electric Picnic and Other Voices.

Their mighty debut ‘Be Kind’ in 2019 was shortlisted for Best Album at the Northern Irish Music Prize and their highly anticipated sophomore album ‘The Whole Damn Cake’ released in October 2025 via Alcopop! Records, has seen sustained buzz from music press tastemakers in Ireland and the UK including Hot Press, CLASH, The Belfast Telegraph, Irish News, Nialler9, Chordblossom, The Last Mixed Tape, Get In Her Ears, and many others, plus radio plays from Phil Taggart (BBC R1), Amy Lamé (BBC 6music), Stephen McCauley (BBC Radio Ulster/BBC Radio Foyle), and Dan Hegarty (RTE2fm). As official editorial playlist support from Spotify’s Discover Weekly, New Music Friday, Pop Hits. “An infectious, glistening energy…will easily become your sound of the summer” - Get In Her Ears

“Far-reaching synth pop…it’s big music, big production, fun, vivid, melodic” - The Last Mixed Tape