The Sleepy Jackson

The Sleepy Jackson are an Australian alternative rock band formed in Perth, Western Australia.The band's name was inspired by a former drummer who was narcoleptic.The band revolves around the distinctive vocal style of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Luke Steele.Stemming from a musical family, Luke's father Rick Steele is a local blues musician, and two of Luke's siblings are also musicians, with brother Jesse a former member of The Sleepy Jackson (and currently performing with father Rick in The Hot Biscuit Band), and sister Katy, who fronts another Perth rock band, Little Birdy.While a series of acclaimed EPs brought The Sleepy Jackson to a broader musical attention of Australia, it was the release of their 2003 album Lovers and 2006 second album Personality – One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird that directed significant international focus upon the band.