Jack Johnson – Sleep Through The Static (2008/2014) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Jack Johnson – Sleep Through The Static (2008/2014)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 51:22 minutes | 1,08 GB | Genre: Rock
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Jack Johnson

For the first time in his career Jack Johnson recorded outside of his home turf of Hawaii. He picked a location no less sunny, however: a solar-powered studio in Los Angeles. While the location might have been different, the outcome was the same: another smash hit for Johnson, another million-seller in the US and another number one album in six countries. Sleep Through The Static took on a darker, more sombre tone as Johnson dedicated the album to his late cousin and wrote about feelings of grief and loss he was experiencing.

Much of the press surrounding the release of Sleep Through the Static recounted Jack Johnson’s claim that he gave all his peppy pop tunes over to the Curious George soundtrack and how that, combined with personal losses – including the death of his cousin Danny Riley, to whom the album is dedicated – led the surfing singer/songwriter into darker territory for his fifth album. To a certain extent, all of that is true, as the album does open with an atypically stark, moody number in “All at Once” and there are some darker sentiments lurking within the 14 songs here, but it takes some close listening to find the sorrow flowing through some of the words. Some very close listening, really, as Johnson’s sand-brushed, gentle voice doesn’t command attention. His voice lulls and soothes, so it takes concentrated effort to hear beyond his tone and hear what he’s actually saying. Then again, the meaning of Johnson’s music doesn’t matter as much as the mellow mood, a feeling that he’s sustained throughout his albums and doesn’t change here. Johnson may use more electric guitars than acoustics on Sleep Through the Static, but he’s strumming them like acoustics and his overall aesthetic has not changed at all: he’s still a laid-back guy singing songs that roll so easy they glide into the background. No matter what instrument he’s playing or what he’s singing about, his music still feels the same, which is enough to satisfy his fans but not to win him many new ones.

Tracklist:

1-01. Jack Johnson – All At Once (03:37)
1-02. Jack Johnson – Sleep Through The Static (03:43)
1-03. Jack Johnson – Hope (03:42)
1-04. Jack Johnson – Angel (02:02)
1-05. Jack Johnson – Enemy (03:48)
1-06. Jack Johnson – If I Had Eyes (03:58)
1-07. Jack Johnson – Same Girl (02:10)
1-08. Jack Johnson – What You Thought You Need (05:27)
1-09. Jack Johnson – Adrift (03:55)
1-10. Jack Johnson – Go On (04:34)
1-11. Jack Johnson – They Do, They Don’t (04:10)
1-12. Jack Johnson – While We Wait (01:25)
1-13. Jack Johnson – Monsoon (04:16)
1-14. Jack Johnson – Losing Keys (04:28)

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