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American rock band

Armor for Sleep is an American rock band from New Jersey. Their current lineup consists of lead vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Ben Jorgensen, lead guitarist PJ DeCicco, bassist Anthony DiIonno and drummer Nash Breen. After initial demos had been distributed, New York–based independent label Equal Vision Records signed the band and went on to release the concept based albums, Dream to Make Believe (2003) and What to Do When You Are Dead (2005). The band announced their disbandment in October 2009, only reuniting briefly for tours in 2012 and 2015. They officially reunited in 2020 and released a new album in September 2022, The Rain Museum, on Equal Vision Records and Rude Records. During their recording career, the band has been known for their blend of alternative rock, atmospheric emo, and dream pop.

Armor For Sleep was founded by Ben Jorgensen in 2001 in New Jersey. Nash Breen and Peter James "PJ" DeCicco later joined the band after leaving fellow New Jersey band Prevent Falls. Jorgensen stated the name of the band comes from his early experiences of writing music and not being able to sleep. As he recalls, "I guess when I started the band I was kind of, like, retreating in my room and I kind of couldn't really fall asleep, so I started playing music. I just thought of the name Armor for Sleep, because it was really, the music was keeping me from passing out! Which was something I was procrastinating on." Armor For Sleep originally signed to Equal Vision Records, where they released their first two albums, Dream to Make Believe in 2003 and What to Do When You Are Dead in 2005. The band signed to Warner Brothers/Sire Records in 2006, explaining it was "time for a change". A Machine Shop remix of their track "Remember to Feel Real" was featured on the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack in August 2006. The next year, the band debuted a new track entitled "End of the World" on the soundtrack for the 2007 film Transformers. This song would later appear on their next record, but with various changes, including the reduction in vocal effects and keyboards. Armor For Sleep released their third full length album Smile for Them on October 30, 2007. On August 20, 2008, the band announced an extended play (EP), entitled The Way Out Is Broken.

In January 2009, Abrahamian formed the band 1984. After the group parted ways, Ben Jorgensen briefly started an electronic project called God Loves a Challenge alongside Sierra Shardae and also embarked on a brief solo career, releasing the EP There Is Nowhere Left to Go in 2010. PJ DeCicco moved on to playing in Love Automatic with former Senses Fail bassist Mike Glita. The band is no longer active. Nash Breen was playing with New York Rivals, but has since joined the Cold Seas, who opened for Armor for Sleep on select dates of their What to Do When You Are Dead 10th anniversary tour in 2015 as well as the 15th anniversary tour of the aforementioned album in 2021. As of 2022, Breen remains active with both Armor for Sleep and the Cold Seas.

On February 24, 2020, the band announced on Facebook that they would be reuniting for a summer tour including nineteen US cities to celebrate the 15th anniversary of What to Do When You Are Dead. The tour was later postponed due to the COVID 19 pandemic, and on August 13, 2020, the band announced the new tour dates for 2021. In July 2022, the band announced a new album, The Rain Museum, which was released on September 9, 2022. In the summer of 2022, Armor for Sleep performed on select dates of the Hello Gone Days tour, co headlined by Dashboard Confessional and Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. In the spring of 2023, the band co headlined the Pitch Black Forever tour with Hawthorne Heights. In the fall of 2023, the band went on tour to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Dream to Make Believe. The tour kicked off on October 19, 2023 at Mulcahy's Pub and Concert Hall in Wantagh, New York and the band were joined on tour by the Early November (who were celebrating the 20th anniversary of their debut album, The Room's Too Cold) and the Spill Canvas. In February 2024 the band will perform on the 2024 Emo's Not Dead Cruise, which will be headlined by Yellowcard.