Monday, March 3, 2008

Jack Johnson - Sleep Through the Static

3.5/5
On first listen, Johnson’s latest album was boring and weak. Nothing in particular grabbed my attention other than the already-released lead single “If I Had Eyes”, which is undeniably a very pleasant song. But with a few more listens, it started to grow on me. After reading a Rolling Stone article on Johnson, I came to admire his extremely laid-back attitude, where family and just enjoying nature come first in his life. With this in mind, I gave the album another spin. It doesn’t have near as many hooks as his superior In Between Dreams, but I came to appreciate it for what it is: a mellow, easygoing, satisfying album.

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