Sleeper

Sleeper

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Fronted by indie pin-up Louise Wener, Sleeper were one of the faces of Brit-pop, scoring a string of spiky 1990s hits and lauding it up as the country suddenly exploded with scores of scruffy, slouching, guitar bands. Formed at university in Manchester through a mutual love of The Pixies, Wener penned idiosyncratic stories of the everyday as the band bounced along to smart, new wave guitar pop. Led by single Inbetweener, an anthem to teenage awkwardness, debut album Smart (1995) shot to Number 5 in the UK and set the band up alongside the likes of Pulp, Blur, Suede and Elastica as the new scene of post-grunge indie rock took hold. Second album The It Girl (1996) proved an even bigger success, reaching platinum status and producing the hits What Do We Do Now?, Sale of the Century and Nice Guy Eddie; and the band recorded a cover of Blondie's Atomic for the soundtrack to Brit flick Trainspotting. Follow-up album Pleased To Meet You (1997) reached Number 7 but the Brit-pop bubble would soon burst and the band split in 1998 with Wener going on to become a novelist.

Top tracks

07
Statuesque
Sleeper
Greatest Hits
03:23
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
02
Sale of the Century
Sleeper
The It Girl
04:29
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
17
Atomic
Sleeper
Inbetweener - The Best of Sleeper
05:10
Writer: Deborah Harry - Jimmy Destri / Composers: Deborah Harry - Jimmy Destri
10
Alice in Vain
Sleeper
Smart
03:35
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
08
She's a Good Girl
Sleeper
Greatest Hits
04:00
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
08
What Do I Do Now?
Sleeper
The It Girl
03:41
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
01
Inbetweener
Sleeper
Smart
03:18
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
07
Lady Love Your Countryside
Sleeper
Smart
02:39
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
06
Bedhead
Sleeper
Smart
03:00
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
03
Delicious
Sleeper
Smart
03:01
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
05
Amuse
Sleeper
Smart
02:10
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
02
Nice Guy Eddie
Sleeper
Inbetweener - The Best of Sleeper
03:20
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
08
Vegas
Sleeper
Smart
03:15
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
04
Hunch
Sleeper
Smart
03:38
Writer: Louise Wener - Stewart / Composers: Louise Wener - Stewart
09
Shrink Wrapped
Sleeper
The It Girl
04:47
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
02
Swallow
Sleeper
Smart
02:42
Writer: Louise Wener - Stewart / Composers: Louise Wener - Stewart
11
Factor 41
Sleeper
The It Girl
02:55
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
12
Click..Off..Gone
Sleeper
The It Girl
02:55
Writer: L. Wener / Composers: L. Wener
06
Nice Guy Eddie
Sleeper
Greatest Hits
03:20
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener

