South Florida rockers sound sleeper will release their debut EP ‘A Perfect Sea For Drowning’ on January 27 via Limited Fanfare Records (Denney and The Jets, The Ettes, Ex Norwegian, Astronautalis & Rickolus.). The band is comprised of former members of Sunday Driver (Doghouse) and MonstrO (Vagrant). ‘A Perfect Sea For Drowning’ was produced by sound sleeper and Paul Trust (Say Anything, Diecast). The EP was mixed by C.J. Ridings (Big Jesus, Stallone) and mastered by Dan Coutant (Joshua, The Gaslight Anthem, Into It. Over It.). ‘A Perfect Sea For Drowning is available for pre-order on vinyl (LTD to 300 Copies on 2 Colors) and on iTunes / Amazon. |
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Track Listing 1. Celsius vs. Fahrenheit 2. Let Me 3. The Prisoners Dilemma 4. Chinese Firedrill Underwater 5. Courtesy Wake Up Call 6. The Mermaid and The Man sound sleeper is: Alex Martinez – Vocals, Guitar Charlie Suarez – Guitar, Vocals Arnold Nese – Bass Upcoming shows: January 15, 2015 – Churchill’s Pub (Miami, FL) w/HEAVY DRAG (ex-Lil Daggers), the band in heaven & Ex Norwegian ‘A Perfect Sea For Drowning’ ALBUM RELEASE SHOW $7, 21+, 930pm January 29, 2015 – Respectable Street (West Palm Beach, FL) Flaunt Thursdays @ RSC 10pm, 21+, $5 February 22, 2015 – Will’s Pub (Orlando, FL) w/Howling Midnight + more $5, 18+, 8pm, TIX HERE February 28, 2015 – The Poor House (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) w/The Holstered 21 + About sound sleeper: sound sleeper was birthed in 2011 in South Florida as the solo project of former Sunday Driver (Doghouse Records/Warner Music Group) frontman and guitarist Alex Martinez. After 10 years of extensive touring and recording,Sunday Driver dissolved, leading Martinez on a new path and a fresh approach to songwriting, as well as his live shows, “Coming from a guitar-heavy rock band, it was such an intimate and humbling experience to start play bare-bones acoustic shows — putting yourself out there without anyone else to hide your mistakes.” said Martinez. Alex never stopped writing post-dissolution, creating a batch of finely tuned tales of love, despair and deceit, all sung with his patented whispery delivery and non-standard tunings. After some early lineup changes, Alex locked in what was the core lineup of Sunday Driver — Charlie Suarez (Guitar, Vocals) who had just finished his vocal and guitar duties in MonstrO (Vagrant Records) along with bassist Arnold Nese. The intial sessions for ‘A Perfect Sea For Drowning’ started in late 2012 in Nashville, TN with friends and some of the city’s finest studio players. After the live lineup of Martinez/Nese/Suarez was solidified, the trio recorded 2 new songs (“The Mermaid and The Man” and “The Prisoner’s Dilemma”) to tape with producer Paul Trust (Say Anything, Diecast) in his South Florida studio — along with Sunday Driver’s final drummer, Mark Annino. |
