I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware of It
by The 1975
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 228 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 193 out of 228
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 228
  3. Negative: 18 out of 228
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  1. sratomasfer
    Jan 23, 2017
    3
    So incredibly long and 90% of the tracks don't really have a place in the album. The few good moments this band creates don't stand up to the laziness that is most of the album.
  2. arascic
    Feb 18, 2017
    3
    The length of this thing isn't a problem by itself, but it is a problem when the majority of the songs on this record don't go anywhere, aren't encapsulating nor engaging. Even the instrumentals can be boiled down to one motif with some noise, sound effects, and that's pretty much it. I would attribute all of those things to the overambitious nature of this record, with 17 (19) songs. IThe length of this thing isn't a problem by itself, but it is a problem when the majority of the songs on this record don't go anywhere, aren't encapsulating nor engaging. Even the instrumentals can be boiled down to one motif with some noise, sound effects, and that's pretty much it. I would attribute all of those things to the overambitious nature of this record, with 17 (19) songs. I don't know when will artists recognize that the length of the record isn't proportional to it's quality. Anyways, where I do find them striking a chord is when they use up that vintage disco sound and feel and when their songs are simple, direct, coherent and effective. If they had stayed loyal to that approach and sound, this record would be much better.… Expand

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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. PopMatters
    Jun 6, 2016
    80
    I Like It When You Sleep is 17 tracks long. By any standard, it’s an expansive collection, riddled with caution-to-the-wind sonic experiments and bits of alchemical production flourishes. Surprisingly, though, there aren’t any significant misfires here.
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  2. Clash Music
    Mar 8, 2016
    60
    We get a less focused effort, with peaks and troughs in its quality. Yet the best tracks off the album are better than any of the band’s previous work. It’s just a shame that the weaker songs fall below the standard The 1975 set for themselves.
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  3. Slant Magazine
    Mar 3, 2016
    70
    What these songs share, the pairing of Healy's witty, bratty lyricism with athletic and adventurous musicianship, prove that this band is comfortable moving in all directions at once.
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