Great Songs/Albums to Fall Asleep To

[JuneJuly]

For a long time I haven't been able to fall asleep without the aid of music...

what are your favorite songs or albums to fall alseep to?

Right now, for me, it's The Richest Man in Babylon by Thievery Corporation...

[bowl of oranges]

Volcano Choir's album Unmap has been my bedtime album of choice recently.

[cshadows2887]

Iron and Wine is the sleep music of the gods.

I know. Zeus told me himself.

[The Indigo]

Elliott Smith on shuffle.

[Alex1410]

Strangely, I find Mastodon - Crack The Skye and Wolves In The Throne Room - Black Cascade help me get to sleep sometimes.

Also;
The XX
Iron and Wine
Cassino
etc

[love_american_style]

Damien Rice
Jonah Mantranga (his more ambiet material)
This Will Destroy You
Mono

[love_american_style]

...and Enya

[El_Jeffe]

R. Carlos Nakai (http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1532971)

[bowl of oranges]

Jonsi & Alex- Riceboy Sleeps really takes the cake though. I honestly don't think I've ever been awake to listen to more than the first 3 tracks.

[tyramail]

i'm kind of the opposite, nowadays i can't fall asleep unless it's quiet. but i used to fall asleep to vanessa carlton - harmonium, straylight run - s/t, or brand new - deja entendu pretty frequently.

[Neo Cassady]

Ágætis Byrjun
+1 for Mono

[CaryGrant]

Christie Front Drive - "Stereo"
or
Unwed Sailor - "The Marionette and the Music Box"
or
Azure Ray - "S/T"

[doritoz]

Team Sleep? hahaha, it's right in their name.

[Juan Jose]

anything by good old war or destry its acoustic so its really easy on the ears

[HometownHero]

Gorillaz and Blur always help me relax for sleep

[cshadows2887]

Damien Rice
Jonah Mantranga (his more ambiet material)

Props on the D Rice recc. But which Jonah material are you describing?

[turnerkr_uk]

the postal service - give up <3

[kbi the crowing]

Aughra / Mosh Patrol - Is There Anyone Else Outside?

[Gin]

Steel Train - Twilight Tales...

[Ari Christos]

My friend got me in the habit of falling asleep to Frank Sinatra.

[cshadows2887]

My friend got me in the habit of falling asleep to Frank Sinatra.

Don't do it while listening to In the Wee Small Hours or you ight slit your wrists in your sleep from loneliness, despair and weeping.

[greenteaallday]

Kid Cudi- Man on the moon

[Ari Christos]

Don't do it while listening to In the Wee Small Hours or you ight slit your wrists in your sleep from loneliness, despair and weeping.

It's all part of my plan that you have unfolded :-(

[cshadows2887]

It's all part of my plan that you have unfolded :-(

For realz, that is the saddest album of all time. I got it pretty soon after a breakup. Yeah I let it sit on my shelf for months. Not taking any chances.

[Max_123]

Lydia

[NateFoundGlory]

Iron and Wine is the sleep music of the gods.

I know. Zeus told me himself.

This, so hard.

Um Straylight Run's self titled, Bayside's Acoustic (along with basically anything else acoustic), Blue October's Foiled. I know there's more, but I can't recall them all.

Also, surprised no one has mentioned Angels & Airwaves yet. All those cds knock me out quick. And I usually dream of space haha.

[Ace Face]

Lydia- Illuminate

I once did a hit of acid, and put my headphones on while listening to it, and saw a magical musical in my head. ooohhh the colors

[fightinirish217]

Iron & Wine is great, along with Sigur Ros, of course.

Favorite song to fall asleep to: Mae - Awakening.

[Thesleepingwell]

The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream.

