Sleep Forever

Sleep Forever
Studio album by
Crocodiles
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2010
Recorded2010 Rancho de la Luna
GenreNoise pop, indie pop, post-punk revival, psychedelic rock, lo-fi
LabelFat Possum
ProducerJames Ford
Crocodiles chronology
Summer of Hate
(2009) 		Sleep Forever
(2010) 		Endless Flowers
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Artrocker(negative)[2]
Clash
Filter[3]
NME[4]
Nylon(positive)
Pitchfork(6.8/10)[5]
Q
The Quietus(positive)[6]
Spin[7]
Vice[8]

Sleep Forever is the second album by San Diego rock band Crocodiles. It was released by American label Fat Possum Records the year after the band's debut, Summer of Hate. Sleep Forever was recorded in Rancho de la Luna a vintage studio in Joshua Tree in California's Mojave Desert by James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco. The record incorporates various styles and shows krautrock, indie, noise rock, psychedelic, shoegaze, drone rock, and '60s girl-group influences. Additional musicians on the album include the band's touring keyboard player Robin Eisenberg and producer James Ford, who played drums.

Reviewers have noted the often macabre lyrical content of the songs. Sleep Forever was featured on NME and Rough Trade 's albums of the year lists.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Mirrors"5:23
2."Stoned to Death"5:32
3."Hollow Hollow Eyes"2:52
4."Girl in Black"5:05
5."Sleep Forever"4:11
6."Billy Speed"3:32
7."Hearts of Love"4:02
8."All My Hate and My Hexes are For You"4:47
Total length:35:24
Special edition
No.TitleLength
1."Groove Is In the Heart/California Girls"2:55
2."Jet Boy Jet Girl"3:52
3."Hearts of Love (Cold Cave Remix)"4:06
4."Mirrors (Tom Furse Horrors Remix)"4:46
Total length:15:39

References

  1. ^ "Sleep Forever by Crocodiles". Metacritic. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  2. ^ Toms, Kieran. "Crocodiles - Sleep Forever (Fat Possum)". Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  3. ^ Barbato, Lauren (September 13, 2010). "Reviews - Crocodiles". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Beaumont, Jack (September 13, 2010). "Crocodiles - Sleep Forever (Fat Possum)". NME. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  5. ^ Thompson, Paul (September 17, 2010). "Crocodiles: Sleep Forever". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  6. ^ Dix, Michael (September 15, 2010). "Crocodiles". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  7. ^ Young, Jon (September 13, 2010). "Crocodiles, 'Sleep Forever' (Fat Possum)". Retrieved October 14, 2011.
  8. ^ No Mates, Billy. "Crocodiles - RECORDS - Vice Magazine". Archived from the original on February 28, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2011.


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