Sleep Mountain

Kissaway Trail, The
Bella Union
General | May 2010

Reviews

mr. esq.
Reviewed 2010-06-15
THE KISSAWAY TRAIL -SLEEP MOUNTAIN.
(BELLA UNION)
as reviewed by mr. esq.

dreamy indie pop.
imported from denmark.
sounds like: interpol, editors, vampire weekend, modest mousy. produced by peter katis, who did interpol&the national.
it's pleasant. the songs go on a little long though. overkill on the orchestra. #2&#11 are the best. i'm tired. i'm going home now.
FCC CLEAN
SUGGESTED TRAACKS: 1, 2, 6, 9, 11


*1. glam guitar opens. wistful vocals. vibes. soft vs. hard. really cool fadeout guitars. bells.
*2. glitchy sound opens; acoustic git; sweet, forlorn vocals with great effects. country-ish w/dirge. mod mousy. =beautiful.
3. multi traack vocals in a tunnel. aw -they're in a balloon now, looking out over the countryside. ethereal middle. drums pick up at end. nice.
4. the main dane is feeling a lot better now. kinnda reminds me of vampire weekend. really spacey/processed guitar. synthy lullaby=real cheesey.
5. nice, moody beginning. uptempo to dirge. throbbing synth.
goes on a bit long. nnice git fadeout.
*6. short, dreamy instrumental. synthes & orchestra drum pit. leads into...
7. this piece of cheese.
8. mandolin opens. sweet vocals. kinda reminds me of big star.
*9. change of pace. opens w/ chinese strings&pounding drums.
bubblegum anthemic. female cooing. organ ending.
10. forlorn start, drums kick in...too, too cheesy.
*11. nice: beginning sounds like a game of video pong. sad vocals. dirgy. this&#2 are the best.
12. upbeat&uplifty.
i wanna sleep....

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Panorama EnglishMar 22, 2011
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Dream ShoesJan 10, 2011
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Time TravelerOct 26, 2010

Charting

2010-06-20 — 2010-08-22
Week EndingAirplays
Aug 22 3
Aug 15 1
Aug 8 2
Jul 25 3
Jul 18 2
Jul 11 4
Jul 4 1
Jun 27 2

Track listing

1. Sdp
2. Painter
3. New Year
4. Don't Wake Up
5. Friendly Fire
6. Prelude
7. Beat Your Heartbeat
8. Philadelphi
9. New Lipstick
10. Pharoahs And Kings
11. Enemy
12. Three Million Hours