Armor For Sleep

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Thank you!

Thanks so much to all of you that joined Armor for Sleep's street team, the Ghosthunters, in hopes of winning a free t-shirt. Rest assured we will be having many other contests and giveaways such as this one in the near future so keep checking in for news and updates!!

Armor for Sleep is a New Jersey-based band known for their unique brand of atmospheric emo, sometimes referred to as dream pop.

Their 2005 breakthrough album What to Do When You Are Dead was a concept album about death and the afterlife told from the perspective of a suicide victim. The album was a critical success and spawned the minor hit "The Truth about Heaven," which got regular play on the Fuse television network.

Smile for Them, their latest release, is Armor for Sleep's first record on the Sire Records label, which is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Records, and looks to finally break the band into mainstream music.

I spoke with lead singer and primary songwriter Ben Jorgensen about the new album, changing labels and his fascination with sleep and death.

Q. Smile for Them is your first full release in more than two-and-a-half years. Why did it take so long to come out with a new record?

A. Two years, I think, (it) isn't that long, but we wrote way more content for this record. For What to Do When You Are Dead, we wrote 13 songs and put 11 on the record. This time around we wrote, like, 50 songs. I guess we just wanted to take our time, making sure that we got our point across.

Q. Do you think the music scene has changed since 2005?

A.Yeah, I mean, it's changing every day. It's scary how fast it's changing with CD sales falling off and new trends coming in. It's like we have to focus on ourselves and our sound and try and not be deterred by everybody else and what's going on.

Q. Have you seen a change in your fan base?

A. I think -- it's a weird thing -- our fan base is definitely very loyal. We have fans of the band and we have fans of the records. There are people that think Dream to Make Believe will always be their favorite record and people who think What to Do When You Are Dead is their favorite record and, it's like, they get so attached to it that they can't break themselves away from it, which is awesome. Like, I totally understand that. At the same time, there are tons of new fans of the new CD who predominately make up our show. I think it's fans that don't understand the change that kind of get(s) lost in the mix.

To read the full interview, go to http://media.www.dailytitan.com/media/storage/paper861/news/2008/01/28/T...

All you have to do to enter to win a free AFS T-Shirt is to sign up for the Ghosthunters at afs-team.com, and follow the instructions there! It's really easy and a great way to win free stuff. Ghosthunters are constantly thinking of creative ways to promote Armor for Sleep, as well as being able to attend special meet and greets and listening parties that are exclusive to Ghosthunters only! Sign up before Jan. 30th to enter to win your free AFS T-shirt!!

This year, Armor for Sleep has joined the Bamboozle Roadshow 2008 featuring Saves the Day, Set Your Goals, and Metro Station. The tour will kick-off March 28th in Seattle, WA with 37 stops around the country, including Irvine, CA for Bamboozle Left and and E. Rutherford, NJ for the Hoodwink and Bamboozle Festivals.
All dates have been posted here on armorforsleep.com so check them out at make travel arrangements if necessary! This is a tour you wont want to miss.

Thanks to all of you amazing people who call in and go online to request Hold the Door, Armor for Sleep has been getting a lot of love on the west coast from KROQ!!! Every weeknight, KROQ counts down the five most requested songs of the day at 9 pm for a segment called the Furious Five at Nine and Hold the Door has made several appearances in the countdown! This is very exciting and really great news for Armor for Sleep. Thank you soooo much for your support!

If you'd like to request Hold the Door, you can go to http://www.kroq.com or call 1.800.520.1067.

Thank you!

Thanks so much for everyone who submitted designs for the T-Shirt Design contest!! We can't believe how artistic you all are- it was honestly a really hard choice. These three people had great designs and will receive a free AFS shirt as well as a signed poster! Let us know what you think of these designs.

Ashleigh Silberstein


Brittany Cowell

David Hardie