Beauty Sleep

Beauty Sleep formed in Brooklyn, New York, in 2004 when former college buddies Annabel Kaplan and Tony Larkin ran into each other by chance at a concert; following a few jam sessions, they recruited drummer Rob DiCaterino and bassist Brian DiFeo to round out the group. A wistful, dreamy indie pop affair whose jangly guitar work and earnest vocals nodded to twee-as-all-get-out artists like the Softies and the Field Mice, Beauty Sleep soon caught the attention of the Connecticut-based label Skipping Stones following the release of their self-titled five-track EP. Plans for a deb...