Land of Sleeper

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Land of Sleeper
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Studio album by
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs
Released17 February 2023 (2023-02-17)
Genre Stoner metal
Length40:43
Label
  • Rocket
  • Missing Piece
Producer Sam Grant
Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs chronology
Viscerals
(2020)		Land of Sleeper
(2023)
Singles from Land of Sleeper
  1. "Mr. Medicine"
    Released: November 1, 2022
  2. "Ultimate Hammer"
    Released: January 24, 2023

Land of Sleeper is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs, released on 17 February 2023 through Rocket Recordings and Missing Piece Records. The album marks the return of the band's original drummer Ewan Mackenzie, after he was replaced between 2017 and 2021 with Chris Morley. It received positive reviews from critics and charted on the UK Albums Chart.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 77/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Clash 8/10 [3]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim! 7/10 [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
MusicOMH [7]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [8]
Uncut 7/10 [9]
Under the Radar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Land of Sleeper received a score of 77 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on 10 critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception. [1] James Christopher Monger of AllMusic felt that the band "confront existential dread with creativity on the elemental Land of Sleeper" and "despite the discordant vibe and greasy garage patina, the group's fourth long-player harbors some weirdly unifying songs". [2] Eric Hill of Exclaim! stated that the album "transcends when taken in as a whole, with tracks that are perhaps individually a bit workmanlike but soar when plugged next to the surrounding pieces". [5] Uncut remarked that "while Pigs x7 couldn't get much heavier, they sound noticeably angrier on this follow-up to 2020's Viscerals , adding lyrical themes of self-loathing and misanthropy into the mix". [9]

Pitchfork 's Will Ainsley opined that the band "do many things but they also embody the theatre, camp, and sheer fun of all the best heavy music" on the album, which he pointed out is "still loud and punishing". [8] Clash 's Sam Walker-Smart described it as "the group's most accessible yet darkest release to date" and "a slab of awe-inspiring heaviness that's somehow timeless while reflecting the confusing and anger-inducing times we live in". [3] Michael James Hall of Under the Radar observed the "relentless intensity, unforgiving heft, and mesmeric miasma" and "plenty of taut aggression, Sabbath savagery, and cathartic brutality" on display. [10]

David Murphy of MusicOMH summarised that "when it comes to producing intense weighty noise, there's nothing wry or ironic about them, and fourth album Land of Sleeper might be their chunkiest offering yet". [7] Emma Wilkes of DIY found the band to be "far more penetrable, learning over time to be more immediate than, say, their debut consisting of three tracks, each stretching past the 15-minute mark. Nonetheless, their music remains as unkempt and feral as ever". [4] Reviewing the album for The Guardian , Matt Mills called it "neither a departure nor a disappointment. Instead, over 40 minutes, it refines the sound of Pigs x7 and highlights the band's strengths". [6] Daniel Hignell of The Quietus called it "unlikely to win over anyone who doesn't already enjoy Pigs' (etc.) particular brand of stoner rock, but then, I doubt it's really trying to. A steadfastly unsubtle affair, it is perhaps ironic that on an album that doubles down on its celebration of psych and metal tropes [...] it is at their most experimental that Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs are at their mightiest". [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs.

Land of Sleeper track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ultimate Hammer"4:50
2."Terror's Pillow"4:37
3."Big Rig"6:31
4."The Weatherman"6:46
5."Mr Medicine"2:26
6."Pipe Down!"4:11
7."Atlas Stone"5:31
8."Ball Lightning"5:51
Total length:40:43

Charts

Chart performance for Land of Sleeper
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 12
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 82
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [14] 3
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [15] 2

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References

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  2. 1 2 Monger, James Christopher. "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Land of Sleeper Album Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  3. 1 2 Walker-Smart, Sam (13 February 2023). "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Land of Sleeper | Reviews". Clash . Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  4. 1 2 Wilkes, Emma (16 February 2023). "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Land of Sleeper review". DIY . Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  5. 1 2 Hill, Eric (17 February 2023). "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Are Wide Awake on Land of Sleeper". Exclaim! . Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  6. 1 2 Mills, Matt (17 February 2023). "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Land of Sleeper review – doom rockers refine mind-bending sound". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  7. 1 2 Murphy, David (17 February 2023). "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Land of Sleeper". MusicOMH . Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  8. 1 2 Ainsley, Will (16 February 2023). "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Land of Sleeper Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Land of Sleeper". Uncut . March 2023. p. 32.
  10. 1 2 Hall, Michael James (17 February 2023). "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs: Land of Sleeper (Missing Piece/Rocket) – review". Under the Radar . Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  11. ↑ Hignell, David (17 February 2023). "Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs – Land of Sleeper". The Quietus . Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  14. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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