Sonnet to Sleep
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Sonnet to Sleep is a indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band from Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland, Florida
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...

 in formed in 2005.

Band history

Originally called The Love Affair, Sonnet to Sleep changed their name upon signing to Nashville based indie label South Pawl Records in 2008, due to the name conflict with the London based pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 band Love Affair
Love Affair (band)
Love Affair were a London based pop, soul, R&B group formed in 1966. They had several UK Singles Chart Top 10 hits, including the number one success "Everlasting Love".-Personnel:The band primarily featured the following —...

 from the 60s. Prior to signing a licensing deal with South Pawl Records, Sonnet to Sleep recorded their self titled EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 with Matt Goldman at Glow in the Dark Studios and Matt Malpass
Matt Malpass
Matt Malpass is an American music producer and writer. He has produced, engineered, mixed, or written tracks for Cute Is What We Aim For, Rookie of the Year, The Ready Set, and Train.-Early years and personal life:...

 at Marigolds and Monsters Studios both located in Atlanta, Ga. and released it independantly selling over 1000 copies backed by over 250 shows before re-releasing their self titled EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 with South Pawl Records. They also covered "Come Undone" origianlly by Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...

 along with a accompanying video, and have released a second EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 independently entitled Angels Fall.
According to their website, they claim to be working on a full length album with Producer Aaron Marsh
Aaron Marsh
Aaron Marsh is an American singer-songwriter, musician and producer from Florida. He first gained prominence as the lead singer, guitarist, and pianist for the Florida-based indie rock band Copeland, who formed in 2000...

 of the band Copeland
Copeland
- Places :Canada* Copeland Islands * Copeland Islands Marine Provincial Park, in the Strait of Georgia, British Columbia* Mount Copeland, also Copeland Ridge and Copeland Creek in same vicinity, in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia...

 in his Lakeland, Fl studio The Vanguard Room

Discography

  • 2008: “Sonnet to Sleep”
  • 2010: ”Angels Fall”


Compilations
  • "Come Undone" appears on All Together Separate

External links

  • http://pluggedmusic.tumblr.com/post/424329345/sonnet-to-sleep-sonnet-to-sleep
  • http://www.infinitymusicdistribution.com/artists_sonnet_to_sleep.htm
  • http://hownowmusicmag.weebly.com/
  • http://new.music.yahoo.com/sonnet-to-sleep/
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