Sleeping On Roads
by Neil Halstead
This is the first solo release from Slowdive and Mojave 3 frontman Neil Halstead, and includes occasional guest contributions from the likes of his bandmate Ian McCutcheon and Locust's Mark Van Hoen.
| LABEL: |
4AD |
| RELEASE DATE: |
22 January 2002 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Indie, Rock |

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80
Dot Music
The aching sensitivity of many of these lonely acoustic compositions is balanced against an inventive backdrop of instrumentation.

80
PopMatters
This is the stuff of classic sad-bastard pop music, but the arrangements elevate this to a different, more interesting level.

75
E! Online
A few more tangible melodies would have gone down well, but the overall mood is magnificent.

70
Splendid
Sleeping on Roads is both more subdued and more universally poppy than anything Mojave 3 has released to date.

70
Mojo
The same drifting mood is maintained from start to finish, all nine songs being gently eclectic acoustic musings with occasional electronic decorations. [Apr 2002, p.101]
70
Nude As The News
A gentle tremble of an album.

65
Pitchfork
Taking into account the sometimes spotty songwriting and its overtly dreamy similarities to Mojave 3 (like if they'd had a back massage and 1200mg's of Valium), there isn't much to save it from solo slump status.

60
All Music Guide
It certainly doesn't sound that much different from a Mojave 3 record, if not quite as excellent due to the less than prime quality of some of the songs.

60
Alternative Press
With this soft-spoken and delicate record of almost-drawling songs, he's moved his work one step closer to Nashville. [Mar 2002, p.81]
60
Q Magazine
The nine songs retain an insular, slept-in charm, with the same Californian Nick Drake brief as Mojave 3.


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