While They Slept belonged to the rare subgenre of 'screamo with strings,' along with such luminaries as Pansori, vowel, and I Would Set Myself On Fire For You. They were from Minneapolis and active in the early 2000s, with their last release being in 2002. They were too short-lived to release a full album, and their discography is commensurately small.
Combining screamo with the instrumental aspects of emo, While They Slept don't use hardcore vocals exclusively, making them even more of a hybrid band. They also have a fair amount of piano in there as well. The ratio of the genres they mix changes between their releases, and on their final EP they almost sound like a hardcore version of something like Utah! or Pompeii.
They band had three releases in total: A split with Tora! Tora! Torrance! at an unknown date, the Where? There Is No Life There EP in 2001, and their final EP, Parade the Circus Around the Silhouette in 2002. For download I have the final EP, though I only have the booklet and the CD, so it's missing the back tray artwork.
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