
Caroline Smith and the Good Night Sleeps
General Info
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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
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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
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Shows & Events
7 upcoming shows/events
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May 27
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"Lack of Height" live at KUMD in Duluth, MN.
Thank you to The Duluth Scene!"Tanktop" live in Duluth, MN.
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10 of 559MoreIt was great making music with you this Summer at Ocracoke Island.
We had a great jam session with all the musicians that were involved.
Wonderful show at the High Noon Tonight!!! Looking forward to the next time you are in Madison again!!!!
great show the other night ic, try not to stay away too long ok?
amazing show tonight (strange matter) <3 OTDYWB!
you are amazing!! PLEASE come do a show in SLC, it would be so rad. your talent is so raw and authentic- something that needs to be more exposed in the music scene. love it.
Hey, we just got confirmation that we're playing with you in Ames, IA at The Space For Ames on 9/23 as part of the Maximum Ames Music Festival. Looking forward to it and love your music! See you soon.
All love from Canada! You guys are a true inspiration.
Hey ya'll, I saw you in Denver and Fort Collins last weekend, and I really enjoyed your music. I posted a couple of youtube vids from the Denver show. You have an amazing voice Caroline!
Well I have to say that Uller's was a great show, but when you played Eagle's Nest at the Ogden... now that was something else!!
You are the most talented musician Ive ever heard. Its an unbelievable shame you have yet to be discovered but your time will come. Please never stop making music! Missing your shows in Seattle was extremly disapointing.. Come back soon!