Riceboy Sleeps

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This article is about the album. For the artists previously known as Riceboy Sleeps, see Jónsi & Alex.

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Riceboy Sleeps
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Studio album by Jónsi & Alex
Released 20 July 2009
Recorded 2009
Genre Ambient
Length 68:00
Label Parlophone, EMI
Producer Jónsi & Alex
Jónsi chronology
Riceboy Sleeps
(2009)		 Go
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic (73/100) [1]
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[2]
The Arts Section (Positive)[3]
Rockfeedback 3/5 stars[4]
The A.V. Club (B)[5]
Drowned in Sound (6/10)[6]
Metro 4/5 stars[7]
NME (2/10)[8]
OMM 4/5 stars[9]
Pitchfork Media (5.3/10)[10]
Planet Sound (5/10)[11]
Spin 3/5 stars[12]
The Sunday Times 4/5 stars[13]
The People's News 5/5 stars[14]

Riceboy Sleeps is the debut studio album by ambient duo Jónsi & Alex,[15] released on 20 July 2009.[16] The album is an artistic collaboration between Sigur Rós vocalist Jón Þór Birgisson and partner Alex Somers which features acoustic instrumental music alongside a string quartet, Amiina, and the Kópavogsdætur Choir.

Song information

"Happiness" first appeared on the 2009 AIDS benefit Album Dark Was the Night,[17] produced by the Red Hot Organization.

Videos exist for "All the Big Trees" and "Daníell in the Sea" which can be found on the duo's official website,[18] along with the album EPK.

"Boy 1904" uses a recording of the last known castrato singer.[19]

Track listing

  1. "Happiness" – 9:18
  2. "Atlas Song" – 8:30
  3. "Indian Summer" – 9:10
  4. "Stokkseyri" – 7:08
  5. "Boy 1904" – 5:09
  6. "All the Big Trees" – 5:51
  7. "Daníell in the Sea" – 6:54
  8. "Howl" – 8:22
  9. "Sleeping Giant" – 6:41

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop[20] 13
Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop[20] 100
UK Albums Chart[21] 66
Billboard Top Independent Albums 47[22]
Billboard Heatseekers 13[22]
Billboard Top New Age Albums 1[22]

Special editions

A limited edition of 3500 sets was released, containing the full CD album Riceboy Sleeps, the All Animals bonus CD, MP3 downloads of both Riceboy Sleeps and All Animals, a Riceboy Sleeps art book, a 40 pages coloring book with 6 pencils and a badge. Despite the limited edition selling out at the end of 2009, a few were still sold in the spring of 2011 via the duo's official website.[23]

All Animals EP
No. Title Length
1. "Chapter One"   20:19
2. "Chapter Two"   1:41
3. "Chapter Three"   11:04

References

  1. ↑ Critic Reviews for Riceboy Sleeps. Metacritic. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Riceboy Sleeps > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved on 21 July 2009.
  3. ↑ The Arts Section review
  4. ↑ Rockfeedback review
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  12. ↑ Modell, Josh (13 July 2009). "Riceboy Sleeps, 'Riceboy Sleeps' (XL)". Spin. Retrieved on 14 July 2009.
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