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The Sleeping Years

Debut album available to order now

About Me

The Sleeping Years is the new project for singer songwriter Dale Grundle.The Sleeping Years have released three EPs so far, ‘You and Me Against The World’,, ‘Setting fire to sleepy towns’ and 'Clocks and clones'. The debut album 'We're becoming islands one by one' has just been released on Talitres Records in France. The album will be released by Rocketgirl in the UK and Ireland on the 2nd June.Dale was born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland to an Irish father and a Scottish mother and started his first band Catchers while at school. Their first single ‘Cotton Dress’ came out on Setanta Records and became single of the week in Melody Maker. Their debut album ‘Mute’ was recorded with Mike Hedges in France. Dale went on to tour with Pulp, Edwyn Collins, The Divine Comedy, Dr. John and Oasis. Catchers recorded their second album ‘Stooping to Fit’ with Nick Drake’s arranger Robert Kirby writing string and brass section parts for some of the songs. ‘We’re becoming Islands One By One” is poised to become an instant, yet timeless classic. Dale performs all vocals and guitars, not to mention bass, Hammond organ, Rhodes piano and e-bow parts and was joined by cellist Michelle So and Tom Page on drums. It was recorded and produced in London at The Smokehouse by Ian Dowling, also at the 22nd House by Dale. 'We're becoming islands one by one' CD Album


UK/Ireland orders from Rocketgirl
French/European orders from Talitres
Buy The Sleeping Years EPs on CDEach EP costs £4.99. Postage and packing will be :
UK: £1.50 1st item, 75p additional items,
£1.80 1st item, 90p additional items
Rest of the world: £2.10 1st item, £1.30 additional items

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'Clocks and clones' EP


TSYEP03

Design by Pika Pika .
Each cd is held in a wrap-around paper sleeve featuring printed lyrics.
The sleeve is contained in a hand made blue paper box with a perforated strip. The box is debossed with the name of the EP on the front and contains a silk screened design on the inside.
1 'Clocks and clones'
2 'Nearly got it made'
3 'Streamlined'
4 'Untroubled'
5 'Strays'

Limited to 750 copies, all signed and numbered.


'You and me against the world' EP

TSYEP01
Released 2007. Limited to 500 copies, all numbered and signed. Sold out on CD.

'Setting fire to sleepy towns' EP


TSYEP02
Released 2007. Limited to 750 copies, all signed and numbered. Sold out on CD.


All 3 EPs - 'You and me against the world' EP, 'Setting fire to sleepy towns' EP and 'Clocks and clones' EP are available to buy as digital downloads from

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Amazon

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Member Since: 1/22/2006
Band Website: sleepingyears.com
Band Members: The Sleeping Years are: Dale Grundle (vocals, guitar, piano, bass, harmonica, ebow, programming), Michelle So (cello, piano), Tom Page (drums, percussion), Dan Wood (keyboards)

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Contact The Sleeping Years: [email protected]

UK press contact: Lucy Hurst
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Press quotes for 'We're becoming islands one by one':

Drowned in Sound: 'a record that only Bon Iver's ‘For Emma, Forever Ago’ has really rivalled in recent months. 'We're Becoming Islands One By One' could be remembered as one of 2008's best of its kind in years to come'. 8/10'
BBC: 'beautifully understated... one of Grundle's great strengths is his lyrics'
The Word magazine: 'Grundle is emerging as one of our great off-centre songwriters'
Rory McConnell (BBC Radio 1): 'album of the year for me.'
Losing Today: 'Tenderly focused, sparsely delivered and exquisitely tailored... 'we're becoming islands one by one' is a moment of refinement and rare beauty. An understated treasure if ever we heard one.'
Clash magazine: 'Comparisons to Nick Drake and Elliot Smith are inevitable but it is Neil Young who is most often brought to light... very good'
Bearded magazine: 'it’s a rare and special thing when someone shows such a knack for their craft that they create a memorable record... truly moving.'
Teletext:'it's not one if you're feeling emotionally fragile...Grundle's longing is redemptive and beautiful. 8/10'
The Lipster: 'bloody good... plain perfect for the sun-dazzled days of early summer.'
Subba Cultcha: 'A truly lovely piece of work chock full of joyful instrumentation and evocative imagery. 4.5 out of 5'
Q magazine: 'Quality stuff'
State magazine (Ireland): 'Deeply moving... burns with greater intensity after each listen'
Flavorpill: 'haunting... the perfect kind of music to fall in love to'

Revue de presse: ‘We’re Becoming Islands One By One’

