Sleep Forever

Sleep Forever
Studio album by Crocodiles
Released September 14, 2010
Recorded 2010
Genre Noise pop, indie pop, post-punk revival, psychedelic rock, lo-fi
Label Fat Possum Records
Producer James Ford
Crocodiles chronology
Summer of Hate
(2009)		 Sleep Forever
(2010)		 Endless Flowers
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
NME[2]
Vice[3]
Filter[4]
Clash
The Quietus(positive)[5]
Nylon(positive)
Spin[6]
Pitchfork Media(6.8/10)[7]
Q
Artrocker(negative)[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 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

References

  1. ↑ "Sleep Forever by Crocodiles". Metacritic. Retrieved October 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Beaumont, Jack (13 Sep 2010). "Crocodiles - Sleep Forever (Fat Possum)". Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  3. ↑ No Mates, Billy. "Crocodiles - RECORDS - Vice Magazine". Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  4. ↑ Barbato, Lauren (13 Sep 2010). "Reviews - Crocodiles". Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  5. ↑ Dix, Michael (15 Sep 2010). "Crocodiles". Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  6. ↑ Young, Jon (13 Sep 2010). "Crocodiles, 'Sleep Forever' (Fat Possum)". Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  7. ↑ Thompson, Paul (17 Sep 2010). "Crocodiles: Sleep Forever". Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  8. ↑ Toms, Kieran. "Crocodiles - Sleep Forever (Fat Possum)". Retrieved 2011-10-14.


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