Pre’d earlier this morning, this is a 2 CD re-released special edition of Jack Johnson’s newest album, Sleep Through The Static, which was released in February of this year. It includes 6 new remixes on said second disc.  If you do not have the original release, and want this album, you probably want this version.  If  you do have the original version, it’s up to you to decide if you want the remixes or not.

Jack Johnson’s 5th studio album has been highly anticipated, not only because it’s been a while since his last recording In Between Dreams, but also because it’s his first ‘electric’ (as in guitar) album. But despite being co-produced by JP Plunier–the man that produces Ben Harper and the mastermind behind Brushfire Fairytales–-specifically to shake things up, Sleep Through the Static isn’t that much of a departure after all. The mix of mellow sing-a-longs and slacker ballads are very much in line with earlier work, even if they do feel a little more mature and come with piano flourishes by new band member Zach Gill. The new maturity is evident not only in Johnson’s lyrics, which deal with everything from his new life as a father to the Iraq war, but also from the song arrangements, which foreswear the bigger hooks of previous albums for a more even flow. If that sounds like the album fails to push the envelope musically, it should. The songs here are consistently good, but they’re not groundbreaking. It might feel to some like an opportunity missed; but on the other hand Sleep Through The Static is full of what Johnson does best: easy-going campfire songs infused with that eternal stoner-slacker spirit.

Track Listing:

cd1

01 All At Once                                            03:38
02 Sleep Through The Static                               03:43
03 Hope                                                   03:43
04 Angel                                                  02:03
05 Enemy                                                  03:49
06 If I Had Eyes                                          03:59
07 Same Girl                                              02:12
08 What You Thought You Need                              05:27
09 Adrift                                                 03:56
10 Go On                                                  04:35
11 They Do, They Don’t                                    04:11
12 While We Wait                                          01:26
13 Monsoon                                                04:17
14 Losing Keys                                            04:28

cd2

01 Hope (Nightmares On Wax Remix)                         04:54
02 Losing Keys (Katalyst Remix)                           03:36
03 Monsoon (Money Mark Remix)                             04:25
04 Angel (Kid Koala Remix)                                03:31
05 They Do, They Don’t (DJ Tropikal Remix)                04:44
06 Hope (Mario C. Remix)                                  03:34

Artist  : Jack Johnson
Album   : Sleep Through The Static (Deluxe Edition)
Genre   : Rock
Label   : Universal
Source  : CDDA
Quality : VBRkbps 44.1kHz Joint

Release Name: Jack_Johnson-Sleep_Through_The_Static-(Deluxe_Edition)-2CD-2008-EON
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