What songs help you go to sleep?

[amado929]

Mine would be

Existentialism on prom night- Straylight Run
Konstantine - Something Corporate
The Night starts here - Stars

[highasakyt]

i actually have a playlist for that very thing!

summer dress -- nick rose
jesus christ -- brand new
konstantine -- something corporate
me and the moon -- something corporate
passing afternoon -- iron and wine
teardrop (massive attack cover) -- jose gonzalez
concerning the ufo sighting near highland, il -- sufjan stevens
the predatory wasp of the pallasides is out to get us! -- sufjan stevens
play crack the sky -- brand new
quiet things no one ever knows(acoustic) -- brand new

[Fin.]

The Noose - A Perfect Circle
Concerning The UFO Sighting Near Highland, Il. - Sufjan Stevens
We're So Far Away - Mae
Thanks To You (Remix) - Copeland
Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
Inevitable (Acoustic) - Anberlin
How To Disappear Completely - Radiohead

[hockeyguitar99]

normally I'll either listen to Sigur Ros or Battles. Sigur Ros is what I use the most often

[_Andrew]

The Album Leaf.

[Kneeka]

Basically anything by Straylight Run. Also, a lot of Circa Survive helps me fall asleep.

[Pluto.]

A lot of shoegaze, dream pop, things of that sort. But mainly anything from,

Explosions in the Sky (all),
The Age of Rockets - InSmileOutBlood
Slowdive - Dagger
Enya - Relaxation
Airiel - Firefly

[Regards]

Converge.

[xriotx]

The Pirates of the Caribbean soundtrack to Deadman's Chest.

[fly_guy]

Armor For Sleeps new[er] album. Its really dreamy and boring

[breaking news!]

Loro--Pinback
Girl--Beck
Jane Says--Jane's Addiction
Given To Fly--Pearl Jam
Pinch Me--Barenaked Ladies

Also, most Death Cab is mellow enough to fall asleep to.

[_Andrew]

Loro--Pinback
Girl--Beck
Jane Says--Jane's Addiction
Given To Fly--Pearl Jam
Pinch Me--Barenaked Ladies

Also, most Death Cab is mellow enough to fall asleep to.

not for me it's not, I don't understand how they always seem to make almost (if not every) "sleep mix" there are like maybe 5 DCFC songs that you could probably maybe try and attempt to sleep to.

Maybe everyone is just an easy sleeper and I'm not.. but I can't sleep to anything with words in it, get's me distracted.. haha

[glasscase501]

definitely konstantine

[imahoodlum]

emily haines.

[fran.182]

songs from radiohead in rainbows...except bodysnatchers

[shit stroll]

Converge.
haha i knew someone would say converge.

[allhourcymbals]

I don't listen to music that puts me to sleep, but I can fall asleep to pretty much any band.

[checkered.stars]

Bright Eyes, Lydia, Death Cab, Coldplay, Nada Surf, and instrumental music.

[GuitarR0cker1]

Coldplay, some Brand New, Radiohead and Jon Foreman's solo work.

[micahistheballs]

I go by albums. The ol' standbys are

Lovedrug- Pretend You're Alive
The National- Alligator/Boxer
Copeland- Eat, Sleep, Repeat
Starflyer 59- Talking Voice vs. Singing Voice
J.Tillman- Minor Works
Radiohead- Kid A

[allhourcymbals]

not for me it's not, I don't understand how they always seem to make almost (if not every) "sleep mix" there are like maybe 5 DCFC songs that you could probably maybe try and attempt to sleep to.

Maybe everyone is just an easy sleeper and I'm not.. but I can't sleep to anything with words in it, get's me distracted.. haha
Death Cab (before Plans) is a band that I really get into when I listen, so falling asleep to them would never work for me either haha.

[checkered.stars]

I love when I listen to a song and falling asleep to the melody, and then listening to the lyrics the next day. It's just...different.

[Praetor]

Good god this thread has been made so many times.

