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Sleep Party People are a band that I've been listening to for about 5 months and they were one of those chance discoveries that I could have easily have dismissed and clicked off instantly, but I'm so glad that I gave them a second chance and gave them repeated listens. I'm sure this has happened to us all on numerous occasions! I think I was watching a clip of one of the SXSW Showcasing Artists at the time when I clicked on the video below by accident.
Initially, I thought my earphones weren't plugged in properly. I'm sure you'll know what I mean, when it creates that sort of muffled, distorted sound, so after numerous attempts at trying to push them further I admitted defeat and pulled my earphones out completely. With no alteration in sound I came to the realisation that this was the defining sound of the Danish five piece.
It took me so many listens for me to 'get' them but now I think they are gradually becoming one of my favourite bands of 2012. Not only because their sound is so unlike anything else that I listen to now or have even listened to before, but even their choice of stage costume is what I find as equally haunting as it is beautiful. The way that the bunny ears are so great in length and droop so fluidly with the slightest movement combined with the crashing drums that slice through the delicate soundscapes create a captivating spectacle.
There's great news for UK fans of Sleep Party People. You can catch them in Leeds, Manchester or London at the start of September for their UK tour. I'm hoping to get to their Manchester date at the Soup Kitchen which is one of my favourite venues!
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