Armor for Sleep and Spanish Love Songs

Founded by multi-instrumentalist Ben Jorgensen in 2001, lead guitarist PJ DeCicco joined later that year and the pair settled on the name Armor for Sleep. Bassist AJ Resnick and drummer Paul Abrahamian followed shortly afterwards with the band recording a series of demo tapes. Many of the demo’s songs found their way onto the band’s debut album and proved popular in and around New Jersey. The buzz this generated for Armor for Sleep led the group to sign with Equal Vision Records.

In 2003 Armor for Sleep issued their debut album “Dream to Make Believe” marked by the arrival of new bassist Anthony Dilonno and drummer Nash Breen. Earning a string of positive reviews from rock periodicals, the record was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, and significantly increased the group’s national profile. Two years later followed Armor for Sleep’s sophomore album “What to Do When You Are Dead”. The concept album proved another popular release rising to No.1 on the U.S. Heatseekers Chart and spawning the singles “Car Underwater”, “The Truth About Heaven”, and “Remember to Feel Real”.

Following this success Armor for Sleep signed with the major label Warner Bros./Sire Records to expand their promotion and distribution. Ahead of their third full-length album the band contributed the track “End of the World” to the 2007 “Transformers” soundtrack with added vocals and keyboard effects. In October 2007 Armor for Sleep issued their third full-length album “Smile for Them”. Led by the single “Williamsburg”, the record rose to No. 93 on the Billboard 200, after which the group released the EP “The Way Out is Broken”. The band announced their dissolution in 2009 however returned in 2012 to play the year’s Bamboozle Festival in New Jersey.