Sleep Well

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Sleep Well
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 6, 2008 (2008-06-06) [1]
Genre Electronic, indie pop
Length52:30
Label Morr Music
Electric President chronology
S/T
(2006)
Sleep Well
(2008)
The Violent Blue
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Exclaim! favorable [3]
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Sleep Well is a studio album by American electronic music group Electric President. Released in 2008 on the Morr Music label, it is a follow-up to the group's 2006 debut album, S/T .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Monsters"4:36
2."Bright Mouths"4:47
3."We Will Walk Through Walls"4:31
4."Graves and the Infinite Arm"4:39
5."Adrift in Space, or Whatever"1:19
6."Ether"5:10
7."Robophobia"4:34
8."Lullaby"5:36
9."It's Like a Heartbeat, Only It Isn't"1:01
10."All the Bones"5:15
11."It's an Ugly Life"5:51
12."When It's Black"5:11

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