The Sleeper Pins

Minnesota-style indie pop

The Sleeper Pins band Web site. Indie pop from Minnesota songwriter Tyson Allison and percussionist Justin DeLeon.

The Sleeper Pins: Keep It Coming Like a MIracle
Emperor Penguin Records, 2008

Tracks:
1. I'm Going To Write a Song If It Kills Me
2. Song for Black Swans
3. Heart of Hearts
4. My Stupid Brain
5. Keep Things Cool
6. Titanic, Arise!
7. Restless
8. Water Is Warm
9. The Light
10. Goodnight

Sample songs also available on The Sleeper Pins' MySpace Profile.

Recorded at Clear Stream Audio, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. Mixed by Joe Johnson at Fur Seal, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mastered by Pete Lymon at Infrasonic Sound, Los Angeles, California. Produced by Midwest Matadors.

Tyson Allison - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Piano, Analog Synth
Justin Deleon - Drums, Bells
Aaron Kerr - Cello
Steve Nord - Bass, Piano, Guitar, Organ

Additional Musicians:
Dan Hovsepian - French Horn
Cordell C. Monson - Accordion

The Sleeper Pins (self-titled)
Emperor Penguin Records, 2003

Tracks:
1. Never Cut Down (lyrics | mp3)
2. Succumb (lyrics | mp3)
3. Sin (lyrics)
4. The Surprise that Hurts (lyrics | mp3)
5. Looking at What is Anything but a Full Moon (lyrics | mp3)
6. Cannonshot (lyrics)
7. Radio (lyrics | mp3)
8. May Occasionally (lyrics)
9. Dear You (lyrics | mp3)
10. Tonight (lyrics)

All songs by The Sleeper Pins. Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Angel Beach and Trailmix Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota, by Justin deLeon and Joe Johnson. Produced by The Sleeper Pins.

Tyson Allison - vocals, acoustic and classical guitar, bass, keys, mandolin, udu, percussion
Justin deLeon - drums, percussion, bells, congas, djembe

Additional musicians:
Ken Dyreson - bass on "May Occasionally."
Aaron Kerr - cello on "Looking at What is Anything but a Full Moon" and "Tonight."