London, GB
electronic
24.2m all-time streams (7 Feb '26)
Sleeper enjoyed huge critical and commercial success in the mid 90s: achieving 8 Top 40 singles across 3 Top 10 albums with well over 1,000,000 sales.  Their music was characterised by astute, observational lyrics and big, hook driven melodies.

Wener was an iconic front-person, heading up a movement that brought women centre stage in guitar music.  Sleeper split In 1998 and walked purposely away from the limelight.