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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, This Will Destroy You, Gay Paris, Serious Beak
"The sap was saved for the microphone, because the rest of the set was balls-to-the-wall heavy, melodic guitars, equal parts clean and distorted."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: sleepmakeswaves, This Will Destroy You
"During the same songs, portions of the crowd can be seen head-banging, dancing, moshing and simply staring, mesmerised by the performance."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: sleepmakeswaves, Gay Paris, SparkSpitter
"They delivered a glowing example of just how much care they take in perfecting their craft."
Reviews / Live
Live Review: sleepmakeswaves, Gay Paris, Glass Ocean
Features / Music
Why A Strong Community Is Everything
"Having that diversity is great and obviously the Australian crowd is pretty special, and on some level there’s always going to be a connection that is really unique."
Features / Music
sleepmakeswaves
As the band had a recent day of in Wuhan (that’s in China by the way), we spoke with guitarist Otto Wicks-green about all things sleepmakeswaves.
News / Music
Sleepmakeswaves Confirm National Tour Dates
Ten local shows announced
Reviews / Album
Album Review: sleepmakeswaves - 'Love Of Cartogrpahhy'
All hail the Australian kings of post-rock!
Reviews / Live
Live Review: sleepmakeswaves, Breaking Orbit, Foxes
And Perth loves sleepmakeswaves.
Reviews / Live
Live Review: sleepmakeswaves, Breaking Orbit, Luke Carlino
What makes this band special is their ability to put so much heart and soul into every chord
Features / Premiere
PREMIERE: sleepmakeswaves - Great Northern
If you can't catch the post-rock luminaries on tour, this is the next best thing
Reviews / Live
Live Review: Sleepmakeswaves, Breaking Orbit, Teal - The Zoo
Sleepmakeswaves and their "world-class" music take hold of Brisbane.
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