Album · Sleepy Jackson
Lovers by Sleepy Jackson
Lovers is an album by Sleepy Jackson, released in 2003. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “Vampire Racecourse”, on 1 list with a best position of #91.
Lovers, the first album from Perth's Sleepy Jackson, came out on EMI in 2003, and it's Luke Steele's show from top to bottom: the songwriter plays whatever needs playing and sings in that unmistakable, slightly off-kilter voice while the lineup around him, Jonathon Dudman on bass among them, shifts like the weather. The indie rock here wanders wherever his whims point it, and that restlessness is the charm.
The Steele clan runs deep in Perth music: dad Rick is a local blues man, sister Katy fronts Little Birdy, and brother Jesse drummed in the band's first days. The name, for the record, came from a former drummer who was narcoleptic. A run of acclaimed EPs had made them a name at home, but Lovers turned heads overseas. It sold around 100,000 copies worldwide, drew four nominations at the 2003 ARIA Music Awards, and in October 2010 made the book 100 Best Australian Albums.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Lovers on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vampire Racecourse | 1 | #91 | – | 2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.