Telerama: 'Confidentiel et flamboyant... une suite de révélations.' Arte tv: 'Un magnifique album Pop-Folk qui a le pouvoir d’arrêter le temps.' Magic: 'Des mélodies d'une finesse stupéfiante.' Le Cargo: 'Une voix sensible et déchirante. Bouleversant.' Coup de cœur Fnac / Rock & Folk: ' Une collection de pépites Pop-Folk d'une sincérité poignante. Une grande réussite.' France Musique - Eric Serva: ' Une suite de complaintes pluvieuses et sentimentales.' Pinkushion: ' Un album de Folk élégant et racé, hors du temps.' Popnews: ' Un disque où tout cohabite avec grâce.' Foutraque: ' Un flot d’émotions.' Autres Directions: ' Des chansons touchées par la grâce.' Longueur D'Ondes: ' Songwriting raffiné, mélodies angéliques et voix au spleen fragile.' Optimum: ' Une révélation à tout point de vue. Absolument renversant.' Liability: ' Des pépites d'une douceur incandescente.' Les Choses: ' Sincérité et simplicité… des chansons à la beauté désarmante.' Euradio Nantes: 'Un magnifique album de Pop mélancolique.' Indiepoprock.net: 'Ce premier album ravira les oreilles sensibles aux ballades folk mélancoliques.' Tatapoum: 'Un disque qui impressionne par sa simplicité et son honnêteté.'

Press quotes for the EPs:

The Guardian: 'his voice breaks exquisitely between hope and despair in songs that the acoustic guitar was invented for' Dazed and Confused: 'a one-man show that owes his lilting metaphysical lyricism to the likes of Nick Drake, Elliot Smith and John Martyn. It's good to know that there are people like him out there'Stuart Bailie (BBC Radio): 'Just as Sufjan Stevens has been moved to celebrate the quirks and character of the United States, so Dale Grundle is devising his own charts, full of wonder, dread and reverie. Can't wait to see where he takes us next.' Les Inrockuptibles: ‘Un romantisme rêveur; une voix vaste et une guitare faste’ Rolling Stone: ‘Un très jolie mini-album… délicieux et acoustique’Hot Press: 'absolutely gorgeous'Time Out: 'engagingly mournful, melodic songcraft'Who needs radio: ‘indie folk artisan Grundle is a lyrical force to be reckoned with’Sixeyes: 'a definite talent musically, vocally, and lyrically'


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Record Label: Rocketgirl (UK) Talitres Records (France)
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

’You and me against the world’ in The Word magazine

'You and me against the world' from 'We're becoming islands one by one' is featured on the CD given away with the August edition of The Word magazine. The August edition is due out on the 10th July. h...
Posted by The Sleeping Years on Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:42:00 PST

Newsletter: Analog Festival/Macbeth/Le Divan du Monde/Festival de Sedières/3 EPs

Hi, here are a few events happening throughout July and beyond.  In this newsletter: The Sleeping Years @ Analog Next London show Le Divan du Monde/Festival de Sedières 3 EPs Album pre...
Posted by The Sleeping Years on Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:22:00 PST

This Fake DIY/Stuart Bailie

This is Fake DIY have posted a video taken of Dale and Michelle playing 'The Lockkeeper's Cottage' before the UK album launch show at the 12 Bar Club in London.You can watch the video here: http://www...
Posted by The Sleeping Years on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 06:15:00 PST

3 EPs available on iTunes in France, Germany, etc

All 3 EPs by The Sleeping Years are now available to download through iTunes and other stores for the very first time in France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands....
Posted by The Sleeping Years on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:02:00 PST

New video online

We have just added a new video to our page. It was filmed by Onstage TV at 7eme Ciel just before the secret concert for Popnews.com .http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5tspw_on-stage-extra-1-th e-sleepi...
Posted by The Sleeping Years on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:53:00 PST

Drowned in Sound review online

Dom Gourlay: 'We're Becoming Islands One By One could be remembered as one of 2008's best of its kind in years to come'. 8/10http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/3463630...
Posted by The Sleeping Years on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:39:00 PST

Radio 1 session now online

Hi, you can now listen to 2 tracks now from our recent session for Rory McConnell's Radio 1 show. Dale popped into the studio in Belfast and recorded 4 songs. Rory McConnell: ''We're becoming islands ...
Posted by The Sleeping Years on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:37:00 PST

Radio 1 session and future shows

Thank you to everyone who came along to the album launch at the 12 Bar Club.The next TSY event will be a session due to be recorded in Belfast for Rory McConnell's show on BBC Radio 1 tomorrow (12th J...
Posted by The Sleeping Years on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:35:00 PST

Bearded magazine, BBC, Subba-Cultcha and Rolling Stone reviews

Hi, here are some new reviews of the album...Bearded magazine:http://beardedmagazine.co.uk/wp/?p=189BBC:http://ww w.bbc.co.uk/music/release/rbrg/Subba Cultcha.com:http://www.subba-cultcha.com/article_a...
Posted by The Sleeping Years on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:50:00 PST

Telerama review of Were becoming islands one by one

« Des années à dormir », c'est peut-être ainsi que Dale Grundle a passé le temps qui sépare la fin des Catchers, son premier groupe, de sa réapparition sous ce nouvel alias. Mais on n'en jurerait pas&...
Posted by The Sleeping Years on Wed, 14 May 2008 02:58:00 PST