Artist Info: Sleepercar

Sleepercar is the alt-country side project of Jim Ward, vocalist and guitarist for Sparta.

Sleepercar's beginning can be traced back to the end of At the Drive-In. The oldest Sleepercar song, "Fences Down", was written during a sound check at one of At the Drive-In's last shows. After the band had parted ways, Ward had expressed interest in the genre of alt-country and thought about starting a band to pursue it. However, Sparta was formed and it became the main focus. [read more...]