Sleeper Cell is the new collaboration between Earthen Sea and Lovers Rock label head Ital. Recorded over three days and nights in a dark NY winter, “Quality of Life” reflects a declining America in a winter of its own. Corroded dub atmospheres, haunting melodies, subdued flashes of tenderness and occasional searing noise swim together like murky oil in a puddle of grimy water on the side of the road. Opening with the entrancing “Initiate,” Sleeper Cell welcome the listener into their world, where menacing whispers dance and echo around synth swells and a poignant lead melody. From there, the duo journey through a crumbling and eerily spacious sound world.