Somehow this always puts me to sleep.
Especially the mellow bit on 'Sliverf**k'

[aboyandhiscurse]

death cab - transatlanticism
cassino - sounds of slavation
the format - interventions and lullabies (LOL OMFG PUN!)

yay 100th post

[sweepthenation]

City And Colour - Bring Me Love
Anberlin - Cities
Thrice - Alchemy IndeX I-IV

[CaptainJacksHat]

Snow patrol - lightning strikes and something corporate - konstantine. everynight i play one of them without fail no matter where i am! perfect lullabies

[singyoutocoma]

Steve Roach is the best. Eluvium is also very good. A Perfect Circle's Thirteenth Step was great last night.

[golferpunk1]

Ava

[mantipede]

Lydia

This. I dig sleeping to Dark Mean, though they don't have much music. The Dear Hunter and Paper Rival are also on my list.

[birtcho]

Illuminate

[love_american_style]

Props on the D Rice recc. But which Jonah material are you describing?

Stay
Ghost
You Said You Always Hated San Francisco
Livin' small


psh...so many more...

[Stavie Steelo]

This Will Destroy You
Explosions In The Sky
The Early November Acoustic EP

[cshadows2887]

Stay
Ghost
You Said You Always Hated San Francisco
Livin' small


psh...so many more...

Oh okay. Yeah great songs and def good for chilling. Just never thought to call them ambient before.

[Vandelay]

Explosions In The Sky
American Football
Postal Service
Radiohead
Iron & Wine
Owen

[SpyKi]

Ultimate one for me is We Were Here by Joshua Radin.

[davehennessy]

Jonsi & Alex

[oneletteraway]

Also, surprised no one has mentioned Angels & Airwaves yet. All those cds knock me out quick. And I usually dream of space haha.

This. Never had a single nightmare when I fell asleep to AVA.

[Five-Star]

God Help The Girl

[JordanBuell]

Explosions in the Sky
Mansions acoustic ep's
Wheat
Umbrellas
The Postal Service
Lydia

[electricheart]

Anchor and Braille, Lydia

[Farva2]

As some have said Angels and airwaves rules for sleep, once i start valkrie missle im out
explosions in the sky
isis
alexisionfire (rough hands, happiness by the killowat)
city and colour
30 seconds to mars-this is war
dredg

[softhands]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/Sometimes_-_Cover.jpg

[TravelingBySea]

Rhian Sheehan - Standing In Silence
Once Soundtrack
Saxson Shore
Young Coyotes
In Bruges Original Soundtrack

[Plutonio]

Stars of The Lid-And Their Refinement of the Decline

[Plutonio]

Some songs by The Pax Cecilia and Suffocate For Fuck's Sake are nice too.

[mrnegativezero]

I find myself falling asleep to U2 the most/easiest. Could be that I'm so used to them. But The Joshua Tree is a good album to fall to sleep to regardless.

[yayitsjoe]

shh... this is a library - shh... this is a library.
shh... this is a library - dream big.
shh... this is a library - well played.
right away, great captain! - the bitter end.

[mymusicismylife]

Have A Nice Life - Time of Land

[IJTKJH]

City And Colour
Postal Service
Bright Eyes

[nickonthecoast]

i seriously have a cheap alarm clock/cd player beside my bed that has the explosions in the sky album How Strange, Innocence in it and hasn't been moved in years.
it is for sleep purposes only and it works great.

[Stavie Steelo]

i seriously have a cheap alarm clock/cd player beside my bed that has the explosions in the sky album How Strange, Innocence in it and hasn't been moved in years.
it is for sleep purposes only and it works great.
A Song For Our Fathers is awesome song. Try a band called This Will Destroy you I always listen to them now sleeping just like Explosions

[Nardes]

Konstantine.

[Nardes]

.... also Rookie of the Year :)

[wall e]

Lydia.

[yo jeff]

i listen to a little sufjan stevens, bon iver, copeland, and most of the other stuff mentioned in here. you really can't go wrong with anything acoustic or soft sounding.

