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Sleeper
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(1993 – 1998)
[1] Sleeper (formed in 1993) recorded three studio albums: Smart, The It Girl and Pleased To Meet You.
Their breakthrough song,
Inbetweener, featured a memorable video with Dale Winton, who was a popular icon among students at the time. The group is closely associated with Britpop; frontwoman Louise Wener was arguably, along with Elastica’s Justine Frischmann, the movement’s biggest female star. She was even something of a sex symbol. By the time Pleased To Meet You was released in 1997, Britpop was fading, as was the band’s audience. After their split (on 30 December 1998) Louise Wener went on to have a successful career as a novelist.
Sleeper also recorded a cover version of the Blondie songAtomic, which was used as a track in the film trainspotting. Their version was quite well-received and the only criticism is that it was too similar to the original.
The It Girl was arguably their finest moment with Lie Detector, Sale of the Century and Statuesque as the defining tracks. It was produced by Stephen Street then famous for his contributions to The Smiths, Morrissey and Blur. It captured the imagination of the Britpop era. Wener admits that they were basically hanging onto the coattails of the bigger bands including the likes of Blur and Oasis.
The original band name for the band was Surrender Dorothy. They took that name from the smoke trail telling Dorothy to surrender in the Wizard of Oz movie.
The band was the inspiration for the phrase “Sleeperbloke”, referring to the disparity between the glamorous singer Wener and the other frequently ignored members of the band (who tended to be far more anonymous and stood at the back).
Their breakthrough song,
Inbetweener, featured a memorable video with Dale Winton, who was a popular icon among students at the time. The group is closely associated with Britpop; frontwoman Louise Wener was arguably, along with Elastica’s Justine Frischmann, the movement’s biggest female star. She was even something of a sex symbol. By the time Pleased To Meet You was released in 1997, Britpop was fading, as was the band’s audience. After their split (on 30 December 1998) Louise Wener went on to have a successful career as a novelist.Sleeper also recorded a cover version of the Blondie song
Atomic, which was used as a track in the film trainspotting. Their version was quite well-received and the only criticism is that it was too similar to the original.The It Girl was arguably their finest moment with Lie Detector, Sale of the Century and Statuesque as the defining tracks. It was produced by Stephen Street then famous for his contributions to The Smiths, Morrissey and Blur. It captured the imagination of the Britpop era. Wener admits that they were basically hanging onto the coattails of the bigger bands including the likes of Blur and Oasis.
The original band name for the band was Surrender Dorothy. They took that name from the smoke trail telling Dorothy to surrender in the Wizard of Oz movie.
The band was the inspiration for the phrase “Sleeperbloke”, referring to the disparity between the glamorous singer Wener and the other frequently ignored members of the band (who tended to be far more anonymous and stood at the back).
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The It Girl
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Smart
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Pleased To Meet You
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Trainspotting Soundtrack
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Delicious
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Swallow
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Alice in Vain
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Bedhead
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Shoutbox
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Screecher wrote:
still lookin' fine
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shevihorses wrote:
was Louise sexy or what?...she still is today.
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bynnda wrote:
Louise, what a goddess <3
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paulocosta_ wrote:
atomic is perfect for trainspotting
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FilmoreHolmes wrote:
There's a wicked Sleeper track on a TinyMixTapes Chocolate Grinder mix.
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RiazorBlues wrote:
Atomic... Trainspotting...
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kabii wrote:
Trainspotting
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morningside24 wrote:
I always liked the 'Pleased to Meet You' album...it seemed to get ignored at the time, and now seems pretty unknown
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130582 wrote:
I like it !!!
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RachelAPP wrote:
I've created a Britpop crossword at http://www.cogitas.net/crosswowledge/home.php, check it out and let me know what you think!
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Sidewalk-Warrio wrote:
Positively marvelous.
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marksplace2008 wrote:
Loved Sleeper (the Britpop band), The It Girl and Smart were great albums.
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sergeantpippuri wrote:
I haven't listened much, but I just heard some Sleeper from radio and it hit me. Need to get more of this music into my iPod! :P
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sonewlycharming wrote:
Listening to 'Smart' for the first time in ages. Forgot how much I used to like them back then!
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eroticon wrote:
Ahhhh Louise, my first love.
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MassivS wrote:
There's another Sleeper actively making music today.
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overbyte wrote:
the hell? they're touring... in the states, dammit
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natalie0790 wrote:
Sleeper are touring?!!!!! Are they back together?!!!!! :O
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forjer1885 wrote:
listening to statuesque, and sale of the century, i havent heard these for ages..
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thesinnersaid wrote:
feels just like it just got started..... Louise Weiner is a novelist now, Goodnight Steve McQueens a good'un by her
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