Sleeperstar

Sleeperstar is an American alternative rock band formed in 2008.

Sleeperstar
GenresAlternative rock
Years active2008 (2008)–present
LabelsEMI
Websitesleeperstar.com
MembersNick Box
Chris Pearson
Shaun Menary
Jake Lester
Geoff Ashcraft

Career

The band released an EP in 2008, To Speak, To Love To Listen followed by their debut album, Just Another Ghost,[1][2] in 2010 and subsequently secured placements for their music in films and on television, most notably the TV Series Vampire Diaries, as well as the film trailer for the Tom Hanks movie Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.[3]

They toured the college circuit in 2010-2011,[4] and in 2012 recorded a six-song EP Blue Eyes which was released in January 2013. The began recording their next full-length album.[5][6] Titled "Lost Machines", it was released in 2014.[7] The first single, "Lost Without You" was released on March 17, 2014; the second single, "Apocalypse" was released with a music video.

The band continued to tour in support of Blue Eyes and including a stop at SXSW [8]

Discography
  • To Speak, To Love, To Listen (2008)
  • Just Another Ghost (2010)
  • Blue Eyes (2012)
  • Lost Machines (2014)

References
  1. "Just Another Ghost". 2010-07-23. Archived from the original on December 30, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
  2. "Reviews: Sleeperstar Just Another Ghost". The Tiger, November 12, 2010 by STEPHANIE ALLEN
  3. "Mastered Here! Sleeperstar featured in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" Movie Trailer". Ambient Digital. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  4. "Sleeperstar | Features | Brite Revolution | More than music discovery". Brite Revolution. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  5. "CD Review: Sleeperstar – Blue Eyes EP : ROCK FANATICS – Webzine". Rock-fanatics.de. 2013-06-26. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  7. "Album: Sleeperstar: Lost Machines". Hypernetec, Justin Buckley. November 23, 2014
  8. "New Music, Music News, Interviews, & More". Alternative Addiction. Retrieved 2015-02-20.


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