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Fever

Sleepy Sun

Fever

Second album from Californian psychedelic rock six-piece

ADM rating[?]

6.9

Label
ATP
UK Release date
17/05/2010
  1. 9.0 |   Clash

    An album of absolute beauty, a chaotic blend of grungy maniacal freak-outs contrasting perfectly with the blissful folk-like serenity
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  2. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Sleepy Sun treat blues the way Fleet Foxes handle traditional folk, and that can mean only one thing - an absolutely absorbing listening experience
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

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  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Sleepy Sun follow up last year’s Embrace with another serving of massive, sun-blasted riffs
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  6. 8.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    The tangible thrill in their own ability and the super-sweet voice of Rachel Williams combine to make this the perfect record for summer 2010
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  7. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    There’s solos, big foot-stomping riffs and spaced out vocals, and quite a lot of the tracks slip past the six minute mark without blinking a stoned, red-rimmed eye. There is, thankfully, some evidence that the band are slowly branching out into other areas
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  8. 6.1 |   Pitchfork

    Sleepy Sun have learned the methods and studied the maps, but - at least on record - they've yet to take that knowledge into territory that feels new or, really, like it's their own
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  9. 6.0 |   The Sunday Times

    For some, the phrase “hippie music” is a term of abuse. With Sleepy Sun, it’s simply a statement of fact. That’s what they make
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  10. 6.0 |   Culture Deluxe

    As admirable as Sleepy Sun’s stylistic risks may be, their daring often works against them
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  11. 6.0 |   The Fly

    Retro influences wind seamlessly through ‘Fever’, from ‘Marina’’s intense, Hendrixy guitar riffage to the diffused Jefferson Airplane harmonies and bluesy Zeppelin bass
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  12. 6.0 |   Sydney Morning Herald

    Fever shows an expanded palette from Embrace. A fair bet they’d be a mind-blowing live band
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  13. 5.0 |   NME

    Print edition only


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