Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps

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General Info

Genre: Folk / Indie / Pop
Location Minneapolis, Un
Profile Views: 444956
Last Login: 5/23/2013
Member Since 10/7/2005
Website www.thegoodnightsleeps.com
Record Label United Interests
Type of Label Indie
Bio
Caroline Smith earned her place in the Midwest music community with her characteristic alto timbre, quivering with the presence of Billie Holiday, Leslie Feist, and Joanna Newsom. She began with a residency at age eighteen at Minneapolis' 400 Bar, a venue pivotal in shaping the careers of Elliott Smith, Conor Oberst, and Mason Jennings. A year later, Caroline befriended drummer Arlen Peiffer (Cloud Cult), bassist Jesse Schuster, and multi-instrumentalist David Earl, and the boys joined forces as "the Good Night Sleeps." They released Little Wind Sept 20th to a sold-out crowd at Minneapolis' legendary First Avenue, wowing them with Caroline's surprisingly apt cover of Kanye West's "Power." With the single "Calliope" premiering on PopMatters, Little Wind expands upon their debut LP Backyard Tent Set's storytelling whimsy, but shifts its foundation from the simplicities of gentle folk instrumentation to greater nuances of musical arrangement and soundscape rooted in modern indie rock.
Members
Caroline Smith, Arlen Peiffer, Jesse Schuster, David Earl
Influences
Ben Gibbard, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, Mirah, Joanna, BK, Cataldo, The Zombies, Wilco, Bob Dylan, Carly Simon, The Pixies, Billie Holiday, and Dre... a lot of Dr. Dre. I'm being serious.
Sounds Like
Quirky and soulful, and channeling the energies of Billie Holliday, Feist, and Joanna Newsome