The Sleeping At Last Podcast

Welcome to The Sleeping At Last Podcast! My name's Ryan O'Neal, I make music under the name "Sleeping At Last." Nice to meet you! This podcast is an evolution of my ongoing series of "How It Was Made" blog posts, in which I dissect and explain how my songs take shape, one song at a time. In this podcast, I'll be talking about my creative process, the intention and thought behind my songs - what they mean to me and why I did what I did. I'll also debut some new songs on here! That's the plan, but I'm brand new to this whole Podcast planet, so who knows! In any case, if you're curious about how my music gets made, I'd be so honored for you to take a listen. Love, Ryan

"Doubt" & "Believe"

Atlas: III continues! In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing how my new Atlas: III songs "Doubt" and "Believe" took shape. Sleeping At Last "Home for the Holidays" Show in Chicago, Nov 29 - Tickets: https://www.axs.com/events/1023700/sleeping-at-last-tickets?skin=theauditorium Listen to "Doubt" on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.: https://fanlink.tv/SALDoubt Listen to "Believe" on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.: https://fanlink.tv/SALBelieve Subscribe to get early access to Atlas: III songs, for free via Letters: www.sleepingatlast.com  

08-25
42:34

"Time Lies (Ludus)"

Atlas: III continues! In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing how my new Atlas: III song "Time Lies (Ludus)", inspired by the greek definition of love, Ludus. Sleeping At Last at Royal Albert Hall in London, May 27. Tickets: https://comm.tix.to/SleepingAtLast Listen to "Some Kind of Heaven Acoustic" on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.: https://open.spotify.com/track/4UMX0BMpxNEKzDbVi6Gwnc?si=45e15c5822f84d67 Listen to "April 17, 2025: Hint of Life - K2-18b" on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.: https://fanlink.tv/HintOfLife Subscribe to get early access to Atlas: III songs, for free via Letters: www.sleepingatlast.com  

05-21
30:07

"Build" & "Destroy"

Atlas: III continues! In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing how my new Atlas: III songs, "Build" and "Destroy" were made. Sleeping At Last at Royal Albert Hall in London! Tickets: https://comm.tix.to/SleepingAtLast Listen to "Build" on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.: https://fanlink.tv/Build Listen to "Destroy" on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.: https://fanlink.tv/SALDestroy Listen to "January 21, 2025: Planet Parade / Comet ATLAS" on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.: https://fanlink.tv/ATLASParade Subscribe to Atlas: III for free via Letters: www.sleepingatlast.com  

04-29
39:02

"Quiet Magic (Storge)"

Atlas: III continues! In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing how my new Atlas: III song, "Quiet Magic (Storge)" was made. Inspired by the Greek love Storge, this song is all about family and the unassuming and foundational love that holds us together. Subscribe to Atlas: III for free via Letters: www.sleepingatlast.com Listen to "Quiet Magic (Storge)" on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.: https://fanlink.tv/AtlasHeal Listen to "September 29, 2024: PT5 - Mini Moon" on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.: https://fanlink.tv/MiniMoon Sleeping At Last at Carnegie Hall in New York City! Tickets: https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2024/10/24/an-evening-with-sleeping-at-last-0800pm?mc_cid=59d1969ae9

10-04
38:37

"Heal"

Atlas: III continues! In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing how my new Atlas: III song, "Heal" was made. A song about healing on the other side of grief and loss. Subscribe to Atlas: III for free via Letters: www.sleepingatlast.com Listen to "Hurt" on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.: https://fanlink.tv/AtlasHeal Cody Fry x Sleeping At Last "The Sound of Silence": https://lnkfi.re/tsos Sleeping At Last at Carnegie Hall in New York City! Tickets: https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2024/10/24/an-evening-with-sleeping-at-last-0800pm?mc_cid=59d1969ae9

09-13
33:49

"Hurt"

Atlas: III continues! In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing how my new Atlas: III song, "Hurt" was made. A song about grief before, during and through loss. Subscribe to Atlas: III for free via Letters: www.sleepingatlast.com Listen to "Hurt" on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.: https://fanlink.tv/AtlasHurt "Atlas: Survive": https://fanlink.tv/AtlasSURVIVE "Atom 16": https://fanlink.tv/ATOMS Sleeping At Last at Carnegie Hall in New York City! Tickets: https://www.carnegiehall.org/calendar/2024/10/24/an-evening-with-sleeping-at-last-0800pm?mc_cid=59d1969ae9

08-09
31:32

"Bloom (Eros)"

Atlas: III continues! In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing how my new Atlas: III song, "Bloom (Eros)" was made. It's the first of seven songs inspired by the greek definitions of LOVE. Subscribe to Atlas: III for free via Letters: www.sleepingatlast.com Listen to "Bloom (Eros)" on Spotify, Apple Music, etc.: https://fanlink.tv/BloomEros