[_Andrew]

Death Cab (before Plans) is a band that I really get into when I listen, so falling asleep to them would never work for me either haha.

yeah I'm pre-plans too lol.. must be us pre-plans people then hahaha

[allhourcymbals]

yeah I'm pre-plans too lol.. must be us pre-plans people then hahaha
Those were their best years! We're obviously their best fans.

[alice+interiors]

Everett - No Sounds
any Explosions in the Sky.

just generally post-rock, it always relaxes me.

[sandra92]

Hum .. Any calm music , for example :
DJ Cam : "He's gone starring China" , "Soulshine Starring in Love",
The Rocats: "Mr.President" , "Mind vs Soul"
Porcupine Trees: "Train"
Some of Explosions in the Sky
Some of the new Linkin Park's Album
Some of Alicia Keys
Some of Dido
...

[SureAsRain]

emily haines.

i agree she does make me sleepy

also:
city and colour
early november/i can make a mess

[MusicBox24]

Modest Mouse- Little Motel

[oranjeman]

Sigur Ros, Nick Drake, and Godspeed are the best for me.

Then either most of A Silver Mt. Zion or Seven Swans by Sufjan Stevens.

[WakeUpBlondie]

Playradioplay!- anything from EP
Coldplay- Clocks
Death Cabbbb- Transatlanticism
Lydia- This is twice now

[handlikesecret]

Slipknot, such smoothing melodies.

[PadraicPrincess]

anything by jack johnson especially 'no other way', 'wrong turn', 'f-stop blues', and 'do you remember'

[xBITCHxPLEASEx]

Umbrellas and Elephants puts me out for the moment.

CinSun is wonderful.

[LacyBaby]

I love Existentialism on Prom Night,that song is amazing.You know the girl left the band right?
Well,anyway. I LOVE The Academy Is... and oddly enough,whenever I need to fall asleep,I put that cd in,and it helps me.

[liar23]

death cab-transatlantacism

[IWasaCamera]

Most of what I listen to.

[heyzombiehitler]

Death Cabs "Plans" tuckers me out.

[xEmlehx]

The Difference Between Medicine and Poison Is In the Dose-Circa Survive
Take A Picture-Filter
It Ends Tonight (Acoustic)-The All-American Rejects
The Kill (Acoustic) and The Kill (Non-Acoustic)-30 Seconds to Mars
Anything by Angels and Airwaves
I Will Follow You Into the Dark and Soul Meets Body-Death Cab

the list goes on...

[MADSTA]

Radiohead - All I Need
Radiohead - Let Down
Radiohead - The Tourist
Radiohead - Nice Dream
Death Cab For Cutie - Brothers On A Hotel Bed
Death Cab For Cutie - Passenger Seat
The Album Leaf - Over The Pond
Aqualung - Strange And Beautiful
Coldplay - Don't Panic
Coldplay - Spies
Coldplay - Sparks
Elliott Smith - 2:45 AM
Elliott Smith - Angeles
Elliott Smith - Clementine
Elliott Smith - The Biggest Lie
Elliott Smith - St. Ides Heaven
Elliott Smith - Angel In The Snow

And I don't feel like listing anymore, because this could go on and on and on...

[FayeQC]

a lot of the divine comedy's songs
and the zephyr song definitely.

[Yes. And?]

Music distracts me from sleep if anything.

[TheOutcastStory]

The Difference Between Medicine and Poison Is In the Dose-Circa Survive
Take A Picture-Filter
It Ends Tonight (Acoustic)-The All-American Rejects
The Kill (Acoustic) and The Kill (Non-Acoustic)-30 Seconds to Mars
Anything by Angels and Airwaves
I Will Follow You Into the Dark and Soul Meets Body-Death Cab

the list goes on...
i agree with you...especially the acustic version of the kill

[TheOutcastStory]

i also like to listen to Vulnerable by Secondhand Serenade and Stolen by Dashboard Confessions

[Troggy]

Maybe everyone is just an easy sleeper and I'm not.. but I can't sleep to anything with words in it, get's me distracted.. haha

I'm like that but I can't sleep to anything with melodies or instruments in it, either ;)

[sugarcoatedlies]

Denali and Glos

[carsancalor1es]

the whole album Eat Sleep Repeat by Copleand...works like a charm everytime. so freaking good.

