Smart - Sleeper

In the indie boom of the 1990s there were a slew of girl fronted bands; Elastica, Lush, Catatonia and of course Sleeper. Whilst we the names of the singers in these bands is probably within reach can you recall the chap who played drums in Elastica? Hey without using the internet! Nope, thought not. How about the bass player from Catatonia? Not so easy is it.

So I'm sure we all know that Louise Wener was the singer from Sleeper but what about the rest of the band? OK so most music journalists and photographers are going to concentrate on the singer in a band, that is almost a given. But when the singer was much more glamorous that the rhythm section that can only be amplified. A hundred-fold. So that was the case, and the unfortunate destiny of the blokes in Sleeper, or 'Sleeperblokes'. Well just for the record the rest of the band were;

Jon Stewart (Guitar)
Diid Osman (Bass)
Andy Maclure (Drums)

And let's face it, without them 'Smart' would've definitely not have been. It would've sounded pretty dull. There'd be no fantastic drumming, pounding bass or fuzzy guitars. I doubt hits such as 'Inbetweener' wouldn't have rolled in without the 'Sleeperblokes'.

But I suppose we've all been there; at some point in our lives we've all been a 'Sleeperbloke'. And I dare say that at some point in the future it'll happen again. Wedding receptions, at the supermarket, entering a party or just simply standing next to the women in our lives. And you know what? I wouldn't have it any other way.