-
9.3
57991
9.3 |
Paste Magazine
Sleeper is an album worthy of adorning your shelf until the shelf itself crumbles
Read Review
-
9.1
57943
9.1 |
A.V. Club
Ty Segall will no doubt go back to making the raucous punk that is his bread and butter, but it’s nice to hear him stop and catch his breath once in a while
Read Review
-
8.2
57976
8.2 |
Pitchfork
It's his most focused album, with every song's tone easily flowing into the next, and it's also one of his best
Read Review
-
8.0
57859
8.0 |
PopMatters
Segall’s most personal work, one that marks a development not just in his sound, but his psyche
Read Review
-
8.0
57895
8.0 |
All Music
Cleanly recorded in a wide open studio with hot ribbon mikes to capture all the blemishes, the uniqueness of his musical voice is undeniable
Read Review
-
8.0
57997
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
As an artist, the mystery man of a thousand songs experiences quite the growth on Sleeper, shedding the enigma in lieu of his most honest and human recordings yet
Read Review
-
8.0
58290
8.0 |
Under The Radar
It's a bit much to say Sleeper is a softer side of Segall, but the album is contemplative and introspective in a way that we're not used to hearing from him
Read Review
-
8.0
57842
8.0 |
Q
A work of desolate, cracked genius. Print edition only
-
8.0
57844
8.0 |
Mojo
Slows the pace from frenetic to stately for thrilling result. Print edition only
-
7.0
57841
7.0 |
DIY
At times the lack of polish can be grating, but there are moments of delicacy and sensitivity that create a more rounded record than seems to exist on first listen
Read Review
-
7.0
57854
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
While it might not be his definitive album - that will come when he truly marries both sides of his sound - Sleeper is a progressive fork in the road of Segall's career
Read Review
-
7.0
57843
7.0 |
Uncut
Sounds a lot more crafted and complete than all the lethargic mythologising would have you believe. Print edition only
-
7.0
57839
7.0 |
The Fly
Curiously moving
Read Review
-
6.0
57840
6.0 |
The Observer
It's no straightforward confessional, but a paradigm shift from squalling electricity to intensity of a different sort
Read Review
-
6.0
57848
6.0 |
NME
The 35 minutes pass like a troubled dream, and by the end you're a little relieved
Read Review
-
6.0
58702
6.0 |
Blurt
Ty, do not hesitate to make a record with the raw, deranged zaniness of your garage-punk Epsilons. You can have your cake. And eat it too
Read Review
-
6.0
58128
6.0 |
The Digital Fix
Sleeper is a record of hidden depth beneath the seemingly simplistic veneer
Read Review
-
6.0
57947
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
It's hard to imagine Ty Segall taking a lunch break, much less sleeping
Read Review
-