Val Sutton says, "To say that Sleeping at Last is the future of college rock is to make a magnanimous wish for the posterity of rock and roll. We can only hope that more music of this quality is what we should begin looking for." Sleeping at Last do an erratic-climaxes emo thing with clean, passionate vocals. Their new CD is called Capture.
Other coverage for this album
Decapolis May 2002Reviewed by Matt ModrichSleeping at Last has taken Chicago's music scene by storm, and has recently been signed by Interscope records. This year will mark their second year playing the underground stage at Cornerstone. Billy Corgan, formerly of the Smashing Pumpkins, called them a cross between his old band and Sunny Day Real Estate. Corgan has befriended the trio and has been working with them to get signed.…Bandoppler 2000Reviewed by Kristin FroemmingI realize that it is quickly becoming one of the most overused (and vague) words in the English language, but I'm hard pressed to find any other fitting description for this album, and that word is emo. "Emotional indie rock" might be a fair description, too. Ah, who needs tags or catch phrases to slap on things anyway? No matter what you call it, Sleeping At Last's first full length, Capture,…The Phantom Tollbooth 2000Reviewed by Zik JacksonChicagoland indie rock band Sleeping at Last takes their name from Psalm 62:1, where the soul finds its rest waiting on God. However, their sound is anything but sleepy. Taking musical cues from such groups as Switchfoot, Sunny Day Real Estate, Sixpence None the Richer and supergroup U2, Sleeping at Last endeavors to make their mark on the indie alt-rock scene. The debut album Capture is one of…Similar sounding releases
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