Sleeper And Snake

Sleeper & Snake are an Australian duo built around the talents of two very busy musicians, Al Monfort and <a href="spotify:artist:1vk56l7eCqru7UdKvUjIUo">Amy Hill</a>. The group's lo-fi, homemade sound, as evidenced on 2020's Fresco Shed, touches on indie pop, noise-pop, and jazz with a gentle, experimental feel.

The project teams two of the more notable figures in the Australian indie rock scene: Montfort played in bands as influential as <a href="spotify:artist:5vjPLkDLdB76i8EO1PFOT6">Total Control</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7EwSG0OH30jspplvHRluLM">UV Race</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:25EoR5bxufGZD3RYMSTpV9">Dick Diver</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:1vk56l7eCqru7UdKvUjIUo">Hill</a> played with <a href="spotify:artist:2sCk1mUxSSJfK7wI6WGjKt">Constant Mongrel</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:2vsgzWoIxqa2qjugu7a1jH">Primo</a>. They teamed up in TERRY, who released three albums between 2016 and 2018. Under the name Snake, Montfort made a solo album titled Snake & Friends in 2018 that featured <a href="spotify:artist:1vk56l7eCqru7UdKvUjIUo">Hill</a>. The duo decided to record together with <a href="spotify:artist:1vk56l7eCqru7UdKvUjIUo">Hill</a> using the moniker Sleeper. Their first recording, "Sugar and Gold," was released in January of 2019, and the Junction and High album followed a month later. On it, the duo exhibited the pop melodies they were known for in their previous bands while also folding in influences like free jazz, avant-garde electronics, and acid folk. Their second album, 2020's Fresco Shed, followed a similar template and was released by <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22Upset+the+Rhythm%22">Upset the Rhythm</a>. ~ Tim Sendra, Rovi