[jessicaa__]

Anything by Iron & Wine, Sigur Ros, Azure Ray, Explosions in the Sky, This Will Destroy You, Bon Iver (especially For Emma, Forever Ago), and chill Copeland stuff.

[pleasedontpanic]

As Cities Burn - Come Now Sleep
Ace Enders - Australian EP
Dolorean - Not Exotic
Godspeed You Black Emperor! - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
ALL THE BRIGHT LIGHTS - All The Bright Lights

Soooooo many more. This will take me too long.

[Pawan1993]

Death Cab For Cutie usually helps me sleep.

[murrich]

Brian Eno
Steve Reich
Boards of Canada
Monster Movie
Cocteau Twins
Sun Kil Moon
Talk Talk

[SpyKi]

Death Cab For Cutie usually helps me sleep.
I just took a nap listening to Transatlanticism. :-)

[Jali]

Weirdly I can quite easily drift off to GG Allin... I know, its weird, but there's something oddly relaxing about incoherant noise.

[Macbeth.]

Explosions In The Sky/Godspeed YBE - Although now whenever I listen to them during the day I get sleepy :-(

[yellowhouse]

Stars of the Lid- And Their Refinement of the Decline
Tim Hecker- An Imaginary Country
Jonsi & Alex- Riceboy Sleeps
Nick Drake- Pink Moon
The Tallest Man On Earth- Shallow Graves
Telefon Tel Aviv- Farenheit Fair Enough
Sigur Ros- ()
Radiohead- In Rainbows
Minus the Bear- Acoustics
Boards of Canada- The Campfire Headphase

[kim_nokiamusic]

Album Leaf is always a safe bet for me. Also, any American Analog Set works. Black Heart Procession sometimes, but it has a tendency to creep me out if I wake up and it's still playing.

[Stephin_DC]

Transatlanticism for me by Death Cab and Dusk & Summer by Dashboard are both pretty mellow
I'm pretty into Jon Foremans solo stuff as well

[jeremyc]

Album Leaf is always a safe bet for me. Also, any American Analog Set works. Black Heart Procession sometimes, but it has a tendency to creep me out if I wake up and it's still playing.

Pretty much agree with everything you just said.

[pnkhrdwndr]

Ghosts I-IV- Nine Inch Nails it's an epic hour and fifty minutes

[Joeypeapot777]

the postal service give up and clarity by jimmy eat world\

and self titled american football! !! ! ! !

[ripkarson]

Owl City puts me right to sleep.

[ripkarson]

As some have said Angels and airwaves rules for sleep, once i start valkrie missle im out

30 seconds to mars-this is war
I love you!

[cristinaa]

I've realized that I can't fall asleep while anything is playing. I sometimes lay in bed and listen to music until I get tired, but there's nothing I can actually fall asleep to. I need silence.

[FrittyP]

No surprises - Radiohead.

[woweezowee]

I usually fall asleep to Damien Rice, Ian Love, Daedelus, Bright Eyes, or some of the new Foxy Shazam album

[BozzBlonde]

Plans by Death Cab For Cutie.

[xxemo_kittyxx]

Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky.

[kemichels]

City and Colour - Bring Me Your Love
Beach House - Teen Dream

[happygilmoreat]

Of stuff that hasn't been said:

Something Corporate - North
Radiohead - Kid A
I Can Make A Mess - S/T

[cburton92]

Damien Rice
Jonah Mantranga (his more ambiet material)
This Will Destroy You
Mono

have you listened to Visitor by onelinedrawing? if not... you should.

[takeiteasy_]

Illuminate.

[stickerstartape]

Kevin Devine tracks like No Time Flat and Billion Bees

[love_american_style]

have you listened to Visitor by onelinedrawing? if not... you should.

pshh....You hear this guy?...

[justinjagged]

I like The scene aesthetic and some of As Cities Burn stuff.

[justinjagged]

or some Yo-Yo MA

[justinjagged]

Owl City puts me right to sleep.
they are always good!

