Awake Is the New Sleep Ben Lee

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  • Release Date: 02/22/2005
  • Sales Rank: 46,113
  • Label: NEW WEST RECORDS
  • UPC: 607396607020
 
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Awake Is the New Sleep

1LISTENWhatever It Is 3:18
2LISTENGamble Everything for Love 3:21
3LISTENBegin 4:12
4LISTENCatch My Disease 4:14
5LISTENApple Candy 3:22
6LISTENAche for You 4:05
7LISTENInto the Dark 2:46
8LISTENNo Right Angles 3:34
9LISTENGet Gotten 3:07
10LISTENClose I've Come 3:23
11LISTENThe Debt Collectors 2:50
12LISTENWe're All in This Together 4:39
13LISTENLight 9:48
14LISTENI'm Willing 4:01

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Editorial Reviews

Child prodigies too often don’t have anything left in the tank when they hit legal drinking age, but this Aussie -- who’s been recording for more than half of his 26 years on the planet -- has proven to be a most emphatic exception. On this, his most fully realized disc to date, Lee alternates between channeling sunny Summer of Love vibes and the acoustic angst of early solo Lennon. He’s most charming on the former, thanks to songs like the simple-but-insistent sing-along “We’re All in This Together” -- on which he airs an unabashed desire for universal love without worrying about being met with snickers. “Gamble Everything for Love,” which pushes along with a nod to Richard Thompson, has a similar tone, but Lee’s admission that all could be lost adds an extra note of poignancy. There are hints of melancholy -- leftovers from his split with Claire Danes, no doubt -- on songs like “Ache for You,” but overall, Awake Is the New Sleep is a remarkably upbeat collection. That tenor -- along with the inexorable catchiness of tracks like “Catch My Disease” (on which Lee un-ironically name-checks both Beyoncé and Good Charlotte) -- ensures that Awake remains refreshing, listen after listen. David Sprague, Barnes & Noble



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Awake Is the New Sleepby Anonymous

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April 12, 2005: Actually, if you like chill music, this is perfect. Good road music, and a smaller verson of the mayers, matthews, johnsons out there, be aware, he is on the rise. Overall its a good cd, gamble everything for love, rhyme and reason are two good tracks. Check out his other cds too.