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Beauty Sleep
12+ albums
tweeindie popindieUSAtwee pop
about
There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Beauty Sleep was an American indie pop band that split in 2006. 2) Beauty Sleep is a dream pop noise and from Belfast, N.Ireland. 1) Beauty Sleep was a Brooklyn, NY, band that swam happily between the sounds of sweet indie pop, rock, and melancholy melodies without ever stopping for breath. Their catchy melodies pulled together a semi-sweet, playful sound and a unique intensity. The band started in 2004 when old college friends Annabel Kaplan (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Tony Larkin (vocals, guitar) ran into each other at a show in NYC. They shared similar influences (Rilo Kiley, Built to Spill, The Kinks, Grandaddy, Masters of the Hemisphere) and after a few practices, it was obvious that the two of them created a unique, complimentary sound. Beauty Sleep's lineup was later rounded out by Rob DiCaterino on drums and Brian DiFeo on bass. Annabel Kaplan, originally from Anna Maria Island, FL, has sung and played piano since she was a child. She didn't start playing guitar until college, where she was left alone with one for a weekend and was determined to write a song before the owner returned. She eventually formed the acoustic pop duo The Slight in Tallahassee, FL. After living in Florida for most of her life, she needed a change and moved to Chiba, Japan. While teaching English in the suburbs of Tokyo, she started a band called Nico Desu with three Japanese friends. The band released a four-song EP comprised of songs in
