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Sleepersetsail is a band that doesn’t rely on a gimmick or a hook. Instead, they are truly unique and monstrously talented. Structurally, they tear the pages out of the manual and rewrite the book. This is a band that creates a 5-and-a-half minute song and doesn’t speak a word of vocals until past the 4-minute mark (“People Say it Makes Me Look Younger”), then obliterates a halo of beautiful confusion with emotive lyrics that destroy any hesitation you may have had that this band definitely has it. Talent. Distilled.

Sleepersetsail’s EP, A Foreword, provides poignant, earnest rock that tears your consciousness away from whatever task at hand and turns it brightly inward. You’ll get lost in “Patterns On Your Dash,” as vocals fall away and give way to a prolonged and beautiful instrumental bridge. The song is like a mini-symphony and the EP is a true tour de force.

Look for them on "The O.C." or in Zach Braff’s next movie – in the scene where the guy leaves the girl and forges out into a world he doesn’t understand, even though he clearly still loves her. This is the music of our lives.

In the immortal words of Oliver Twist: “Please sir, I want some more.”



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    Posted by CherryColaRain on 2005-05-28 17:14:33
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    fuck that came out completly wrong hahahaha. Im gonna correct this

    i mean to say that is Dallasfrom alexisonfire is part of this band? cuz AOF is a great band and I've yet to hear something from SSS but from wat i hear this is good shit. l

    Posted by CherryColaRain on 2005-05-28 17:12:12
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    I dunno if im wrong but i heard Dallas from Alexisonfire is part of this. is true? AOF. I've yet to hear SSS but from wat i hear this should be good shit.

    Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at 7:50 PM (EDT)
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    Chinatown, are you talking about a sleeper set sail avail poster?

    Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 19, 2005 at 1:05 PM (EDT)
    My Score:

    Sleeper Set Sail F-ing rules!!!
    the forthcoming LP is going to be the greatest piece of music ever created
    i'm still a huge fan of correlation:escapism though.....

    Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 17, 2005 at 7:39 PM (EDT)

    There's an Avail poster in some random student's room in the movie Van Wilder: Dorm Daze...I still wonder why I ever watched that shit.

    -Chinatown

    Posted by ElVaquero on 2005-04-17 18:01:28

    On Summerland, which is approximately Seventh Heaven meets The OC, in the 12-year-old girl's room... there's a Sick Of It All poster.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 15, 2005 at 1:26 PM (EDT)

    seth has a Falling Sickness poster in his room..thats punk rock man!! i still laugh everytime i see it, its just so random...I wish i could get things answered like how that ended up on the set.

    Posted by tylerdurden8136 on 2005-04-15 11:02:05

    woah, wat's up with everyone and the o.c. on punknews.org? that show sucks so much dick, its not even funny...please, stop the o.c. from invading punknews.org. (the no-score is for the o.c. and all its shitty fans)

    Posted by moneenerd on 2005-04-15 11:01:49
    My Score:

    These guys have always been given more credit than they deserve. Such an unimportant band.

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 15, 2005 at 1:35 AM (EDT)

    any O.C. reference makes me wanna poop

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 15, 2005 at 12:17 AM (EDT)
    My Score:

    I want some more of Erin Jackson.

    -Chinatown

    Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 15, 2005 at 12:12 AM (EDT)

    ....cuz they're gay! second!

    Posted by ubershep on 2005-04-15 00:11:02

    Dickens can suck it.

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