[ShimmerAndSpill]

I just put all of my explosions in the sky on shuffle.

[roflcopter]

Circa Survive, Straylight Run, and City and Colour.

[brentkid]

Wolftron lately.

[bowl of oranges]

Iron & Wine

[allhourcymbals]

I fell asleep to M.I.A. last night.

[bowl of oranges]

Elliot Smith

[reissgoespunk]

Sigur Rós, Explosions In The Sky, A.A Bondy, The Postal Service, Lydia, Elliott Smith, The Cure.

[Angylion Gefell]

Gary Numan - Down in the Park
Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence

[xEmlehx]

i agree with you...especially the acustic version of the kill
yeah, its amazing

[Paulb-182]

U2 - with or without you
REM - Nightswimming
Blink 182 - Im Lost without you
Something Corporate - Globes And Maps
U2 - All I want is you
Coldplay - Scientist
Dashboard Confessional - Brilliant Dance

[strtfrd7]

vampire weekend and lydia mainly. the new coldplay album makes me pretty sleepy too.

[YeahItsCase]

Jimmy Eat World - Hear You Me
Explosions In The Sky - So Long, So Lonesome; First Breath After Coma; Your Hand in Mine; Glittering Blackness
Counting Crows - Colorblind
Jack Johnson - Flake; Better Together; Banana Pancakes
The Spill Canvas - This is for keeps
Bedlight for BlueEyes - Jumper
Damien Rice - 9 Crimes
Between the trees - Darl'n
DMB - Where are you going
Mae - Embers and Envelopes

so many more..

[keanebeats]

sigur ros usually does it for me

[xxemo_kittyxx]

I can sleep to anything just as long as it has a melody. I usually can't listen to hardcore when I'm trying to get to sleep, but when I'm really tired anything works.

[hockeyguitar99]

Nick Drake is pretty good to do it with, also neil young

[anonymousgirl]

i listen to anything i know to go to sleep. i go to sleep to screamo a lot...i also like metal/hard rock.
lately i've been listening to anberlin's "cities" to go to sleep because it's my favorite cd.
mae's "the everglow" album is also good if you like quieter stuff.

[SLoT]

andy mckee or between the buried and me.

[murphy77]

i run around with kids all day in the hot sun
so when i come home, i usually take a nap
here are my favorite albums to fall asleep too:

Moving Mountains- Pneuma
Thrice- Earth or Water EP
Wax on Radio- Exposition
Lydia- Illuminate
Vaux- Beyond Virtue, Beyond Vice


Individual Songs:
Facing New York- Apple, Sugar, Cider
Brand New- Good To Know That If I Ever Need Attention, All I Have To Do Is Die
Rebelution- Night Crawler

[Anthony Lutz]

Stars of the Lid is great to fall asleep to. Eluvium also works. I haven't fallen asleep to music in so long though, but those are two that I actually have fallen asleep to.

I used to listen to The Postal Service, but that was only for the first month that I had that album, now I know the words to well. The same goes with Bright Eyes.

[Anthony Lutz]

Nick Drake is pretty good to do it with, also neil young

I could see that being great to listen to while falling asleep.

[punkfritterx37]

boston - foreplay/long time, sick puppies - all the same, green day - macy's day parade, kids in the way - this could be the song that will change your heart

[punkfritterx37]

i listen to anything i know to go to sleep. i go to sleep to screamo a lot...i also like metal/hard rock.
lately i've been listening to anberlin's "cities" to go to sleep because it's my favorite cd.
mae's "the everglow" album is also good if you like quieter stuff.

yeah, anberlin's 'cities' and 'lost songs' are excellent falling-asleep-to material, especially (*Fin).

[AlternaPrincess]

Death Cab - Transatlanticism
Something Corporate - As You Sleep, Konstantine (though sometimes I start crying instead of sleeping...)

