Sleepy Eyed

Sleepy Eyed
Studio album by
Buffalo Tom
ReleasedJuly 11, 1995[1]
StudioDreamland, Hurley, NY
GenreAlternative rock
Length49:20
LabelBeggars Banquet
ProducerBuffalo Tom, John Agnello[2]
Buffalo Tom chronology
Big Red Letter Day
(1993) 		Sleepy Eyed
(1995) 		Smitten
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Select[4]

Sleepy Eyed is a 1995 album by Buffalo Tom.[5] The band was looking to move away from the polished sound of their previous album in favor of a more stripped-down, live-sounding approach.

The subtitle of "Twenty-Points" namechecks The Ballad of Sexual Dependency, by Nan Goldin.

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote: "Simultaneously grungy and clean, anthemic singalongs like 'Tangerine' and 'It’s You' do a lot to restore Buffalo Tom’s erstwhile status as everyone’s favorite raucously sincere college rockers."[2]

Track listing

  1. "Tangerine"
  2. "Summer"
  3. "Kitchen Door"
  4. "Rules"
  5. "It's You"
  6. "When You Discover"
  7. "Sunday Night"
  8. "Your Stripes"
  9. "Sparklers"
  10. "Clobbered"
  11. "Sundress"
  12. "Twenty-Points (The Ballad of Sexual Dependency)"
  13. "Souvenir"
  14. "Crueler"

All songs by Buffalo Tom.

Personnel

Buffalo Tom
  • Bill Janovitz - vocals, guitar, piano, Hammond B-3, harmonica on track 7
  • Chris Colbourn - bass, cello, guitar, vocals on tracks 3 & 10 & 12, harmonica on track 3
  • Tom Maginnis - drums, percussion

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[6] 98

References

  1. ^ "Buffalo Tom - Sleepy Eyed". Beggars Archive. Beggars Group. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Buffalo Tom".
  3. ^ Sleepy Eyed at AllMusic
  4. ^ "Select Magazine Website". selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk.
  5. ^ Buckley, Peter (June 2, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781843531050 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 45.