The Sleeper
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The Sleeper is the first studio album by English indie folk
band The Leisure Society
.
Their self-produced debut album 'The Sleeper' was initially released on 30 March 2009 on Willkommen Records. It received lavish critical praise, being named a Rough Trade album of 2009.
The first single from the album, 'The Last of the Melting Snow', was released on December 15, 2008 and has received extensive radio play on Zane Lowe
's Radio 1 show, Marc Riley
's BBC 6 Music show Lauren Laverne
's 6 Music show and Mark Radcliffe
and Stuart Maconie
's Radio 2 show, where they were voted 'Record of the Week' by listeners with a record 90% of the vote. Marc Riley
also invited them to perform a live session for 6music on December 15 and Mark Radcliffe
tipped the single as a candidate for a left field Christmas number one. Guy Garvey
named the song his favourite of 2008 and has been a vocal supporter of The Leisure Society continually since then. 'The Last of the Melting Snow' received a nomination in the Ivor Novello Awards 2009 for Best Song Musically/Lyrically, competing against Elbow and The Last Shadow Puppets. Hemming told The Times
that he "spent New Year's Eve sitting on the floor with a bottle of vodka, writing 'The Last of the Melting Snow'" after breaking up with his girlfriend.
The second single from 'The Sleeper' is entitled 'A Matter Of Time' and was released on March 16. The band were invited to perform live sessions on both Radcliffe & Maconie (where the song was once again voted 'Record of The Week' by listeners) and Dermot O'Leary
's Radio 2 shows.
After having signed to Full Time Hobby the band re-released The Sleeper with a bonus EP containing 8 additional recordings, comprising unreleased demos, b-sides and new recordings including a cover of 'Cars' by Gary Numan and a new single version of 'Save It For Someone Who Cares'. A session for Dermot O Leary was recorded 14.09.09.
Indie folk
Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...
band The Leisure Society
The Leisure Society
The Leisure Society is a band formed by Nick Hemming, formerly of early 1990s indie band She Talks To Angels which included actor Paddy Considine, film director Shane Meadows and bassist Richard Eaton. Hemming wrote and performed music for the films A Room for Romeo Brass and Dead Man's Shoes...
.
Their self-produced debut album 'The Sleeper' was initially released on 30 March 2009 on Willkommen Records. It received lavish critical praise, being named a Rough Trade album of 2009.
The first single from the album, 'The Last of the Melting Snow', was released on December 15, 2008 and has received extensive radio play on Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...
's Radio 1 show, Marc Riley
Marc Riley
Marc Riley is a British musician, alternative rock critic and radio DJ on BBC 6 Music. Formerly a member of The Fall, he had his own record label, In-Tape, and also worked as a record plugger...
's BBC 6 Music show Lauren Laverne
Lauren Laverne
Lauren Cecilia Fisher , known professionally as Lauren Laverne, is an English radio DJ, television presenter, author and singer...
's 6 Music show and Mark Radcliffe
Mark Radcliffe
Mark Radcliffe is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s and remains one of Britain's most recognised DJs. He is currently a presenter on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music, where he hosts an afternoon show five times a week alongside Stuart Maconie, called...
and Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie
Stuart Maconie is an English radio DJ and television presenter, writer, journalist, and critic working in the field of of pop music and popular culture. He is currently a presenter on BBC 6 Music, where he hosts an afternoon show five times a week , alongside Mark Radcliffe, called the Radcliffe...
's Radio 2 show, where they were voted 'Record of the Week' by listeners with a record 90% of the vote. Marc Riley
Marc Riley
Marc Riley is a British musician, alternative rock critic and radio DJ on BBC 6 Music. Formerly a member of The Fall, he had his own record label, In-Tape, and also worked as a record plugger...
also invited them to perform a live session for 6music on December 15 and Mark Radcliffe
Mark Radcliffe
Mark Radcliffe is an English broadcaster who has worked in various roles for the BBC since the 1980s and remains one of Britain's most recognised DJs. He is currently a presenter on BBC Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music, where he hosts an afternoon show five times a week alongside Stuart Maconie, called...
tipped the single as a candidate for a left field Christmas number one. Guy Garvey
Guy Garvey
Guy Edward John Patrick Garvey , is the singer/guitarist in the band Elbow, as well as a presenter for BBC 6 Music and A&R manager of Skinny Dog Records...
named the song his favourite of 2008 and has been a vocal supporter of The Leisure Society continually since then. 'The Last of the Melting Snow' received a nomination in the Ivor Novello Awards 2009 for Best Song Musically/Lyrically, competing against Elbow and The Last Shadow Puppets. Hemming told The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
that he "spent New Year's Eve sitting on the floor with a bottle of vodka, writing 'The Last of the Melting Snow'" after breaking up with his girlfriend.
The second single from 'The Sleeper' is entitled 'A Matter Of Time' and was released on March 16. The band were invited to perform live sessions on both Radcliffe & Maconie (where the song was once again voted 'Record of The Week' by listeners) and Dermot O'Leary
Dermot O'Leary
Dermot O'Leary is an English television and radio presenter. He established himself as a presenter of Big Brother's Little Brother on Channel 4 before moving on to The X Factor on ITV. O'Leary has also presented on the BBC and has his own radio show on BBC Radio 2...
's Radio 2 shows.
After having signed to Full Time Hobby the band re-released The Sleeper with a bonus EP containing 8 additional recordings, comprising unreleased demos, b-sides and new recordings including a cover of 'Cars' by Gary Numan and a new single version of 'Save It For Someone Who Cares'. A session for Dermot O Leary was recorded 14.09.09.