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Riceboy Sleeps
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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(73/100) ^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Arts Section	(Positive)^[3]
Rockfeedback	^[4]
The A.V. Club	(B)^[5]
Drowned in Sound	(6/10)^[6]
Metro	^[7]
NME	(2/10)^[8]
OMM	^[9]
Pitchfork Media	(5.3/10)^[10]
Planet Sound	(5/10)^[11]
Spin	^[12]
The Sunday Times	^[13]
The People's News	^[14]
The Independent	(Positive)^[15]

Riceboy Sleeps is the debut studio album by ambient duo Jónsi & Alex,^[16] released on 20 July 2009.^[17] 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,^[18] 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,^[19] along with an electronic press kit that includes making-of information and recipes.

"Boy 1904" uses a recording of the last known castrato singer.^[20]

Track listing

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

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Belgium (Flanders) Ultratop^[21]	13
Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop^[21]	100
UK Albums Chart^[22]	66
Billboard Top Independent Albums	47^[23]
Billboard Heatseekers	13^[23]
Billboard Top New Age Albums	1^[23]

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.^[24]

All Animals EP
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Chapter One"	20:19
2.	"Chapter Two"	1:41
3.	"Chapter Three"	11:04

References

^ Critic Reviews for Riceboy Sleeps. Metacritic. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
^ "Riceboy Sleeps Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved on 21 July 2009.
^ The Arts Section review
^ Rockfeedback review
^ Battaglia, Andy (21 July 2009). "Riceboy Sleeps". avclub.com. The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
^ 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.
^ East, Ben. "Review: Jónsi & Alex: Riceboy Sleeps, EMI". metrolife (20 July 2009). Associated Newspapers: 24.
^ O’Keeffe, Niall (15 July 2009). "Album review: Jonsi and Alex - 'Riceboy Sleeps'". NME.com. IPC Media. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
^ Llewellyn Smith, Caspar. "Mahler Meets the Man from Iceland". Observer Music Monthly (July 2009). London: Guardian News & Media: 71.
^ Cohen, Ian (20 July 2009). "Review: Jónsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps (XL / Parlophone; 2009)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
^ Earls, John. "Review: Riceboy Sleeps/Riceboy Sleeps". Teletext. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
^ Modell, Josh (13 July 2009). "Riceboy Sleeps, 'Riceboy Sleeps' (XL)". Spin. Retrieved on 14 July 2009.
^ Edwards, Mark (19 July 2009). "Jonsi and Alex: Riceboy Sleeps". The Sunday Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 5 August 2009.^{[dead link]}
^ Maier, George (17 September 2011). "Jonsi and Alex: Riceboy Sleeps". The People's News. London. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
^ The Independent review
^ Twitter status
^ "riceboy sleeps press release". sigur-ros.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2009.
^ "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.
^ "Jónsi & Alex » Videos". jonsiandalex.com. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
^ "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Riceboy Sleeps". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Jónsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps (Album)" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
^ "Riceboy Sleeps". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c [1]
^ "Riceboy Sleeps Special Edition Box". jonsiandalex.com. Retrieved 29 May 2011.

[MC-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

[A._V._Club_review-5] Battaglia, Andy (21 July 2009). "Riceboy Sleeps". avclub.com. The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 July 2009.

[Drowned_in_Sound_review-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.

[Metro_review-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.

[Pitchfork_review-10] Cohen, Ian (20 July 2009). "Review: Jónsi & Alex - Riceboy Sleeps (XL / Parlophone; 2009)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 21 July 2009.

[Planet_Sound_review-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.^{[dead link]}

[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.

[Jonsi-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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