Just caught up with Joel North of Sleep Whale, which, at this point is still probably best known as the ambient instrumental Denton act fromerly known as Mom, to talk about his band’s name change.

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Denton music just got a little less adorable on paper — Mom has outgrown its name, opting to go by Sleep Whale henceforth, the Dallas Observer reports. The slight cut in cuteness is due mostly to ...