Painless Nights

by The Sleepers

Painless Nights cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Adolescent
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 32:49
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Alex Gibson, Rod Macleod, Tom Recchion, Mike White, Michael Belfer, Brian MacLeod, Ricky Williams, Eric Paul Fournier

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Operating heavily in the shadows of the San Francisco punk scene, The Sleepers delivered a masterpiece of American post-punk with their sole full-length release. Frontman Ricky Williams channels a tortured, crooning vocal style over jagged, atmospheric guitar work, anticipating the widespread emergence of gothic rock and darkwave.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, tense, guitar-driven, rhythmic, dissonant, guitars, atmospheric, noisy

Tracklist

  1. When Can I Fly? (3:17)
  2. Walk Away (2:48)
  3. The Mind (3:12)
  4. Intro (1:30)
  5. Forever (4:05)
  6. Zenith (3:55)
  7. Theory (5:50)
  8. B-Side (4:00)
  9. Los Gatos (4:12)

Credits

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