Nic Goodson- (vocals, guitar, keys)
Ryan Scott- (guitar, keys, vocals)
Justin Gregg-(bass, vocals)
Taylor Sproull-(drums)
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Influences
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of the ultimate taco.
Sounds Like
"West Texas Yo La Tengo."-(Amped Macon),
"Sleepy-time-desert-tonk"-(Quietzine)
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Sleepy Horses began in a living room in Lubbock, TX. Colt Miller, Amanda Shires, and Nic Goodson began recording lush West Texas folk....this project became Sleepy Horses. Within a few months Nic Goodson moved to Athens, GA.....there he began to play solo under the Sleepy Horses moniker and later would add several other members including Jason Peckham, Brandi Goodson, Jim Wilson, Kyle Harris, and Matt "Pistol" Stoessel....with this larger lineup in place, the band began to tour extensively throughout the Southeast, East Coast, and thru the West.....they also recorded an album, "Somewhere Out West, Lonesome For You". Within one week of releasing the record everything fell apart. Nic Goodson died in a hotel room on November 25, 2006. After being discovered by a hotel maid, he was taken to the hospital where he was revived. This incident forced Goodson to return to his homestate of Texas to recover.....he had suffered massive nerve damage to his right leg and was told that he may never walk again. While in TX, Goodson recovered slowly....after a few months he had even taught himself to walk again. Goodson made several treks thru Texas during his recovery visiting honky tonks, juke joints, and SXSW. On March 22, 2007 Nic Goodson played his first show in Athens, GA. This marked the next phase in Sleepy Horses' story. Over the course of the next year, the band (a trio including Justin Gregg on bass and Dave Forker on drums) went on to win the Flagpole Athens Music Award for Best Roots Rock Band in 2007, toured extensively throughout the Southeast, East Coast, and West, appeared at SXSW, as well as many other Festivals, and finished work on "The Golden Light" the album written by Goodson while he was recovering. At present the band continues to tour and is gearing up to release "The Golden Light". The band has also expanded and changed.....Nic's good friend Ryan Scott has moved from Lubbock, TX to play guitar, mandolin, and keys....and Taylor Sproull (Southern Bitch, Kaitlyn Jones) has joined the band on drums. This new version of Sleepy Horses promises to be strong live and continue the densely layered shoegaze country that REM's Peter Buck has called, "Epic and Grand Soundscapes".
My new single is now out to radio "FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF MY LOVE LIFE". A special thanks to "The Conman Radio Show" at CONMANRADIO.COM" for debuting it world wide! Also don't forget to request FIRST DAY with your radio stations!
Dude you need come to Louisville, Kentucky. I think you can do really well up hear. I found few venues you could do some shows at. Check out Skull Alley
HI!! I have added a couple of new songs to my page in the last few weeks!! I would love for you to stop by for a listen if you haven't already done so!! Thanks so much!! Ashleigh Rogers ♥
Hey! Thanks for the friendship! Just want to let you know that the first single off my self-titled debut album has been released; it's called "My List"...hope you can catch it! Hope all is going great for you. Stop by and let me know how you are, and if you have time, please click the DEMAND widget on my page to bring me to your home town! Thanks...Take care & God Bless,
Mrs. Gowanus, the line between us is so fine
What makes people act the way they do?
Mrs. Gowanus, this bar will be forever ours
Why did you have to leave us so soon?
It couldn’t have been the right time
It couldn’t have been so soon
Mrs. Gowanus, the lines between us are so fine
What secrets do you hide?
What futures can you tell me?
Looking into the cup you hold
Mrs. Gowanus, are you really so old,
That you alone know,
When the truth becomes lies,
Through the passage of time?
Mrs. Gowanus, why are you singing to the stones?
Do they tell you what you need to know?
Our seats are so far away
Mrs. Gowanus, the line between us is so fine
What makes people act the way they do?
Mrs. Gowanus, are we really losing you?
ATHENIANS: We are playing Go Bar Feb 28th w/ Baak Gwai (Tuscaloosa) and Mass Solo Revolt!! Thats a killer line-up!! show starts at 8:30pm, we want to make love to your ears, let us do it ;)
Hola! We are playing the always amazing Go Bar on Saturday, JAN.17th w/ the Sneaky Hand and Martians See Red! Show starts at 9pm and it is FREE!!! Everyone and their grandma should come out and party w/ us, we want to make love to your ears, yummy ;)
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