Japancakes - The Sleepy Strange album mp3

Though their modus operandi - repeating melodic phrases for hours at a time to highlight the subtle shifts in tone and rhythm - remains the same, The Sleepy Strange is the band's most cohesive work to date, yet it keeps all of the spontaneous beauty of their previous releases. If anything, the slightly more focused sound highlights the band's strong melodies and interplay, making it one of the warmest, most inviting post-rock albums since Jim O'Rourke's Eureka, which also featured a fair amount of Japancakes' secret weapon, the pedal steel guitar.

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While it is by no means a good album, The Sleepy Strange is a small step up from its brain atrophy-inducing predecessor. On the album's closer, "Vinyl Fever," the band almost attains a tight, Tortoise-esque instrumental groove. But after over 40 minutes of boredom and frustration, odds are the album will most likely be occupying a precious spot in your septic tank before you get there.

Exclusive discount for Prime members. Sample this album Artist (Sample). Following a superb first album, and follow-up EP, THE SLEEPY STRANGE is an outright masterpiece from Georgia post-rockers Japancakes. Combining elements of ambient pop, country, classical, and even a little funk, this album has a little bit of everything for instrumental music lovers: uplifting twang in "Soft N Ez," a smooth laidback extended groove in "Vinyl Fever," and absolutely beautiful and haunting cello and pedal steel work in "This Year's Beat.