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Hits of the 90\'s

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  • Discography
Albums
This Time Tomorrow
Gorsky Records
11-06-2021
This Time Tomorrow
01
Tell Me Where You're Going
Sleeper
This Time Tomorrow
04:46
02
New Year's Kiss
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This Time Tomorrow
04:01
03
Let's Start A Fire
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This Time Tomorrow
03:00
04
Goodbye Things To Do
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This Time Tomorrow
04:33
05
We Should Be Together
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This Time Tomorrow
03:45
06
Cab Song
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This Time Tomorrow
03:07
07
We Are Cinderella
Sleeper
This Time Tomorrow
03:49
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Live at the BBC
BBC Under License to GORSKY Records
02-07-2020
Live at the BBC
01
Bedhead (BBC Session - JOHN PEEL 1994)
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Live at the BBC
03:08
02
Little Annie (BBC Session - JOHN PEEL 1994)
Sleeper
Live at the BBC
02:48
03
Inbetweener (BBC Session - JOHN PEEL 1994)
Sleeper
Live at the BBC
03:18
04
Delicious (BBC Session - MARK RADCLIFFE  1994)
Sleeper
Live at the BBC
02:44
05
Twisted (BBC Session - JOHN PEEL 1994)
Sleeper
Live at the BBC
03:17
06
Pyrotechnician I Think I Love You (BBC Session - JOHN PEEL 1994)
Sleeper
Live at the BBC
03:38
07
Bedside Manners (BBC Session - JOHN PEEL 1994)
Sleeper
Live at the BBC
03:08
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Live at The Ritz
Gorsky Records
21-05-2019
Live at The Ritz
01
The Sun Also Rises (Live at Manchester Ritz)
Sleeper
Live at The Ritz
04:04
Writer: Louise Wener - Andy MacLure - Sleeper
02
Look At You Now (Live at Manchester Ritz)
Sleeper
Live at The Ritz
04:33
Writer: Sleeper - Louise Wener - Andy MacLure
03
What Do I Do Now? (Live at Manchester Ritz)
Sleeper
Live at The Ritz
04:48
04
Inbetweener (Live at Manchester Ritz)
Sleeper
Live at The Ritz
03:44
05
The Sale Of The Century (Live at Manchester Ritz)
Sleeper
Live at The Ritz
07:28
The Modern Age
Gorsky Records
22-03-2019
The Modern Age
01
Paradise Waiting
Sleeper
The Modern Age
03:22
02
Look At You Now
Sleeper
The Modern Age
04:07
03
The Sun Also Rises
Sleeper
The Modern Age
03:39
Writer: Louise Wener - Andy MacLure
04
Dig
Sleeper
The Modern Age
02:50
05
The Modern Age
Sleeper
The Modern Age
04:04
06
Cellophane
Sleeper
The Modern Age
03:27
07
Car Into The Sea
Sleeper
The Modern Age
04:07
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Smart
(P) 1994 Indolent Records
13-02-1995
Smart
01
Inbetweener
Sleeper
Smart
03:18
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
02
Swallow
Sleeper
Smart
02:42
Writer: Louise Wener - Stewart / Composers: Louise Wener - Stewart
03
Delicious
Sleeper
Smart
03:01
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
04
Hunch
Sleeper
Smart
03:38
Writer: Louise Wener - Stewart / Composers: Louise Wener - Stewart
05
Amuse
Sleeper
Smart
02:10
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
06
Bedhead
Sleeper
Smart
03:00
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
07
Lady Love Your Countryside
Sleeper
Smart
02:39
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
Smart
(P) 1994 Indolent Records
20-02-1994
Smart
01
Inbetweener
Sleeper
Smart
03:18
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
02
Swallow
Sleeper
Smart
02:42
Writer: Louise Wener - Stewart / Composers: Louise Wener - Stewart
03
Delicious
Sleeper
Smart
03:01
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
04
Hunch
Sleeper
Smart
03:38
Writer: Louise Wener - Stewart / Composers: Louise Wener - Stewart
05
Amuse
Sleeper
Smart
02:10
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
06
Bedhead
Sleeper
Smart
03:00
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
07
Lady Love Your Countryside
Sleeper
Smart
02:39
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
The It Girl
(P) 1996 BMG Records (UK) Ltd.
01-01-1990
The It Girl
01
Feeling Peaky
Sleeper
The It Girl
02:52
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener - Andy MacLure - Jon Stewart
02
Sale of the Century
Sleeper
The It Girl
04:29
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
03
Dress Like Your Mother
Sleeper
The It Girl
02:34
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
04
Statuesque
Sleeper
The It Girl
03:23
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
05
Nice Guy Eddie
Sleeper
The It Girl
03:24
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
06
Stop Your Crying
Sleeper
The It Girl
03:35
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener
07
Lie Detector
Sleeper
The It Girl
02:33
Writer: Louise Wener / Composers: Louise Wener - Andy MacLure
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Singles
We Should Be Together
Gorsky Records
21-05-2021
We Should Be Together
01
We Should Be Together
Sleeper
We Should Be Together
03:45
Bad Things
℗ 2021 The Lottery Winners, under exclusive licence to Modern Sky UK
18-02-2021
Bad Things
01
Bad Things
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Bad Things
03:38
Composers: Thomas Jack RYLANCE
Vegas 2020
Gorsky Records
14-08-2020
Vegas 2020
01
Vegas 2020
Sleeper
Vegas 2020
04:12
What Do I Do Now (BBC Session)
Gorsky Records
17-04-2020
What Do I Do Now (BBC Session)
01
What Do I Do Now (BBC Session)
Sleeper
What Do I Do Now (BBC Session)
03:37
02
Package Holiday (BBC Session)
Sleeper
What Do I Do Now (BBC Session)
02:56
More Than I Do
Gorsky Records
16-08-2019
More Than I Do
01
More Than I Do (Edit)
Sleeper
More Than I Do
03:36
02
I'm Not A Computer
Sleeper
More Than I Do
03:21
The Sun Also Rises
Gorsky Records
19-02-2019
The Sun Also Rises
01
The Sun Also Rises
Sleeper
The Sun Also Rises
03:39
Writer: Louise Wener - Andy MacLure
02
The Sun Also Rises (Edit)
Sleeper
The Sun Also Rises
03:17
Writer: Louise Wener - Andy MacLure
Look At You Now
Gorsky Records
04-12-2018
Look At You Now
01
Look At You Now
Sleeper
Look At You Now
04:07
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Something To Leave The House For
℗ 2021 The Lottery Winners, under exclusive licence to Modern Sky Entertainment
03-12-2021
Something To Leave The House For
01
Favourite Flavour
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Something To Leave The House For
03:18
Composers: Thomas Jack RYLANCE
02
Sunshine
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Something To Leave The House For
03:02
Composers: Thomas Rylance
03
Much Better
The Lottery Winners
Something To Leave The House For
03:03
Composers: Thomas Rylance
04
Dance With The Devil
KT Tunstall
Something To Leave The House For
03:37
Composers: Thom Rylance
05
Love Yourself
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Something To Leave The House For
03:41
Composers: Thomas Rylance
06
85 Trips
The Lottery Winners
Something To Leave The House For
03:04
Composers: Thomas Rylance
07
Start Again
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Something To Leave The House For
03:36
Composers: Thomas Rylance
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