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The band's name is strike one: nothing's more pretentious than a gerund. Its tendency towards cutesy bridges and goofy tempo changes isn't a clean strike -- call it a foul tip, for strike two. But what keeps the Sleeping at the plate is its ability to take bits and pieces of everything from screamo to prog to post-rock to hardcore and turn them into a coherent and even compelling pop music whole. The hooks are what make it easy to forgive the waltz-time interlude on "Loud & Clear," and on "Heart Beatz," the stop-and-go rhythms actually work with the song rather than against it, building up a nice tension against the pretty, atmospheric guitar parts. Best of all is "The Climb," a song that puts serious complexity to work in support of its tunefulness; almost as good are a glorified football chant titled "King of Hearts," and a chunky midtempo shouter called "Dearest Mistake." The album ends on a puzzling note, with an attractive but egregiously overlong instrumental number that confirms the band's chops but brings up fresh doubts about its judgment. Recommended overall.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
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Michael Fossenkemper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Sleeping, MainArtist - Douglas Robinson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Birnbaum, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bittner, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Zizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salvatore Mignano, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cameron Keym, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings.
Michael Fossenkemper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Sleeping, MainArtist - Douglas Robinson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Birnbaum, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bittner, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Zizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salvatore Mignano, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cameron Keym, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings.
Michael Fossenkemper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Sleeping, MainArtist - Douglas Robinson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Birnbaum, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bittner, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Zizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salvatore Mignano, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cameron Keym, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings.
Michael Fossenkemper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Sleeping, MainArtist - Douglas Robinson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Birnbaum, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bittner, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Zizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salvatore Mignano, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cameron Keym, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings.
Michael Fossenkemper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Sleeping, MainArtist - Douglas Robinson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Birnbaum, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bittner, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Zizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salvatore Mignano, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cameron Keym, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings.
Michael Fossenkemper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Sleeping, MainArtist - Douglas Robinson, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Birnbaum, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bittner, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Zizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salvatore Mignano, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cameron Keym, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings.
Michael Fossenkemper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Sleeping, MainArtist - Douglas Robinson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Birnbaum, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bittner, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Zizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salvatore Mignano, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cameron Keym, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings.
Michael Fossenkemper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Sleeping, MainArtist - Douglas Robinson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Birnbaum, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bittner, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Zizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salvatore Mignano, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cameron Keym, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings.
Michael Fossenkemper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Sleeping, MainArtist - Douglas Robinson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Birnbaum, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bittner, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Zizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salvatore Mignano, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cameron Keym, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings.
Michael Fossenkemper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Sleeping, MainArtist - Douglas Robinson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Birnbaum, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bittner, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Zizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salvatore Mignano, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cameron Keym, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings.
Michael Fossenkemper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Sleeping, MainArtist - Douglas Robinson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Birnbaum, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bittner, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Zizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salvatore Mignano, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cameron Keym, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings.
Michael Fossenkemper, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Sleeping, MainArtist - Douglas Robinson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Birnbaum, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Bittner, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Recording Producer, StudioPersonnel - Joseph Zizzo, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Salvatore Mignano, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cameron Keym, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2006 Craft Recordings.
Album review
The band's name is strike one: nothing's more pretentious than a gerund. Its tendency towards cutesy bridges and goofy tempo changes isn't a clean strike -- call it a foul tip, for strike two. But what keeps the Sleeping at the plate is its ability to take bits and pieces of everything from screamo to prog to post-rock to hardcore and turn them into a coherent and even compelling pop music whole. The hooks are what make it easy to forgive the waltz-time interlude on "Loud & Clear," and on "Heart Beatz," the stop-and-go rhythms actually work with the song rather than against it, building up a nice tension against the pretty, atmospheric guitar parts. Best of all is "The Climb," a song that puts serious complexity to work in support of its tunefulness; almost as good are a glorified football chant titled "King of Hearts," and a chunky midtempo shouter called "Dearest Mistake." The album ends on a puzzling note, with an attractive but egregiously overlong instrumental number that confirms the band's chops but brings up fresh doubts about its judgment. Recommended overall.
© Rick Anderson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:09
- Main artists: The Sleeping
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Victory Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2006 Craft Recordings. ℗ 2006 Craft Recordings.
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