| Sleep Cycle | |
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| Released | April 6, 2016 |
| Recorded | 2009–15 |
| Length | 33:28 |
| Label | My Animal Home, Domino |
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Sleep Cycle is the debut solo album by Animal Collective member Deakin (Josh Dibb), released on Bandcamp on April 6, 2016. [1] That same day, "Just Am" was the first track shared from the album, accompanied by a music video. [2] The album was subsequently released on My Animal Home on April 8, 2016. [3] It was remastered and reissued by Domino in 2019. [4]
Dibb originally started raising funds for Sleep Cycle through a Kickstarter campaign in 2009. [5] Dibb intended to use the funds to perform at the Festival au Désert in Mali, Africa, the creation of a book and CD, and a charitable donation to Temedt, a Mali organization working to help enslaved black Tuareg people. [6] Dibb's Kickstarter campaigned amassed 205 backers who pledged $25,985 to help bring the project to life. [5] All the funds that were raised through the Kickstarter campaign were eventually donated to charity and the album was ultimately self-funded by Dibb. [7]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100 [8] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [9] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+ [10] |
| Paste Magazine | 8.5/10 [11] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 [12] |
| Pretty Much Amazing | A− [13] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |   [14] |
The album received acclaim from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album has received an average score of 84, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 6 reviews. [15]
All tracks are written by Joshua Dibb.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Golden Chords" | 6:29 |
| 2. | "Just Am" | 8:08 |
| 3. | "Shadow Mine" | 1:15 |
| 4. | "Footy" | 7:19 |
| 5. | "Seed Song" | 3:12 |
| 6. | "Good House" | 7:05 |
| Total length: | 33:28 | |
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