Riceboy Sleeps

Riceboy Sleeps is the debut studio album by ambient duo Jónsi & Alex,[16] released on 20 July 2009.[17] The album is a 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.

This article is about the album. For the artists previously known as Riceboy Sleeps, see Jónsi & Alex.
Riceboy Sleeps
Studio album by
Jónsi & Alex
Released20 July 2009
Recorded2009
GenreAmbient
Length68:00
LabelParlophone, EMI
ProducerJónsi & Alex
Jónsi chronology
Riceboy Sleeps
(2009)		 Go
(2010)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(73/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Arts Section(Positive)[3]
Rockfeedback[4]
The A.V. Club(B)[5]
Drowned in Sound(6/10)[6]
Metro[7]
NME(2/10)[8]
OMM[9]
Pitchfork Media(5.3/10)[10]
Planet Sound(5/10)[11]
Spin[12]
The Sunday Times[13]
The People's News[14]
The Independent(Positive)[15]

Song information

"Happiness" first appeared on the 2009 AIDS benefit Album Dark Was the Night,[18] 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,[19] along with an electronic press kit that includes making-of information and recipes.

"Boy 1904" uses a recording of the last known castrato singer.[20]

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[21] 13
Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop[21] 100
UK Albums Chart[22] 66
Billboard Top Independent Albums 47[23]
Billboard Heatseekers 13[23]
Billboard Top New Age Albums 1[23]

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.[24]

All Animals EP
No.TitleLength
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
  5. Battaglia, Andy (21 July 2009). "Riceboy Sleeps". avclub.com. The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  6. Pott-Negrine, David (24 July 2009). "Jónsi and Alex: Riceboy Sleeps". drownedinsound.com. Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
  7. East, Ben. "Review: Jónsi & Alex: Riceboy Sleeps, EMI". metrolife. Associated Newspapers (20 July 2009): 24.
  8. O’Keeffe, Niall (15 July 2009). "Album review: Jonsi and Alex - 'Riceboy Sleeps'". NME.com. IPC Media. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  9. Llewellyn Smith, Caspar. "Mahler Meets the Man from Iceland". Observer Music Monthly. London: Guardian News & Media (July 2009): 71.
  10. Cohen, Ian (20 July 2009). "Review: Jónsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps (XL / Parlophone; 2009)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  11. Earls, John. "Review: Riceboy Sleeps/Riceboy Sleeps". Teletext. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  12. Modell, Josh (13 July 2009). "Riceboy Sleeps, 'Riceboy Sleeps' (XL)". Spin. Retrieved on 14 July 2009.
  13. Edwards, Mark (19 July 2009). "Jonsi and Alex: Riceboy Sleeps". The Sunday Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  14. Maier, George (17 September 2011). "Jonsi and Alex: Riceboy Sleeps". The People's News. London: The People's News. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  15. The Independent review
  16. Twitter status
  17. "riceboy sleeps press release". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
  18. "eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news » 2009 » February » 27". sigur-ros.co.uk. 2009-02-27. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
  19. "Jónsi & Alex » Videos". jonsiandalex.com. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
  20. "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Riceboy Sleeps". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  21. "Jónsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps (Album)" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  22. "Riceboy Sleeps". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  24. "Riceboy Sleeps Special Edition Box". jonsiandalex.com. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
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