Asleep at Heaven's Gate

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Asleep at Heaven's Gate
Rogue wave cover-asleep.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2007
RecordedForestville, California, U.S.
Genre Indie rock
Length56:55
Label Brushfire
Producer Zach Rogue, Roger Moutenot
Rogue Wave chronology
Descended Like Vultures
(2005)
Asleep at Heaven's Gate
(2007)
Permalight
(2010)
Singles from Asleep at Heaven's Gate [1]
  1. "Lake Michigan"
    Released: September 10, 2007
  2. "Chicago X 12"
    Released: April 28, 2008
  3. "Like I Needed"
    Released: July 28, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork Media (6.9/10) [3]
Twisted EarStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Asleep at Heaven's Gate is the third album by American indie rock band Rogue Wave. It was released to average reviews on September 18, 2007. It was produced by Roger Moutenot. [5] "Lake Michigan", the first single from the album, was featured in a TV commercial for Microsoft's second-generation Zune music players, [6] and was included on the original soundtrack of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty . [7] "Electro-Socket Blues" is a bonus track and can be found on the UK release of the album, whilst “The Show”, “I Can Die", "Electro-Socket Blues", and “All You Need Is Love”, are all available on the remastered and expanded version of the album, which can be found on iTunes. “Chicago x 12” is also featured in the eighth season of Scrubs in the episode “Their Story II”. [8]

Track listing

All songs written by Zach Rogue.

  1. "Harmonium" – 6:36
  2. "Like I Needed" – 3:02
  3. "Chicago X 12" – 5:39
  4. "Lake Michigan" – 3:48
  5. "Lullaby" – 4:01
  6. "Christians in Black" – 3:54
  7. "Own Your Own Home" – 5:04
  8. "Ghost" – 5:11
  9. "Missed" – 3:29
  10. "Fantasies" – 4:30
  11. "Phonytown" – 5:56
  12. "Cheaper Than Therapy" – 5:30
  13. "The Show" (Bonus Track) – 4:24
  14. "I Can Die" (Bonus Track) – 3:39
  15. "Electro-Socket Blues" (Bonus Track) – 3:59
  16. "All You Need Is Love" (Bonus Track) – 3:25

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References

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  4. Twisted Ear rerview
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