Sleeper is tagged as: britpop, indie, female vocalists, british, alternative
[1] Sleeper (formed 1993) recorded three studio albums: Smart The It Girl and Pleased to meet you
Their breakthrough song Inbetweener featured a memorable video with Dale Winton, who was a popular icon among students at the time the group is closely related to Britpop, front woman Louise Wener was undoubtedly with Elastica's Justine Frischmann movement's biggest female star, she was also something of a sex symbol at the time Nice to meet you released in 1997, Britpop was fading as was the band's audience, after their split (December 30, 1998) Louise Wener later had a successful career as a novelist
Sleeper also recorded a cover of Blondie Atomic song that was used as a track in the film Trainspotting Their version was well-receivedand the only criticism is that it was too similar to the original
The It Girl was by far their best moments with Lie Detector Sale of the Century and Statuesque defining tracks Produced by Stephen Street as famous for his contribution to the smiths Morrissey and Blur It caught the imagination of the Britpop era Wener admit that they basically hung out on the coattails of bigger bands including the likes of Blur and Oasis
