Sleep Study nominated for 12th Annual Indepenent Music Awards

Invisible Button band Sleep Study has been nominated for an Independent Music Award. Andrea Swensson summed up the IMA’s quite nicely in her coverage of the nomination on The Current blog: “The 12th annual Independent Music Awards—an international program aimed at honoring “exceptional independent artists traditionally ignored by mainstream media and big box retailers”—has announced its nominees for over 80 categories of awards. Among the nominees? Minneapolis power-pop quartet Sleep Study, and last year’s locally grown tribute compilation Minnesota Remembers …

Sleep Study will be returning to Austin this year for SXSW. Check them out at the (brand new) Nook Amphitheater. 309 E 6th St. Austin, TX When: March 14 at 10pm / March 15 at 2pm Where: Nook Amphitheater (309 E 6th St.) Austin, TX Details: For up-to-date info, follow us @SleepStudyMusic  

Burgeoning new Twin Cities indie rock outfit Sleep Study released their debut record Nothing Can Destroy on Simon Recordings (NYC) this August to critical acclaim. The brazen, tightly-crafted retro-rock album was co-produced by The Honeydogs’ frontman Adam Levy and sited quickly as one to “be on many local critics’ year-end lists” (C. Riemenschneider, Star Tribune) Available now on itunes, Amazon and all other online mp3 outlets…links here! Watch out for the band around the Midwest this Fall! Sleep Study Nothing Can …

The Honeydogs’ “Broke it, Buy It” was recently featured as a National Public Radio Song of the Day: “The Honeydogs’ “Broke It, Buy It” flourishes, thanks to an indelible melody with an eight-to-the-bar tail that keeps listeners’ feet busy throughout….The hook here is insidiously catchy enough to ricochet through your head for days.” – Chris Parker, National Public Radio