Sleeping Albums

[Benji]

So we pretty much all have them I'd assume, what are those albums that help send you to sleep? For me the one album that works is "Brushfire Fairytales" by Jack Johnson. I can't listen to it too much because it starts annoying me if I use it for that purpose (thinking about it then also prevents me sleeping), but it really is perfect, "Inaudible Melodies" is the most wonderful mentally relaxing song <3

[thuganomic]

First two Coldplay albums. Does the trick every time, especially stuff like "Shiver" or "Sparks"

[Pepsi]

Anything by Iron & Wine. (Y)

[tristy]

downloaded a best-of shoegaze torrent compilation a few weeks ago. perfect sleeping music.

if i could find some sigur ros instrumentals, they'd be ideal as well. jonsi's singing can be grating at times.

[Clawson]

I either throw a playlist I made on shuffle or my entire iPod on shuffle. Though if I do pick an album it's usually Nowhere by Ride or Up To Here by the Hip, but it's very rare I do that as I wake up when the music stops.

[Rich]

Any m83 album, but specifically Before the Dawn Heals us. As well as most Explosions in the Sky doing the trick

[Nerf]

I used to fall asleep to The Subliminal Verses on maximum volume, so maybe I'm not the perfect candidate to answer this question. That said, however, Jose Gonzalez' Veneer is the best chill out / sleeping album I have ever, ever had the absolute pleasure of hearing.

[Liam]

I don't listen to albums before I go to sleep anymore, but Damien Rice 'O' worked wonders back in the day.

[IAceI]

Music doesn't help me sleep, I don't see how it does really.

Although if I had to pick, gun to my head, I'd say Coldplay. I often feel tired and drowsy whenever I hear them.

[New Damage]

The second CD of Foo Fighter's In Your Honour album.

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

I used to just listen to Talksport radio as I was falling asleep...Which was fine unless Ian Collins and the Creatures of the Night were in particuarly good form, then I'd still be awake three hours later.

I can't listen to anything now as the mrs is in bed and she's probably assault me if I tried to listen to something.

Actually, musically I never listened to anything when going to sleep, although I have had a few baths with relaxing music - usually my general "relaxing" stuff I always pimp like Sigur Ros or Boards of Canada.

[RPS]

Blur, Coldplay, Rufus Wainwright, Broken Social Scene, Joe Strummer and the Mescelaros, Radiohead.

A bunch of other artists, but these are the main.

[Death Before Dishonor]

Most recently it's been Sawdust by the Killers, absolutely love that cd. Usually all depends on what i'm feeling I guess, mosto f the music I listen to would fit into this category.

[supergrass]

I don't really use music to fall asleep to, although a number of times I've put on something like Stephen Fretwell to just relax to and fallen asleep.

Usually if I don't want to fall asleep immediately I'll through on one of the many different podcasts that loiter around my laptop. I can drift in and out of those, as I feel myself going I'll try to close the laptop and then pick up where I left off the next night.

[Benji]

Dan's helped me find a good new artist I think will work, "City and Colour", it's Dallas Green fo Alexisonfire doing acoustic music, it's not powerful music, but it's a great relaxant.

[Blue Rosler]

If it isn't Buddha Bar/Chill/Karma Lounge, it isn't worth it. One of these days, I will send more to TGC.

[THEXTREMIST]

Whiskey and the Holy Ghost by Mark Lanegan is my fav chillout/sleeping album

[Cadet Ember McLain]

Evanescence's "Origins" or "Not For Your Ears" work well for me...

[Farmer Reil]

Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells II.

I believe I win.

[Boogey131]

Radiohead - Pablo Honey

The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

And several podcasts, I don't think I've listened to a whole 1 hour podcast without aving to listen to again the enxt day because I missed some parts.