Sleep the Season are a Canadian alternative pop music group formed in Welland in 2005. Their specialty is playing acoustic instruments only and using a cello.

Sleep the Season
OriginWelland, Ontario, Canada
GenresAlternative pop
Years active2005 (2005)–2009 (2009)
LabelsFaint and Hearted Records
Past membersDave Fontaine
Greg Goertzen
Justin Fortier
Ben Audet
Trevor Speechly
Mike Harris
Websitesleeptheseason.com

History

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Their first album Under Stars was released on September 5, 2005 and contained 5 songs.[1] The second album Don't make a move was released on September 4, 2006 and contained 13 songs. Four Songs was released on February 11, 2008 and was their first independent release.

The original band members are Ben Audet, Dave Fontaine, Greg Goertzen and Justin Fortier. According to the MySpace site of Sleep the Season the band has now five band members. Trevor Speechly is the new bass player and Mike Harris is their new drummer.[2]

Sleep the Season announced that the band was ending (October 2009) and their final show would be on December 27, 2009 at the Merchant Ale House in St. Catharines, Ontario. The show would also be the release of their final EP Anyone but You.[2]

Band members

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Final lineup [2]

Past members

Discography

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Date of
Release[3]
Title Label
2005 Under Stars Faint and Hearted Records
2006 Don't make a move Faint and Hearted Records
2008 Four Songs Independent
2009 Anyone But You Independent

Awards

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Year Event Won Nominated
2006 Pulse Niagara Music Awards[4] Best local single of 2006[5] and second in best local album artwork

References

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  1. ^ Sleep the Season website "Sleep the Season—Discography" Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine, 2008
  2. ^ a b c "SLEEP THE SEASON (2004-2009) | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos". Myspace.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Sleep the Season". Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  4. ^ http://www.sleeptheseason.com/press.php?id=5 [permanent dead link]
  5. ^ http://www.pulseniagara.com/viewstory.php?storyid=3283&page=1 [dead link]
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