About The Band: “Let’s say..maybe…PJ Harvey and The Breeders get together with Pink Floyd and Black Sabbath in the desert – and Sonic Youth shows up,” offers the band as a description of the music. Kathryn Ellinger, Michael Trenhaile, and Greg Johnson (Nick Ryan took over on drums in 2004) formed The Sleepers in Denver in 2001 and immediately gained local recognition for their ability to combine the best elements of Denver’s music scene into a cohesive, coherent blend. Critic’s Choice, Westword Sleepers By John La Briola Published: Thursday, June 16, 2005 “An insomniac’s dream come true, the Sleepers drift effortlessly between loosely structured pop and casually aggressive fuzz-core—a fitting tribute to what Bill Shakespeare once referred to as ‘the honey-heavy dew of slumber.’
Gathered from the cast-off ashes of Denver’s Worm Trouble, this drowsy post-rock trio of songwriter/vocalist Kat Ellinger, guitarist Michael Trenhaile (Body of Souls) and drummer Nick Ryan (who recently replaced longtime member Greg Johnson, formerly of Twice Wilted) expands the musical language of yawning landscapes to include the odd smattering of German. The band’s exceptional debut full-length, Birthday, recorded in Venice, California, by RavensWork Studios producer Eric Ryan, marks the welcome return of some bona fide Front Range journeymen. ” The Denver Post “Eerie, emotive and eclectic, this trio crafts Sonic Youth-sounding noise rock.” -Elana Ashanti Jefferson, June 17th ‘05