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The Sleepy Jackson | |
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 Front-man Luke Steele performing live with the band in October 2003. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Genres | Alternative rock, baroque pop, power pop |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Capitol (Australia) Virgin (UK) Astralwerks (USA) |
| Members | Luke Steele Malcolm Clark Lee Jones Dave Symes Jake Steele Jodi Steele |
| Past members | Jesse Steele Matthew O'Connor (deceased) Dan Bull Adam Buckeridge Paul Keenan Ronan Charles Justin Burford Rodney Aravena Jonathon Dudman Ben Nightingale Julian Dudman Felix Bloxsom |
| Website | thesleepyjackson |
The Sleepy Jackson are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia. The band's name was inspired by a former drummer who was narcoleptic.[1][2] The band revolves around the distinctive vocal style of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Luke Steele. Stemming from a musical family, Luke's father Rick Steele is a local blues musician, and two of Luke's siblings are also musicians, with brother Jesse a former member of The Sleepy Jackson (and currently performing with father Rick in The Hot Biscuit Band), and sister Katy, who fronts another Perth rock band, Little Birdy. While a series of acclaimed EPs brought The Sleepy Jackson to a broader musical attention of Australia, it was the release of their 2003 album Lovers and 2006 second album Personality – One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird that directed significant international focus upon the band.
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