The Sleeping Years is the new project for ex-Catchers singer-songwriter Dale Grundle.

Dale was born in Coleraine, Northern Ireland to an Irish father and a Scottish mother and started his first band Catchers while at school. Their first single ‘Cotton Dress’ came out on Setanta Records and became single of the week in Melody Maker. Their debut album ‘Mute’ was recorded with Mike Hedges in France. Catchers recorded their second album ‘Stooping to Fit’ with Nick Drake’s arranger Robert Kirby writing string and brass section parts for some of the songs.

The first Sleeping Years EP, ‘You And Me Against The World’, was released in March 2007 and was a huge success particularly in France where it was played on national radio and received great reviews in all the major magazines - even the lead track appeared on a cd sampler with Rolling Stone magazine. All the songs on 'You and me against the world' were written, played and recorded by Dale at home. The EP also features recordings of Dale's father and of the world outside his house.

‘Setting Fire To Sleepy Towns’ is the second in a trilogy of limited edition EPs released in 2007. Once again recorded by Dale at home, this time the music features different instrumentation to the debut with synths, theremins, melotrons and electric guitars appearing alongside the acoustic guitar and piano.

Press:

‘A very beautiful mini-album’
Rolling Stone

'a one-man show that owes his lilting metaphysical lyricism to the
likes of Nick Drake, Elliot Smith and John Martyn. It's good to know
that there are people like him out there'
Dazed and Confused

‘Absolutely gorgeous'
Hot Press

’Engagingly mournful, melodic songcraft'
Time Out ‘Un romantisme rêveur; une voix vaste et une guitare faste’
Les Inrockuptibles

‘A very great songwriter’
Popnews

’Engagingly mournful, melodic songcraft'
Time Out

‘indie folk artisan Grundle is a lyrical force to be reckoned with’
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