Armor for Sleep was an American alternative rock band formed in 2001, in New Jersey.
After initial demos had been distributed, New York-based independent label Equal Vision Records signed the band and went onto release the concept-based albums, Dream to Make Believe in 2003 and What to Do When You Are Dead in 2005. The following year they signed to Sire Records/Warner Bros. and released their last album Smile for Them in 2007. They announced thei...
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Armor for Sleep was an American alternative rock band formed in 2001, in New Jersey.
After initial demos had been distributed, New York-based independent label Equal Vision Records signed the band and went onto release the concept-based albums, Dream to Make Believe in 2003 and What to Do When You Are Dead in 2005. The following year they signed to Sire Records/Warner Bros. and released their last album Smile for Them in 2007. They announced their disbandment in October 2009.
The band was founded by Ben Jorgensen in 2001, in New Jersey. Band founder, Ben Jorgensen, stated the name of the band, Armor for Sleep, comes from his early experiences of writing music and not being able to sleep. He quotes "I guess when I started the band I was kind of, like, retreating in my room and I kind of couldn't really fall asleep, so I started playing music. I just thought of the name Armor For Sleep, because it was really, the music was keeping me from passing out! Which was something I was...
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