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Sleeper

85 Shouts   -   1,046,831 Scrobbles

Biography

The band is composed of Louise Wener (vocals, guitar), Jon Stewart (guitar), Andy Maclure (drums), Diid Osman (bass). Wener and STEWART met at while studying politics at school in Manchester, England. Relocating to London, the two recruited osman and Maclure and began playing Wener's original songs. The group made its debut in 1993, which led to a series of positive reviews in the British music weeklies. By November of 1993, the group had released an independent single ("Alice in Vain"). In February 1994, the band released "Swallow," which charted in the Top 100; the following May, "Delicious" was released and it became a number one independent single. During May, Sleeper supported Blur on the London band's enormously successful Parklife tour. In February 1995, Sleeper released their debut album, Smart Casual, which entered the U.K. album chart at number five and the independent chart at number one; it would be certified a silver album in four months. Smart Casual was released in the U.S. in March to positive reviews, yet it failed to duplicate the band's British commercial success. In the late spring of 1996, Sleeper released their second album, The It Girl. Again, the album was a major hit in the U.K., yet it barely made an impact in the U.S. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Top Tracks

Total plays on Last.fm over the last 6 months
  1.  
    Lyrics
    Uh, uh, uh, make me tonight
    Tonight make it right
    Uh, uh, uh, make me tonight
    Tonight, tonight
    Oh, uh, uh, make it magnificent
    Atomic - (5:09)  -  11,922 plays
  2.  
    Lyrics
    Shopping for kicks, got the weekend to get through
    She's keeping the rain off her Saturday hairdo
    She stops for a coffee, she smiles at the waiter
    He winks at his friends and they laugh at her later
    He's cleaning the car on his pebble dash driveway
    Inbetweener - (3:19)  -  5,171 plays
  3.  
    Lyrics
    We step through London
    The streets holding on to us
    We'll stand where the river bends
    I hope we fall in
    So this time maybe
    Sale Of The Century - (4:29)  -  4,414 plays
  4.  
    Lyrics
    We should spend the night in a small hotel like this
    Drinking champagne in it
    We could drive your car through the east end streets to the city
    And still make a day of it
    Take all I have, I've no secrets left to steal
    Statuesque - (3:22)  -  4,421 plays
  5.  
    Lyrics
    So I'll admit that it all started as a scam
    'Cos every girl wanted you and a year round tan
    We know you're old but you're kind
    You're rich and your heart is dicky
    Yes I knew that you wanted me
    Nice Guy Eddie - (3:21)  -  2,331 plays
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