Sleepers' Reign
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Sleepers’ Reign | |
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 Sleepers' Reign live at Paradiso, Amsterdam | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Herentals, Belgium |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Sialia Records |
| Members | Lukas Hermans Orson Wouters Ruben Mertens Quasier De Clercq Sander Stuer |
| Past members | Tom Spruyt Jasper Verdonck |
| Website | www |
Sleepers’ Reign is a Belgian indie pop band from Herentals, Antwerp.
History[edit]
Sleepers' Reign was founded in 2010 by childhood friends Lukas Hermans, Ruben Mertens, Orson Wouters and Jasper Verdonck. They started out producing their first demo's in their bedroom studio.[1] In 2012 they played their first live shows competing in Humo's Rock Rally, a biennial music contest, in which they finished second and won the audience prize.[2] The following year, the band released their first single Four Dots, together with a cover of Bob Dylan’s Like a Rolling Stone, whereupon they opened for Daniel Johnston and played Oppikoppi festival in Limpopo, South Africa.[3][4][5]
From 2014 to 2016, the band supported John Parish and How to Dress Well in Belgium[6][7] and played at CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.[8]
On 4 March 2016 Sleepers’ Reign released their debut album King Into Delight (recorded and mixed by Justin Gerrish),[9] along with an interactive mobile app that allows fans to listen to the album, read the lyrics and customize the album artwork.[10] After their release concert in the Ancienne Belgique, the band showcased their album at SXSW, Austin, Texas,[11] opened for Manic Street Preachers in Belgium and The Netherlands, and played Pukkelpop festival.[12][13]
Discography[edit]
- Four Dots / Like A Rolling Stone (2013)
- King Into Delight (2016)
References[edit]
- ^ "Sleepers' Reign | Super Cat PR". Supercatpr.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "Sleepers' Reign wint zilver en de KBC-publieksprijs - Humo: The Wild Site". Humo.be. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "Sleepers' Reign - Four Dots / Like A Rolling Stone at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "DANIEL JOHNSTON us + begeleidingsband: SCHOOL IS COOL + SLEEPERS' REIGN b + DJ SJEIK - Programma - Trix Antwerpen". Trixonline.be. 2013-05-23. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "KZK101". KZK101. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "'Screenplay': The Music of John Parish, Sleepers Reign | 15.10 | Zaal Miry (Conservatorium) | Democrazy". Democrazy.be. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ dougskip (2014-11-01). "How To Dress Well - Agenda - Ancienne Belgique – Official site". Abconcerts.be. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "CMJ 2015 initial artist lineup". Brooklynvegan.com. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "Sleepers' Reign - King Into Delight (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "The KIDapp, by Sleepers' Reign". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "Sleepers' Reign | SXSW 2016 Event Schedule". Schedule.sxsw.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "Effenaar | Agenda | Manic Street Preachers". Effenaar.nl. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ^ "Sleepers' Reign - Pukkelpop 2016". Pukkelpop.be. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
External links[edit]
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