The Cradle - Laughing In My Sleep Vinyl LP 2020

Track Listing

1. Lathe In Reverse
2. One Too Many Times
3. Society of Men
4. What’s Your Name?
5. Roaming Around
6. Joke’s On You
7. Parasite
8. End Of The Day
9. Bottom Bell
10. O, Your Name
11. Lost In The Glare
12. Laughing In My Sleep
13. Not Even Touch It
14. See If It Lasts Longer
15. Animal Diseases
16. Eyes So Clear
17. I’ll Walk
18. O, Delight
19. Nighttime
20. I’m Such A Fool
21. Children

After 30 or so previous releases, 'Laughing in my Sleep' represents a stylistic culmination--a synthesis of the many sonic flavors The Cradle has served us up since the genesis of the project in 2013. It is a sprawling, multi-faceted album that will give a first-time listener a taste of everything, from hi-fidelity, lyrical guitar-based music familiar to fans of 'Bag of Holding,' to grimy 4-track drum machine songs a la 'Sense Stats,' to spoken word pieces and voice memo interludes sent straight from a cell phone that may remind fans of the more esoteric live Cradle performances. Likewise, the album is thematically diverse, recorded in the spring of 2018 during a wandering period of frequent travel and change. Songs range from personal to the political, from spiteful to gracious, from frustrated to silly. Never missing, though, is the sense of exploration and wonder that has always permeated The Cradle's work.