The Big Sleep (band)

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Name = The Big Sleep


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Origin = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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Genre = Indie rock
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Years_active = 2003 - present
Label = French Kiss Records
Associated_acts = includes former members of The Hong Kong and Mahogany
URL = [http://www.thebigsleep.net/ Official Website]
Current_members = Danny Barria, Sonya Balchandani, Gabe Rhodes
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The Big Sleep are a three piece band based in Brooklyn, New York. They are signed to French Kiss Records. Formed in 2003, the band's discography includes the self-released EP - You Today, Me Tomorrow and the full-length Son Of The Tiger LP (released in late 2006). Having drawn comparisons to fellow New Yorkers Sonic Youth, The Big Sleep's sound deviates from that of more recently formed contempories. Often without vocals, The Big Sleep's songs are for the most part instrumentals leaning towards post-rock or shoegaze, however often with a psychedelic feel hearkening back to classic rock such as Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath.

Discography

* "You Today, Me Tomorrow" (EP)
* "Son of the Tiger" (LP, 2006)
* "Sleep Forever" (LP, 2008)

Reviews and press

* "...a fully formed psych-rock beast, equally capable of soothing with gentle melodies as it is of slaughtering with a menacing attack." - [http://www.playbackstl.com/content/view/3880/157/ Playback: Stl]
* "It's the plane taking off in a downpour, getting rocked every which way, then breaking through the cumulonimbi. The sun is that bright." - [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/37539 Pitchfork]
* "The Big Sleep is a rock band from New York: they are also a force that will lift you off your feet and slam you into the wall behind you, where you will rattle to the ground, brush yourself off, and come back for more." - [http://www.looserecord.com/LiveReview_Indv/LiveReview_Indv.php?docid=316 Loose Record]
* "...heads started to thrash, as the trio took the best elements of postrock and un-bored them, quickening the tempo while remaining mysterious and cerebral." - [http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0638,ayers,74475,22.html Village Voice]
* "Arrive early, sad sack, and get your mind blown by Brooklyn-based trio the Big Sleep, whose largely-instrumental brand of darkness rolls in apocalyptic waves, with traces of early (pre-'The') Verve-meets-Sonic Youth-meets My Bloody Valentine-meets the awesome dream you once had after you stayed up for three days straight. But the Big Sleep are less about who they might remind you of, and more about where they’re going. If you went to Disney World and rode Space Mountain, and there were moments of blissful drifting between the times you’re hurtling through the cosmos at breakneck speeds, it still wouldn’t describe what you're in store for. Wearing a seat belt on your trip with the Big Sleep won’t do you any good at all." - [http://www.nypress.com/19/30/music/music2.cfm New York Press (July 2006)]

Links

* [http://www.thebigsleep.net The Big Sleep official web site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/sonofthetiger Myspace Page]
* [http://www.spin.com/features/band_of_the_day/2006/09/060918_thebigsleep/ Spin.com "Band Of The Day"]