You know those insomniac nights where it seems you’re able to do anything but sleep? Quieting Syrup may want to consider changing their name NyQuil - plain and simple. This insanely personal and narrative debut album consists of 12 solid songs, written over a period of 12 years, that will quickly lull you to sleep - but definitely not in a bad way. Quieting Syrup frontman Stephen Howard wrote the tracks that make up Songs About A Sick Boy throughout various illnesses, surgeries, and even teenage drama, attacking the topics in a unique manner, leaving you hopeful, and completely and utterly mellowed out. Although Songs About A Sick Boy is the kind of album where you can’t really distinguish one track from the other, it doesn’t matter - they’re all equally melodic and impressive. - Alexis Quinn Chamberlain