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Riceboy Sleeps
Studio album by Jónsi & Alex
Released	20 July 2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Ambient
Length	68:00
Label	Parlophone, EMI
Producer	Jónsi & Alex
Jónsi chronology
Riceboy Sleeps (2009) Go (2010)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(73/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Arts Section	(Positive)
Rockfeedback
The A.V. Club	(B)
Drowned in Sound	(6/10)
Metro
NME	(2/10)
OMM
Pitchfork Media	(5.3/10)
Planet Sound	(5/10)
Spin
The Sunday Times
The People's News
The Independent	(Positive)

Riceboy Sleeps is the debut studio album by ambient duo Jónsi & Alex, released on 20 July 2009. The album is a collaboration between Sigur Rós vocalist Jón Þór Birgisson and partner Alex Somers which features acoustic instrumental music alongside a string quartet, Amiina, and the Kópavogsdætur Choir.

Song information

"Happiness" first appeared on the 2009 AIDS benefit Album Dark Was the Night, produced by the Red Hot Organization.

Videos exist for "All the Big Trees" and "Daníell in the Sea" which can be found on the duo's official website, along with an electronic press kit that includes making-of information and recipes.

"Boy 1904" uses a recording of the last known castrato singer.

Track listing

1. "Happiness" – 9:18
2. "Atlas Song" – 8:30
3. "Indian Summer" – 9:10
4. "Stokkseyri" – 7:08
5. "Boy 1904" – 5:09
6. "All the Big Trees" – 5:51
7. "Daníell in the Sea" – 6:54
8. "Howl" – 8:22
9. "Sleeping Giant" – 6:41

Charts

Special editions

A limited edition of 3500 sets was released, containing the full CD album Riceboy Sleeps, the All Animals bonus CD, MP3 downloads of both Riceboy Sleeps and All Animals, a Riceboy Sleeps art book, a 40 pages coloring book with 6 pencils and a badge. Despite the limited edition selling out at the end of 2009, a few were still sold in the spring of 2011 via the duo's official website.

References

1. Critic Reviews for Riceboy Sleeps. Metacritic. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
2. "Riceboy Sleeps Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved on 21 July 2009.
3. The Arts Section review
4. Rockfeedback review
5. Battaglia, Andy (21 July 2009). "Riceboy Sleeps". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on July 23, 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
6. Pott-Negrine, David (24 July 2009). "Jónsi and Alex: Riceboy Sleeps". drownedinsound.com. Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
7. East, Ben. "Review: Jónsi & Alex: Riceboy Sleeps, EMI". metrolife (20 July 2009). Associated Newspapers: 24.
8. O’Keeffe, Niall (15 July 2009). "Album review: Jonsi and Alex - 'Riceboy Sleeps'". NME.com. IPC Media. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
9. Llewellyn Smith, Caspar. "Mahler Meets the Man from Iceland". Observer Music Monthly (July 2009). London: Guardian News & Media: 71.
10. Cohen, Ian (20 July 2009). "Review: Jónsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps (XL / Parlophone; 2009)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
11. Earls, John. "Review: Riceboy Sleeps/Riceboy Sleeps". Teletext. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
12. Modell, Josh (13 July 2009). "Riceboy Sleeps, 'Riceboy Sleeps' (XL)". Spin. Retrieved on 14 July 2009.
13. Edwards, Mark (19 July 2009). "Jonsi and Alex: Riceboy Sleeps". The Sunday Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
14. Maier, George (17 September 2011). "Jonsi and Alex: Riceboy Sleeps". The People's News. London. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
15. The Independent review
16. Twitter status
17. "riceboy sleeps press release". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
18. "eighteen seconds before sunrise - sigur rós news » 2009 » February » 27". sigur-ros.co.uk. 2009-02-27. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
19. "Jónsi & Alex » Videos". jonsiandalex.com. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
20. "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Riceboy Sleeps". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
21. ^ "Jónsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps (Album)" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
22. "Riceboy Sleeps". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
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24. "Riceboy Sleeps Special Edition Box". jonsiandalex.com. Retrieved 29 May 2011.

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