Music Review

Sleep Forever (2008)

EW's GRADE
B

Details Release Date: Feb 19, 2008; Lead Performance: The Big Sleep; Genre: Rock

The sound is certainly big, but this Brooklyn trio's sophomore CD is far from soporific. Big Sleep traffic primarily in stern instrumental rock of the bracing dig-these-clanging-guitars variety, the type of stuff Steve Albini lives for. Truth be told, Sleep Forever may be a tad too stylistically slippery for its own good; ''Organs'' is a prickly exercise in progpsych fusion, ''Little Sister'' flaunts flamenco flourishes, ''Undying Love'' skirts hair-metal territory, and so on. Still, it's an invigorating ride (though we suspect Raymond Chandler would be thoroughly bemused).

Originally posted Feb 22, 2008 Published in issue #980 Feb 29, 2008 Order article reprints

Add your comment

The rules: Keep it clean, and stay on the subject or we might delete your comment. If you see inappropriate language, e-mail us. An asterisk * indicates a required field.

500 characters remaining
Advertisement