Sleeping with Sirens is an American rock band from Orlando, Florida, currently residing in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The band rose to fame with their song "If I'm James Dean, You're Audrey Hepburn", the lead single from their debut album, With Ears to See and Eyes to Hear, which was released in 2010.
Their second album, Let's Cheers to This, was released in 2011 and became a breakout for the band, thanks to the popular single "If You Can't Hang", which was certified Gold on July 18, 2018, by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling 500,000 copies in the US.
3 on the US Billboard 200, and a fourth album, entitled Madness, was released on March 17, 2015, through Epitaph Records and spawned the single "Kick Me".
The group is known primarily for the versatility of vocalist Kellin Quinn's leggero tenor vocal range, along with the heavy sound used on their early work and the pop influences they used later into their career.
On October 21, 2012, Sleeping with Sirens released a new single called "Dead Walker Texas Ranger" as a Halloween special.
[12] On October 16, 2013, guitarist Jesse Lawson announced his departure from the band, citing his desire to spend more time with his family and start a new musical venture.
[16] On July 21, 2014, the band announced that it would be headlining a world tour alongside Pierce the Veil, with supporting acts Beartooth and This Wild Life.
[18] However, on November 10, 2014, it was announced on Alternative Press that the band signed to Epitaph Records and released a new single called "Kick Me".
[21][22] They began their worldwide, Up Close and Personal Gossip tour, in October 2017 with special guests The White Noise, Palaye Royale and Chase Atlantic.
[28] On April 9, 2020, lead guitarist Jack Fowler teased a short clip from a heavy and yet-to-be-released song.
In January 2025, Kellin Quinn launched a solo project entitled Haunted Mouths with an album, A Collection of Greetings, due in February of the same year.
[a] The band cites Rancid, Green Day, blink-182, The Used, Finch and the Starting Line as influences[56] Other influences Kellin Quinn mentioned are Linkin Park, Jimmy Eat World, Fall Out Boy, Oasis, Third Eye Blind, Goo Goo Dolls, Sublime, Sugarcult, Blondie, Paula Abdul, Fleetwood Mac and AC/DC.