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Sleepmakeswaves

sleepmakeswaves are an Australian post-rock band who formed in Sydney in December 2006. The group is currently composed of guitarist Otto Wicks-Green, drummer Tim Adderley, and bassist/keyboardist Alex Wilson. To date, they have released four full-length studio albums. The band have achieved notable success internationally for their energetic live performances and modern approach to the post-rock genre. They are currently released through Australian independent record label Bird's Robe Records, which is distributed through MGM in Australia and independently worldwide. In 2013, UK label Monotreme Records licensed their debut album for an international release across the UK, Europe, and North America.

Albums

2011 …and so we destroyed everything
2014 love of cartography
2017 Made of Breath Only
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Latest Articles

Reviews / Live
Live Review: Sleepmakeswaves, The Contortionist, Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving
"A pitch-perfect and infectiously energetic performance of gut-punching, face-fucking, ear-hugging post-rock excellence."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: sleepmakeswaves, The Contortionist, Tangled Thought Of Leaving, Mowgli
"You could sniff the authenticity from miles away."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: sleepmakeswaves, The Contortionist, Tangled Thought Of Leaving, Stranger Things Have Happened
"It's not easy to be physically startled by a band."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: sleepmakeswaves, The Contortionist, Tangled Thought Of Leaving
"The ethereally beautiful will quickly devolve into a sonic barrage that shakes at the listener's core."
Features / Music
Out With The Old, In With The Brutal
"It's such an intangible thing to know that you've got to write a great follow up album… But just through sheer force of will you can't achieve that, it has to be disconnected from your ambition."
Features / Music
sleepmakeswaves
I got the absolute pleasure to talk to guitarist and quasi-frontman Otto Wicks-Green of sleepmakeswaves about their third record and his guitar setup.
News / Music
Sleepmakeswaves Announce Additional Supports For Upcoming Tour
Last minute sleepers.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Cog, sleepmakeswaves, Switchkicker
"No one in the crowd wants this night to end."
News / Music
Sleepmakeswaves Unveil Aussie Tour Dates With US Mates The Contortionist
The instrumental-rock veterans will play nine shows around the country this August
Features / Music
Birthday Bash: Bird's Robe Records
"It was like the culmination of everything we had collectively worked towards, literally a dream come true."
News / Music
Bird's Robe Records Celebrates Five Years
Their birthday bash will be headlined by sleemakeswaves.
News / Music
Illy, Jebediah & More To Perform At Festival Of The Sun 2015
Line-up announced.