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  • Artist(s): Chet Faker
  • Summary: The first full-length release for the Australian artist under his real name (previous albums were released as Chet Faker) was co-produced with Dave Harrington.
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. 85
    Run Fast Sleep Naked is pure escapism, from his grandmother’s living room to a studio in Tokyo, every track unveils a pivotal moment in Murphy’s journey and what could have easily fallen into the trap of being stuffy and overproduced excels in its minimalistic mastery and proves that Nick Murphy’s music is truly out of this world.
  2. May 2, 2019
    80
    There's plenty to dissect on Run Fast Sleep Naked, with subsequent listens revealing new layers and surprises. With this deliberate rebranding to a more authentic self, Murphy delivers a more genuine vision that is satisfying and brimming with imagination.
  3. May 2, 2019
    70
    The singing’s less mannered, the vocal production lighter, the arrangements more varied, the rhythms more fidgety and expressionist. Maybe it’s too easy to say it’s the sound of a faker getting r
  4. Q Magazine
    Jul 2, 2019
    60
    Many of the early tracks feel over-packed with ideas, musical styles , thrusts of synth, bongos, spoken word and chemtrails of jazz. Later, though, when he settles into sparser ballad territory, there is a sense of him drawing into focus as an artist. [Aug 2019, p.116]
  5. May 2, 2019
    45
    Ambitious production can’t quite cover the fact that none of the songs on Run Fast Sleep Naked have a conceptual core.
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  1. May 9, 2019
    3
    Built on Glass and Thinking in Textures are brilliant, but I'm not sure I'll bother listening to this one again after a few passes. I likedBuilt on Glass and Thinking in Textures are brilliant, but I'm not sure I'll bother listening to this one again after a few passes. I liked the song Sunlight, but most of it has an 80s-synth cheesiness to it that I can't get past... I was waiting for Michael McDonald or Kenny G to chime in at any moment. I thought Sanity was somewhat catchy, but it crosses a line and comes off like the song in the credits for a rom-com featuring Adam Sandler or something. Clearly Nick Murphy left something else behind when he ditched the name Chet Faker. Expand