2004, Astralwerks
Their first two EPs saw Sleepy Jackson mysteriously tagged as alt-country; but this, their fantastic debut album, whisks country rock on a magical mystery tour. Using beautifully crafted pop as a starting point, the band visits everything from Velvet Underground to death rockers the Only Ones and, most curiously, post-new wave outfits such as the Psychedelic Furs. The unlikely combinations work because of frontman Luke Steele; whether he's fusing George Harrison with the Flaming Lips or The Church and Avalon-era Roxy Music, his singular vision means the result never sounds derivative. Recommended.
Tracklisting
Disc 1
| 1 | Good Dancers |
| 2 | Vampire Racecourse |
| 3 | Rain Falls for Wind |
| 4 | This Day |
| 5 | Acid in My Heart |
| 6 | Fill Me With Apples |
| 7 | Tell the Girls That I'm Not Hangin Out |
| 8 | Come to This |
| 9 | Miniskirt [*] |
| 10 | Morning Bird |
| 11 | Don't You Know |
| 12 | Old Dirt Farmer |
| 13 | Mourning Rain |
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