SONG: "Beautiful Gloom"
ARTIST: The Sleeping
ALBUM: The Big Deep
YEAR: 2010
PLACE OF ORIGIN: Long Island, New York
YEARS ACTIVE: 2003 - present
WHAT I THINK THE SONG IS ABOUT:
When I read the lyrics to "Beautiful Gloom", I almost get the sense of a car crash that is going in slow motion. I guess that may be the metaphor of the vocalist's relationship with this girl. Even though everything is crashing down around them, he still sees something in her through it all.
THE SLEEPING DISCOGRAPHY (Full length albums only):
2004 - Believe What They Tell You (One Day Savior Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2006 - Questions And Answers (Victory Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2009 - What It Takes (Victory Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
2010 - The Big Deep (Victory Records)
* did not chart on the Billboard 200
MY THOUGHTS ON THE SLEEPING:
The Sleeping rose from the ashes of the band Skycamefalling in 2003. These Long Island, New Yorkers booked their very first tour to support a self made, three song demo when they started out. They dropped their debut full length album in 2004, titled "Believe What They Tell You". This album and relentless touring earned them a spot on the Victory Records roster for their next three releases beginning with 2006's "Questions And Answers". Their 2009 album, "What It Takes", reached #20 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and was their most successful album. The Sleeping's most recent release was the 2010 album "The Big Deep". In 2012, the band announced they were going on an indefinite hiatus. In 2016, the original line-up decided to play one farewell show. As it usually does, this one off show turned into several more live performances. Though the band members haven't said that they will focus 100% on The Sleeping and create new music, they still get together to perform live from time to time and are still pretty active on their Facebook page so perhaps they will decide to write some new material in the near future. I first heard of this band in 2009, I'm pretty sure I heard them on a compilation album but I don't quite remember the name of it. To me, their "What It Takes" album is their finest moment. These guys came out in the early 2000's, right when their was a big push on bands that were basically pop punk but with flashes of screamo and hardcore. Think Taking Back Sunday, Silverstein or The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, all of which The Sleeping toured with at one point in their musical career. The Sleeping never quite rose to the level of those three bands but they definitely have some killer songs in their catalogue.
SIMILAR ARTISTS:
Silverstein
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Dead Poetic
Bayside
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TEN THE SLEEPING SONGS YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
1. You'll Be A Corpse Before Your Time
2. Bomb The World
3. Don't Hold Back
4. Dark Days
5. Stayin' Alive (Bee Gee's cover)
6. Loud And Clear
7. The Big Breakdown
8. Young Vibes...Don't Run Away From Me
9. If Your Heart Was Broken...You Would Be Dead
10. Anyone Night Stand
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