The Sleepy Jackson are an Australian
alternative rock band formed in
Perth, Western Australia. The band's name was inspired by a former
drummer who was
narcoleptic. The band revolves around the distinctive vocal style of multi-instrumentalist and songwriter
Luke Steele. Stemming from a musical family, Luke's father Rick Steele is a local blues musician, and two of Luke's siblings are also musicians, with brother Jesse a former member of The Sleepy Jackson (and currently performing with father Rick in The Hot Biscuit Band), and sister
Katy, who fronts another Perth rock band,
Little Birdy. While a series of acclaimed EPs brought The Sleepy Jackson to a broader musical attention of Australia, it was the release of their 2003 album
Lovers and 2006 second album
Personality - One Was a Spider, One Was a Bird that directed significant international focus upon the band.