“Hard, fast, noisy and addictive indie-pop at its finest. It is such an absolutely joy to hear something as jarring and as exciting as this. I’m not lying when I say I spilled tea all over myself lunging for the volume to turn it up up up.” – The Roaring Machine

“I just like these kids because they make short pop songs. There’s a lot to be said about a song that is under two minutes and engaging enough to get you dancing alone in your bedroom…” – It’s The Money Shot

Thanks to intense, highly entertaining live shows and its addictive, spastic pop songs, Sleeping In The Aviary has in short order become one of Madison, Wisconsin’s most intriguing young bands. Its sound could be described as The Thermals vacationing with the Violent Femmes, sharing hot tubs with The Kinks and saunas with Nirvana — often sounding frenzied or angry, but strangely good-natured about it. Flashes of rock and roll’s history percolate throughout its authentic brand of catchy songs which are of the kind that immediately become implanted in one’s brain upon listening.

Sleeping In The Aviary was formed in 2003 and underwent a few lineup changes before founding members and long-time friends Elliott Kozel and Phil Mahlstadt finally found their perfect match in Eyebeams songwriter and drummer, Michael Sienkowski. The band recorded its debut album, Oh, This Old Thing? with Ricky Riemer at Science of Sound, a basement studio in Madison where they felt they could achieve what they were looking for – a crisp and full recording while maintaining a DIY ethic. Now the band will take this sound and these songs on a month long tour of the US where fans can find out exactly what is making this group the most talked about act in Madison, Wisconsin.

“The album’s opening salvo dominates, suggesting early Thermals via mid-western garages and basements. From there its 20 minutes of kick-ass lo-fi power pop laced with strains of Buzzcocks crunch, Kinks hooks, and I swear, a dash of Ruins grandiose spazz.” – Necromuncher

“It’s sloppy, low-fi and as catchy as anything that you are going to come across… The garage rock-esque undertones of the thing could probably carry it on its own but the raw vocals of Elliott Kozel and the way that they are thrown about in the most pop-punk of fashions are what really make this such a good listen.” – Side One: Track One

Sleeping In The Aviary Live:

09/01 Minneapolis, MN Soap Factory

09/09 Madison, WI King Club

09/14 Milwaukee, WI Linneman’s

09/15 Chicago, IL South Union Arts

09/16 Peoria, IL TJ’s

09/17 St. Louis, MO Way Out Club

09/18 Little Rock, AR Vino’s Brew Pub

09/19 Shreveport, LA 516 Soundstage

09/20 Denton/Dallas, TX TBD

09/21 Houston, TX Rudyard’s Pub

09/22 Austin, TX Trophys

09/25 Albuquerque, NM Space Maybe

09/26 Tucson, AZ Vaudeville Cabaret

09/27 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory

09/28 Fresno, CA The Exit

09/29 Sonoma, CA The Shop

09/30 San Francisco, CA TBD

10/02 Portland, OR Brainstains

10/03 Seattle, WA Sunset Tavern

10/04 Portland, OR Red Room

10/05 Boise, ID Neurolux

10/06 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge

10/07 Denver, CO Three Kings Tavern

10/09 Wichita, KS Kirby’s Beer Store

10/10 Manhattan, KS PJ’s Pub

10/11 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews

10/12 Chicago, IL Cal’s Bar

10/13 Dekalb, IL TBD

Oh, This Old Thing? Tracklisting:

Stream The Album HERE

01. Face Lift Floats

02. Pop Song (MP3)

03. Another Girl (MP3)

04. Gloworm

05. Sign My Cast

06. Maureen

07. Drug Suitcase

08. No Socks

09. Only Son

10. Lanugo

11. Love Song

12. Getting Thin