[murphy77]

I could see that being great to listen to while falling asleep.


i love your avatar

[anonymousgirl]

yeah, anberlin's 'cities' and 'lost songs' are excellent falling-asleep-to material, especially (*Fin).

I'm usually so tired when I go to bed that I don't make it to (*Fin). Even if I do, I don't like it because that means I have to climb down my loft bed and restart the CD.

[_Addiction_]

Trashed and Scattered - Avenged Sevenfold
Bat Country - Avenged Sevenfold
Becoming the Bull - Atreyu
Doomsday - -Atreyu
Dark Light - HIM
Under the Rose - HIM
Rip Out the Wings of A Butterfly - HIM
Venus Doom- HIM
...To Be Loved - Papa Roach
Last Resort - Papa Roach
Riot! - Three Days Grace
Gone Forever - Three Days Grace
Animal i have Become - Three Days Grace
Novenber Rain - Guns n' Roses
Paradise City - Guns n' Roses
Livin' On a Prayer - Bon Jovi

[WakeUpBlondie]

This will destroy you- the world is our __________
playradioplay!- Confines of gravity
brand new- degausser
brand new- jesus christ
lydia- this is twice now
lydia- one more play
death cab- president of what?

I actually have a playlist called sleep.

[WakeUpBlondie]

Circa Survive, Straylight Run, and City and Colour.

Wow, awesome user name

[EchoPark]

Explosions In The Sky is the best go to sleep music. Provides great pre-dream build up.

[BrokenMirror]

Seriously, want help getting to sleep? Classical music is the best solution. A couple of weeks ago iTunes had a deal whereby you can get 100 classical songs for £4.75. It's since been pulled down, which is a shame, but since I got it I've been playing songs at night and it works better than anything I've ever tried.

[ftsKATE]

death cab

[Venonamusic]

hey check us out and let us know what you think www.myspace.com/venonamusic (http://www.myspace.com/venonamusic)

[jtsnazzy]

City and Colour

[roflcopter]

Wow, awesome user name
Haha, thanks.

[xEmlehx]

hide and seek - imogen heap
satellite - dave matthews band
throwing matches (acoustic) - last of the believers
breathe - angels & airwaves

[dancelukedance]

Anything by Gatsby's american dream and circa survie

[oh_how_lovely]

Anything by the doors.

[bstthngunvrhd7]

It's funny I actually made a 'sleepytime mix' (I know awesome name haha) because I got so tired of flipping back and forth through songs:

Here are some of the songs (and in order of most played though it's not a fair account because I recently had to reset my iTunes :/ so I'm in the process of rebuilding the list...)

Mixtape-Butch Walker
You Are the Daybreak-Kevin Devine
Lullaby For a Snow-Faced Girl-Kevin Devine
Blue in the Face-Alkaline Trio
Say Yes-Elliott Smith
Sweet Song- Butch Walker
Probably-Kevin Devine
The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot-Brand New
I Just Want You to Want This Again-Butch Walker
Promise-Butch Walker
I Wanna Hold Your Hand-'Across the Universe' Soundtrack
Anyone Else But You-The Moldy Peaches
Across the Universe-'Across the Universe' Soundtrack
Only Love Can Break Your Heart-Butch Walker
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You-Lauryn Hill
Everything We Had-The Academy Is...
Because You Are a Woman-Brett Dennen
Carry This Picture-Dashboard Confessional
Anyone Else But You-Michael Cera & Ellen Paige
Everything In Time (Los Angeles)-No Doubt
Last Request-Paolo Nutini
She's Mine-Brett Dennen
Eveything in Time (London)-No Doubt
Cigarette Lighter Love Song-Butch Walker (it's a live version off of 'Leavin the Game on Luckie St. I
have the Marvelous 3 version too..')