06-28
34:56

“April 8, 2024: The Great North American Eclipse" & Astronomy, Vol. 2

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing how my new Astronomy song, "April 8, 2024: The Great North American Eclipse" was made and overview the newly completed, Astronomy, Vol. 2 album! www.sleepingatlast.com Listen to "April 8, 2024: The Great North American Eclipse" & All of "Astronomy, Vol. 2" here: https://fanlink.tv/Astronomy2

04-05
34:08

”Turning Page” (Rerelease)

In celebration of some news around "Turning Page", here's a rerelease of the episode all about how the song came to be. Thanks for listening and breathing life into this song!!    The official music video for "Turning Page": https://youtu.be/-hb2tecD13s

07-25
36:24

”Mother”

In this episode, I talk through the story of writing my song "Mother" and talk about the conclusion of my "Mother" collection of songs, which were each written in honor of my mom, who unexpectedly passed away one year ago. Thank you for listening and letting me process and grieve out loud.

05-12
46:24

”Bright Sadness”

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing a new song called "Bright Sadness", which belongs to a small collection of songs called "Mother", written since the passing of my Mom. Thank you for listening and letting me process out loud. Listen to "Bright Sadness" - https://fanlink.to/BrightSadness

05-01
41:06

”Some Kind of Heaven”

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing a new song called "Some Kind of Heaven", which is the third song in a small collection called "Mother", written since the passing of my Mom. Thank you for listening and letting me process my grief and anxiety out loud.

04-07
54:32

”Wave After Wave”

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing a new song called "Wave After Wave", which is the second song in a small collection called "Mother", written since the passing of my Mom. Thank you for listening and letting me process out loud.

03-24
30:00

”To Be Enchanted”

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing a new song called "To Be Enchanted", which is the first of a small collection of songs called "Mother", written since the passing of my Mom. Thank you for listening and letting me process out loud.

03-03
31:31

”Snow (String Version)” & ”It Came Upon The Midnight Clear”

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing two new Christmas songs for 2022.   Show Notes:   “Snow (String Version)” - https://fanlink.to/Snow    “It Came Upon The Midnight Clear” - https://fanlink.to/Snow    FULL Sleeping At Last Christmas Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7wUETUzBJMRlYtHJ8pzkQF?si=32f8374620164a7d

12-07
17:11

”June 24, 2022: Parade of Planets”

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing the how and why behind my new Astronomy song, "June 24, 2022: Parade of Planets"   Show Notes:   "June 24, 2022: Parade of Planets" - https://fanlink.to/ParadeOfPlanets   "atom 6" - https://fanlink.to/ATOMS   "Mother" - https://fanlink.to/SALMother   "atom 7" - https://fanlink.to/ATOMS   "Asleep (Acoustic)" - https://fanlink.to/AwakeAsleep    www.sleepingatlast.com

06-24
24:05

”Asleep”

In this episode, I have the privilege of sharing the how and why behind my new Atlas: III song, "Asleep."   Show Notes:   "Asleep" (Spotify, Apple, etc) https://fanlink.to/AsleepAtLast   "Why We Sleep" Book by Matthew Walker: https://amzn.to/3KuA5KX   Remembering My Mom: https://bit.ly/3vV4ZqL   www.sleepingatlast.com

05-04
01:05:45

New Song Series: ”atoms”

In this episode, I have the privilege of introducing you to my brand new series of tiny music: "atoms" - so excited to explain the idea, how "atoms" fits into my other projects and show you the first three "atoms" and more! Thanks for listening!   Show Notes:   Listen & Watch "atom 1", "atom 2" and "atom 3": https://fanlink.to/ATOMS www.sleepingatlast.com

11-15
22:57

”Yearbook”

In celebration of the 10 Year Anniversary of my “Yearbook” project, this episode is all about what I learned from this project (writing, recording and releasing 36 songs over the course of 1 year) and stories about how each of these 36 songs came to be! Honored to share!   Show Notes:   * “Yearbook” Ten Year Anniversary - https://fanlink.to/Yearbook * Yearbook: Ten Year Anniversary Vinyl & Art Seet - https://sleepingatlast.bigcartel.com www.sleepingatlast.com

11-02
01:38:51

”Overture III / Awake”

In this episode, I debut my new song, "Overture III / Awake", which marks the start of Atlas: III. I have the privilege of talking through how this song came to life, instrument by instrument, lyric by lyric and how it all fits into my Atlas project. Delighted to share it with you!! Show Notes: * "Overture III / Awake" - https://fanlink.to/OvertureIIIAwake * "Awake (Acoustic)" - only available for subscribers at the moment of this episode's release - https://sleepingatlast.bigcartel.com/product/atlas-iii-digital-subscription www.sleepingatlast.com

09-10
01:02:03

Cristina Castañedo

one of my favorites songs ever!

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Nanny Jay

Very nice indeed. Just stumbled upon your podcast and was intrigued by the name.

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Moloud Shayan

I wish it had text...i could get it better...

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Alaina Wallace

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niki young

I think you have a lovely voice!

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