[ripkarson]

they are always good!
Yes they are!

[troubledbyinsects]

Moving Mountains, Lydia, Copeland.

[flask]

Eluvium

[HoodieMonster]

Anything by Au Revoir Simone. Their music just makes me think of dreams. And bright Eyes' I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning.

[Ron57]

Cassino...
I Can Make a Mess Like Nobody's Business...

I have a whole playlist for sleeping actually :]

[matt_bergeron]

anything by joy division for me.

[AntsInMyPants92]

copeland-eat, sleep, and repeat

[softcoeur]

anything sufjan, radiohead, EITS, sigur ros, occasionally john mayer or jack johnson.

[the seventeenth]

The Matches- A Band In Hope

[Yellowcard2006]

Armor for Sleep- Dream To Make Believe

[spunkmastaflex]

transatlaticism

/end thread

I listened to this album for a year straight while going to bed, gave me some crazy awesome dreams and such

[Gloryneverfades]

transatlaticism

/end thread

I listened to this album for a year straight while going to bed, gave me some crazy awesome dreams and such


This.

[softcoeur]

transatlaticism

/end thread

I listened to this album for a year straight while going to bed, gave me some crazy awesome dreams and such
yep. fall 2005 was the season of transatlanticism for me... memories, man.

[drawndead]

anything by The Format

[ripkarson]

anything by The Format
I love you!

[drawndead]

I love you!

<3

[Cameronisonfire]

This Will Destroy You

[ripkarson]

<3
I listen to On Your Porch everyday.

[drawndead]

I listen to On Your Porch everyday.

Interventions & Lullabies is my jam

[ripkarson]

Interventions & Lullabies is my jam
I think your my soulmate. Wanna get married? :p

Just kidding.

[drawndead]

I think your my soulmate. Wanna get married? :p

Just kidding.

we'll see ahahha

[ripkarson]

we'll see ahahha
haha okay! :]

[ripkarson]

Colorblind by Counting Crows does the trick too .

[spunkmastaflex]

yep. fall 2005 was the season of transatlanticism for me... memories, man.


weird, that was exactly the same semester for me that i listened to that album to go to bed

[drewinseries]

House of Cards by Radiohead is nice.

[gr33ndayfr3ak]

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There was a month-long period where I fell asleep to this song every single night. It's absolutely perfect.

[sedated]

I love listening to The National's album "Boxer" before I sleep.
The songs are amazing yet relaxing and Matt Berninger's vocals are nice.

[gumby]

Fall out boy- my heart will always be the b side to my tounge
Straylight run- self titled
anything jack johnson
Maroon 5
and for some reason vans warped tour 2004. the last one before they all became crappy. =P

[ZombieKiller182]

Angels&Airwaves Album:We Don't Need To Whisper. (:

[Stavie Steelo]

Explosions In The Sky - The Rescue

[gumpwumper]

menos el oso - minus the bear

[CalRahhh]

Lately I've been putting on M83's Saturdays=Youth to fall asleep to.

[teamtrex]

On The Strength Of All Convinced by Daphne Loves Derby is an amazing album to fall asleep to. I suggest you guys give it a listen!

[drawndead]

Rufus Wainwright

[notdeadyet]

Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
David Bowie - Heathen or Space Oddity
The Cure - Disintegration

lurvely calm albums!

[kim_nokiamusic]

the postal service give up and clarity by jimmy eat world\

and self titled american football! !! ! ! !

Clarity makes me too nostalgic to sleep.

[amplifire]

Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American

and Dark Side of the Moon. Whenever I really can't sleep I listen to that and I'm usually out by 'The Great Gig in the Sky'

[Brissona]

angels and airwaves - love
Iron and wine for sure
grizzly bear

and if you're really stoned and drunk throw on your head phones and listen to animal collective.. shiza!

[Brokenhill]

Mogwai - "Tracy"

Nothing beats that on repeat.