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Awake Is The New Sleep - Ben Lee
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57 out of 100

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7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 28 Ratings

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  • Summary: You may remember him as Australia's youngest rock star, but Ben Lee is a bit older (well, he's 26) and wiser (well, he's smart enough to date Claire Danes) now for his sixth album, produced (like his debut) by Brad Wood. Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis guests.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 19
  3. Negative: 3 out of 19
  1. All Music Guide
    80
    Stand[s] alongside Something to Remember Me By as his strongest album.
  2. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    60
    The songs, engaging as they are, sound cursory, as though Lee wrote them while riding the bus on his way to the studio, staring at his watch and an empty notebook.
  3. Delusions of Adequacy
    30
    Contrary to what its title might imply, there's really not a whole lotta "new" goin' on here.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 21
  3. Negative: 5 out of 21
  1. Kim
    10
    Brilliant! One of my top five favorite albums! This is the kind of album that makes you feel good about everything when you listen to it. It's sweet and charming with a twist. I just adore it!… Expand
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  2. KristyW
    10
    This album never ceases to make me happy. Despite what others claim, this is NOT a breakup album. Sure bits and pieces of an artist's personal life are going to wind up in their work, but this album is so much more than that. It has a spirituality that is neither cloying nor preachy...something this Agnostic can digest without annoyance. Love it! Ben's the man.… Expand
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  3. cyberspace
    0
    asleep is the new asleep get a job as an accountant ben or workl as a bearded lady in a circus
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