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3	Sleeping at Last is a music project led by singer and multiinstrumentalist Ryan O'Neal.
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5	Initially a band formed in 1999 comprising of Ryan O'Neal (lead vocals and guitar), his brother Chad O'Neal (drum), and Dan Perdue (bass), Sleeping at Last released their debut album ''Capture'' in 2000. Three more albums followed before the departure of Chad O'Neal and Perdue. Since 2012, Ryan has used the name Sleeping At Last for his solo alternative/indie work, comprised of several [=EPs=] and compilations of [=EPs=] rather than full-fledged albums.
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7	'''Discography:'''
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9	[[AC:Albums]]
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11	* ''Capture'' (2000)
12	* ''Ghosts'' (2003)
13	* ''Keep No Score'' (2006)
14	* ''Storyboards'' (2009)
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16	[[AC:Extended Plays]]
17	* ''There's a Quiet Understanding'' (1999)
18	* ''Ghosts of Christmas Past'' (2005)
19	* ''Yearbook'' (2010-2011): twelve installments
20	* ''8-Bits'' (2012)
21	* ''Atlas'' (2013-2019): eleven installments
22	* ''Astronomy'' (2020-)
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25	!!Tropes:
26	* CosmicMotifs: ''Atlas: Space'' is comprised of several songs themed around both human relationships and the planets.
27	* ElementalMotifs: The singer in "Two" compares themself and their caring to water in the verses: "a mighty ocean", "like a tidal wave", "or calm waters".
28	* LightDarknessJuxtaposition:
29	** Used in "Uneven Odds" when the ParentalSubstitute is trying to encourage their new charge:
30	--->''You're much too young now\
31	So I'll write these words down:\
32	"Darkness exists to make light truly count."''
33	** "Woodwork", about the outpouring of support (light) after a tragedy (darkness):
34	--->''We only notice light\
35	When darkness crashes against it\
36	We only notice light\
37	Deep in the woodwork''
38	* MythicalMotifs: Some songs in ''Atlas'' refer to the mythical namesakes of the planets. For example, "Mars" (named for the Roman god of war) is about an armed conflict, while "Neptune" (named for the Roman god of the sea) features a lot of water imagery.
39	* NumerologicalMotif: ''Atlas: Enneagram'' is based around UsefulNotes/TheEnneagram. Each song is titled after a number (from One to Nine) and is sung from the perspective of someone fitting that personality type.
40	* ParentalLoveSong:
41	** "Light" is about a young man (per WordOfGod, the same orphan from "Uneven Odds") who is becoming a parent for the first time. He swears to his new child that he'll do his best and teach it everything he knows. [[invoked]]
42	** "Life" is about a new father's outpouring of love for his newborn daughter.
43	* ShellShockedVeteran: The soldiers coming home in "Mars" feel broken after the war and "beg for sound advice".
44	* ShotAtDawn: Described in the song "Mars", a song about war:
45	-->''Our backs against the wall,\
46	We're surrounded and afraid.\
47	Our lives now in the hands\
48	Of the soldiers taking aim.''
49	* WhiteFlag: The imagery of a white flag for peace is made in "Neptune":
50	-->''A strong wind at my back\
51	So I, I lift up the only \
52	sail that I have\
53	This tired white flag''

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