The 1975, Chvrches, Years and Years: the Sleeperbloke is back

Is a band still a band when the frontperson takes all the heat? In 2018, the blokes-at-the-back format – as pioneered by Sleeper – is as prevalent as everIn the 1990s, when journalists could be mean to bands without the fear of being “cancelled” by their fans on Twitter, the term Sleeperblokes was invented, to refer to those anonymous men who stand at the back of bands, inspired by Sleeper and their frontwoman Louise Wener. Incredibly, the band took it quite well and ev...

Read full article Share article