Team Sleep (album)

Team Sleep
Studio album by Team Sleep
Released	May 9, 2005 (Europe) May 10, 2005 (United States)
Recorded	2000–2004
Genre	Alternative rock [1] electronic [2] trip hop [3] shoegaze [4]
Length	53:59
Label	Maverick
Producer	Greg Wells Team Sleep Ross Robinson Terry Date
Team Sleep chronology
Team Sleep (2005) Woodstock Sessions, Vol. 4 (2015)
Singles from Team Sleep
"Ever (Foreign Flag)" Released: April 25, 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Drowned in Sound	6/10 [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[7]
IGN	7.1/10 [8]
Kerrang!	[9]
Now	[10]
Pitchfork	6.1/10 [11]
Rock Hard	8.5/10 [12]
RTÉ	[13]
Stylus	C [14]

Team Sleep is the only studio album by American rock band Team Sleep. It was largely produced by Greg Wells. It was released in Europe on May 9, 2005, and a day later in the United States through Maverick Records.

Recording history

The debut album by Team Sleep was supposed to be released in 2003 but was scrapped due to the premature leakage of demos from the album onto the internet. The band split for a brief period of time before joining and making material for a new album. Issues with Maverick Records as well as commitments with other projects (most specifically singer Chino Moreno and his band Deftones) delayed the release of the album numerous times. In early 2005, the official May 10 release was announced for the States with the announcement of a new track list and a band site on Maverick's web site.

Some of the songs presented on the new album are altered or re-recorded versions of older Team Sleep songs. For example, "Ever" is actually one of Team Sleep's oldest songs, originally titled "Cambodia" and later "Foreign Flag". "Live from the Stage" is a restructured version of the original Team Sleep song "Natalie Portman". "King Diamond" appears remastered, with Mary Timony contributing extensive call-and-response vocals. "Tomb of Liegia" is a little-changed update of leaked song "Ligeia", also featuring Timony. The title of the song references Edgar Allan Poe's short story, "Ligeia", and its Roger Corman/Vincent Price film adaptation, while the lyrics are more broadly Poe-esque.

On May 9, 2024, Team Sleep released the Deluxe Edition of the record with official mixes of previously unreleased tracks "Kool-Aid Party" (retitled "Kool Aide"), featuring Mike Patton, and "Let's Go," featuring Mary Timony.

Artwork

The cover photo was shot by Lionel Deluy while the creative direction was led by Frank Maddocks (a Deftones companion since 2000's White Pony ). ^[15]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at #52 on the Billboard 200, selling 18,159 copies in its first week. ^[16]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ataraxia"	Chino Moreno Rick Verrett C-Minus	Team Sleep	3:17
2.	"Ever (Foreign Flag)"	Todd Wilkinson Crook Moreno	Greg Wells	2:51
3.	"Your Skull Is Red"	Moreno Wilkinson Zach Hill Dan Elkan Verrett	Team Sleep	3:41
4.	"Princeton Review"	Rob Crow Wilkinson Crook	Wells	5:09
5.	"Blvd. Nights"	Moreno Wilkinson Hill	Ross Robinson Team Sleep	3:08
6.	"Delorian"	Wilkinson Crook	Team Sleep	1:34
7.	"Our Ride to the Rectory"	Moreno Wilkinson Crook Crow	Wells	4:40
8.	"Tomb of Liegia"	Mary Timony Crook Wilkinson	Terry Date	4:56
9.	"Elizabeth"	Moreno Wilkinson Hill Verrett	Wells	3:47
10.	"Staring at the Queen"	Crook Wilkinson	Team Sleep	3:05
11.	"Ever Since WWI"	Crow Wilkinson Hill Verrett	Wells	3:30
12.	"King Diamond"	Crook Moreno Timony	Date	3:45
13.	"Live from the Stage"	Moreno Wilkinson Hill	Robinson Team Sleep	5:29
14.	"Paris Arm"	Crook Wilkinson	Team Sleep	1:43
15.	"11/11"	Crow Wilkinson Crook	Wells	3:18
Total length:				53:59

Deluxe edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
16.	"Let's Go" (featuring Mary Timony)	Crook Wilkinson Timony	3:23
17.	"Kool Aide" (featuring Mike Patton)	Moreno Wilkinson Crook Mike Patton	5:22
Total length:			60:02

Personnel

Team Sleep

• Chino Moreno – vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, 15); guitar (2, 5, 13); piano (8, 17); keyboards (8)
• Todd Wilkinson – guitar (all, except 12); keyboards (3, 4, 9); bass (4, 9, 11)
• Rick Verrett – bass (1, 5, 7, 13, 15); guitar (1); keyboards (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12)
• CrookOne – drum programming (2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17); turntables (4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15); keyboards (6, 10, 14)
• Zach Hill – drums (3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15); piano (3); bass drum and xylophone (11)

Guests

• DJ C-Minus – drum programming (1)
• Greg Wells – piano (2)
• Dan Elkan – guitar (3)
• Sonny Mayugba – guitar (5)
• Rob Crow – vocals (4, 7, 9, 15)
• Mary Timony – vocals (8, 12, 16)
• Mike Patton – vocals, synthesizers, and sampler (17)

Technical personnel

• John Baccigaluppi – additional engineering, production and mixing management
• Crook – engineer and mixing (6, 10, 14)
• Mike Fraser – engineer (5, 13)
• Ryan Hadlock – engineer (8, 12)
• Pete Roberts – engineer (5)
• Brian Scheuble – engineer (4, 7, 9, 11, 15)
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• Greg Wells – mixing (1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15)
• A.J. Wilhelm – mixing (6, 10, 14), additional engineering
• Todd Wilkinson – engineer (3, 6, 10, 14)
• Chris Woodhouse – mixing (3, 4, 8, 11, 12), engineer (1), additional engineering
• Brad Zefferen – engineer (8, 12)
• Joe Zook – engineer (2)

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Europe	May 9, 2005	Maverick
United States	May 10, 2005	Maverick

Charts

Chart performance for Team Sleep

Chart (2005–2024)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [17]	69
French Albums (SNEP) [18]	160
Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ) [19]	9
UK Albums (OCC) [20]	91
US Billboard 200 [21]	52

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