Sleeps Like a Curse

Infobox Album | Name = Sleeps Like a Curse
Type = Album
Artist = The Panics


Released = 8 August 2005
Recorded = Megaphon Studios, Sydney
Genre = Rock
Length = 44.48
Label = littleBIGMAN Records
Producer = Tim Whitten
The Panics
Reviews =
Last album = "Crack in the Wall"
(2004)
This album = "Sleeps Like a Curse"
(2005)
Next album = "Factory Girl"
(2006)

"Sleeps Like a Curse" is the second full length album by The Panics, released on August 8, 2005 by littleBIGMAN Records. The album was produced by Tim Whitten (The Clouds, Powderfinger, Art of Fighting, The Go Betweens, The Necks, 78 Saab and The Smiths). The songs on "Sleeps like a Curse" were written and demoed in Manchester, England in 2004 following a series of overseas shows.

Australian radio station Triple J nominated "Sleeps Like a Curse" for its 2005 J Award.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jae Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Wootton, Myles Wootton and Julian Grigor.cite web |url=http://www.apra.com.au/cms/worksearch/worksearch.srvlt?action=workSearch&switchDet=Y |title=Australasian Performing Right Association |publisher=APRA |accessdate=2008-04-08 ]

#"One Too Many Itches" - 4:00
#"Sleeps Like a Curse" - 3:55
#"My Best Mistake" - 3:13
#"Like an Unwelcome Guest" - 3:56
#"Someone Somewhere Somehow" - 4:54
#"Twin Sisters" - 3:01
#"Minor A" - 3:01
#"Speak It" - 3:25
#"It's Not a Thing" - 3:21
#"The General Calling" - 5:13
#"Keep an Eye on Me" - 5:07
# [untitled] - 1:40

Personnel

The Panics

*Jae Laffer - vocals, guitars, keyboards, glockenspiel
*Drew Wootton - guitars, bass
*Paul Otway - bass, guitars
*Julian Douglas - guitars, keyboards, vocals
*Myles Wootton - drums, percussion, glockenspiel, samples

Additional musicians

*Wibbeke Rezcek - Vocals ("My Best Mistake", "Like an Unwelcome Guest", Keep an Eye on Me")
*Jacinta McCormick - vocals ("One Too Many Itches")
*Kathy Potter - viola ("The General Calling")
*Tristen Parr - cello ("The General Calling")

References