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- Artist: The Microphones
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- Release Date: August 24, 1999
- Genre: Rock
Review
As part of K's slight expansion from the release of purely indie pop records, there are the Microphones, whose Don't Wake Me Up moves between gritty lo-fi rock and droning, spacy constructions; a delicate pop melodicism lies beneath the surface noise of both, putting the general aesthetic of the album somewhere close to Stereolab's Transient Random-Noise Bursts, or some of Grandaddy's early work. The latter of the two approaches seems to fare better, with the songs' dramatic builds and careful composition rendering a sound that is a lot more artistically impressive than pure rock -- but the fuller compositions are just as impressive, using their rampaging drums and the odd dichotomy between lo-fi guitar noise and frail, His Name Is Alive-style vocal presentation to approach something like an exaggerated shoegaze effect. Above all, Don't Wake Me Up offers a fascinating and involving set of sounds -- even in the rare moments when these sounds aren't organized as well as could be, they're still compelling. ~ Nitsuh Abebe, All Music GuideTracks
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Ocean 1,2,3 | The Microphones | (2:59) | |
| Florida Beach | The Microphones | (2:17) | |
| Here It's Hotter | The Microphones | (3:59) | |
| Where It's Hotter, Pt. 3 | The Microphones | (2:58) | |
| I'm Gettng Cold | The Microphones | (1:20) | |
| I'll Be in the Air | The Microphones | (2:25) | |
| Tonight There'll Be Clouds | The Microphones | (4:04) | |
| You Were in the Air | The Microphones | (3:20) | |
| What Happened to You? | The Microphones | (2:25) | |
| It Wouldn't | The Microphones | (2:23) | |
| I'm in Hell | The Microphones | (2:02) | |
| Don't Wake Me Up | The Microphones | (3:13) | |
| Sweetheart Sleep Tight | The Microphones | (2:15) | |
| Instrumental | The Microphones | (1:53) | |
| I Felt You | The Microphones | (2:01) |
