"I think it would be boring to make the same record over and over again," says Elliott Kozel, singer/guitarist of Sleeping in the Aviary. "I want to surprise people with each album that I make." For listeners who have been following Sleeping in the Aviary, new album Great Vacation will do just that. With each release, the Minneapolis band has changed up their sound, from pop-punk, to indie-folk and now, for their third full-length album, to storytelling over pop-infused land mines. The lineup of Kozel, Phil Mahlstadt (bass) and Michael Sienkowski (drums) churned … read more
"I think it would be boring to make the same record over and over again," says Elliott Kozel, singer/guitarist of Sleeping in the Aviary. &… read more
"I think it would be boring to make the same record over and over again," says Elliott Kozel, singer/guitarist of Sleeping in the Aviary. "I want to surprise people with e… read more
“It's got a fuzzed-out doo-wop feeling, and all the songs are about girls!” says Sleeping in the Aviary’s Elliott Kozel. "It’s like Dion and the Belmonts with a hangover trying to figure out how to use a Big Muff pedal, or the Everly Brothers beating up some kid in the bathroom of a high-school gymnasium and then feeling bad about it later.” He’s describing the band’s fourth full-length album, You and Me, Ghost, set for release by Science of Sound Records on September 6, 2011. In the ever-expanding musical universe that is Sleeping in the Aviary, asking what they’re up to … read more
“It's got a fuzzed-out doo-wop feeling, and all the songs are about girls!” says Sleeping in the Aviary’s Elliott Kozel. "It’s like Dion and the Belmonts with a hangover trying to… read more
“It's got a fuzzed-out doo-wop feeling, and all the songs are about girls!” says Sleeping in the Aviary’s Elliott Kozel. "It’s like Dion and the Belmonts with a hangover trying to figure out how to use a Big Muff pedal, or th… read more