Asleep in the Back

Rock · 2001 · 12 tracks

Asleep in the Back

A murky, masterful debut of late-night art rock. Guy Garvey's soulful baritone drifts through smoky arrangements of piano, muted brass, and sudden sonic outbursts.

It's like a long, honest talk with a friend over several pints in a pub that's about to close.

A heavy, beautiful fog of nostalgia and late-night introspection that occasionally breaks into thunderous intensity.

Asleep in the Back · vs · Elbow

Melancholic+1.4σ

Melancholic saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

Any Day Now

6:18

02

Red

5:12

03

Little Beast

4:15

04

Powder Blue

4:31

05

Bitten by the Tailfly

6:17

06

Newborn

7:36

07

Don’t Mix Your Drinks

3:17

08

Presuming Ed (Rest Easy)

5:27

09

Coming Second

4:56

10

Can’t Stop

4:37

11

Scattered Black and Whites

5:32

12

Vum Garda

7:55

Moments Worth Waiting For

The sudden, violent surge of distorted guitar and crashing drums that breaks the tension halfway through Newborn

The way the piano on Scattered Black and Whites mimics the hesitant, fragile nature of a fading childhood memory

The hypnotic, circular organ riff of Any Day Now that feels like a clock ticking in an empty room

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