Stony Sleep was a teenage grunge rock band, formed in 1993 by Ben Fox Smith (vocals, guitar), Christian Smith-Pancorvo (drums, vocals), and William Salmon (bass). They were signed to Big Cat Records, in '95 and recorded Music For Chameleons which was originally released in '96.

The band then replaced Will Salmon with Lee Citron and recorded A Slack Romance in '97, released in '99. They split up in '99 following the demise of Big Cat Records and under pressure from drug addiction and lack of finance.

During their career Stony Sleep toured Britain extensively, and played a handful of gigs in Europe and the USA. Highlights of their career included a top 30 slot in the Australian album charts, an exceptional review by Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...

for the NME, and an interview with Johnny Vaughn, live on the Big Breakfast (no longer on air).

They recorded two very successful sessions under John Peel, which are very hard to get hold of.

Albums

• Music for Chameleons Version 1 (1996)
• Music for Chameleons Version 2 (1997)
• A Slack Romance (1999)

Singles

• This Kitten is Clean (1996)
• Absurd (1997)
• This Kitten is Clean re-release (1997)
• She Had Me (1997)
• Midmay (1998)
• Lady Lazarus (1998)
• Khartoum (1999)

External links

• Official Homepage
• DrownedInSound (Directory / Info)
• NME reviews