Ben Hackett is a multi-instrumentalist based out of Athens, GA. His first solo record Songs For Sleeping Dogs (Strolling Bones Records) is a quite literal reference to the conditions those songs grew in, as Hackett worked softly during quiet late night hours in his home studio space, careful not to wake the slumbering dog or the rest of the household. The compositions reach the unlikely nexus point of whisper-thin subtlety and profound musical depth, with Hackett playing dozens of different woodwinds, acoustic instruments, electronics, and every component in between.

Every sound dissolves into the next for an album that breathes, reacts, and considers, and all of it happens within an atmosphere so soft that the experience itself feels almost accidental. When he's not making his own music, he produces, records, and plays on records for folks like Rich Ruth and Will Johnson, or you can find him on the road backing acts like Go Kurosawa (Kikagaku Moyo), Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers), and Craig Finn (The Hold Steady).