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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.
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On Sleep Through the Static, Johnson has returned to his five basic modes of shuffling and stargazing, all of which are plenty easy on the ears but somehow flabbier.
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MojoThe new dad has ditched the gap-year spirituality to reach for a more adult world where poverty, war and uncertainty must be confronted, and it's a world beyond his expressive abilities. [Mar 2008, p.102]
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He’s crafted yet another replica batch of breezy, walk-along-the-beach jams [which] won’t matter to his fans, who keep coming back to their sandal-footed prophet regardless.
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Sleep Through the Static marks a tentative step forward for this improbable superstar.
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Sleep Through the Static is yet another collection of somnolent, semi-sociopolitical-themed folk-rock in the tradition of '70s AM radio.
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Johnson uses his brain instead, bumming over the war, airplane turbulance, and the widespread deterioration of manners on chewy, Moog-speckled ditties that reveal an arty streak he's kept secret until now. [Feb 2008, p.94]
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Sleep Through the Static has one gear, and that's the one marked "Actually, can we do it tomorrow?"
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UncutYou'd be hard pressed to find anything to summon the blood and stiffen the sinew among the 14 songs on offer here. [Mar 2007, p.90]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 37 out of 51
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Mixed: 6 out of 51
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Negative: 8 out of 51
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Apr 4, 2021Another fantastic album by Jack!! Beautifully written songs, and beautiful mellow compositions! Love it!
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Sep 7, 2010
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SarahJAug 20, 2008