[TotalCollapse]

Lydia
City and Colour
Thursday

[mmmmmpoetry]

A lot of shoegaze, dream pop, things of that sort. But mainly anything from,

Explosions in the Sky (all),
The Age of Rockets - InSmileOutBlood
Slowdive - Dagger
Enya - Relaxation
Airiel - Firefly

this

[xEmlehx]

draining - silversun pickups

[pointofgravity]

Anything from Ghosts from Nine Inch Nails. relaxing shit.

[pointofgravity]

Anything from Ghosts from Nine Inch Nails. relaxing shit.

[Jaded87]

anything by Bon iver

[fadedmemories]

Anything by Lydia

[IWasHerHorse]

Amiina and Brian Eno, especially Thursday Afternoon.

[perfectstranger]

Jesus Christ by Brand New, anything by Red House Painters

[sweepthenation]

All of Cities by Anberlin

[Sief]

I'll Catch You by The Get Up Kids, always get's my drowsy.

[fivergirl]

I'll usually listen to Dntel, Postal Service or As Tall as Lions (Goodnite, Noises Everywhere).

[flks511]

Anything by Angels and Airwaves or After the Anthems.

[poi]

explosions in the sky because its so fucking boring.

[Javs]

usually i put my ipod on shuffle, i can sleep to anything

but sometimes I'll pop in my joanna newsome cd. brilliant

[eliselovesmusic]

I can't fall asleep listening to music. It just makes me more awake.

Although I would like to add that I firmly believe that the best time to listen to music is at night in the dark because your hearing becomes your most heightened sense and to me it just increases the musical experience ;-)

[yves.]

sigur rós in general, so beautiful and relaxing.

[eliselovesmusic]

sigur rós in general, so beautiful and relaxing.


I can agree with this, but, as I said above, I'd won't to stay awake and listen to the beautiful rather then fall asleep to it.

Everyone reading this should check out Glasvegas. Trust me.

[Jaxon Adams]

Your Ex-Lover is Dead by Stars

[JunkyVomit]

Brand New - Tautou
Manchester Orchestra - I Can Feel a Hot One

Pretty much anything by Kevin Devine and City and Colour.

[swt_catastrophe]

explosions in the sky because its so fucking boring.
quoted for absurdity.
Your Ex-Lover is Dead by Stars
The Sad Robot EP gets me everytime <3

[kaycey]

friend of a friend - the foo fighters

[tipoftheiceberg]

Dustin Kensrue's solo album

[Klatzke]

I always start Minus the Bear's Planet Of Ice and fall asleep a few tracks in.

[TalkShowsOnMute]

I normally listen to Explosions in the Sky, Lydia, or City & Colour

[LaDiabla]

The Devil Wears Prada.

[Micah511]

The Devil Wears Prada.

lol.

and copelands you are my sunshine has been working well for me as of late.

[SECRETBULLET]

XO- fall out boy

[LaDiabla]

lol.

and copelands you are my sunshine has been working well for me as of late.

I have fallen asleep to them..

[:-)]

Since there's a thread going around now about what songs help wake you up, I thought I should bump this so it can be a companion thread :-p

Soma by the Smashing Pumpkins is what I use. I've listened to it every single night for a few years now and it always does the trick. A perfect song.
It has 900+ plays in my iTunes library haha

[bstthngunvrhd7]

Say Yes-Elliott Smith
With You- I Fight Dragons
Blue in the Face- Alkaline Trio
Sweet Song- Butch Walker
You are the Daybreak-Kevin Devine
Lullaby for a Snow Faced Girl-Kevin Devine
The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot-Brand New

[PunkRocks]

I have a playlist of my favorite DCFC, Copeland, Mae, New Frontiers, and Jimmy Eat World songs that I put on random as I go to bed. I usually wake up like an hour after I fall asleep to turn it off, but I'm back out again immediately after doing so.

[circasuicide]

i used to fall asleep to "2 become 1" - the spice girls when i was a kid.

now i can be found listening to circa survive, brand new, or dane cook as i drift away.

[NateFoundGlory]

Either Iron & Wine's The Shepherd's Dog or Modest Mouse's The Moon & Antarctica do the trick for me really well.

[:-)]

i used to fall asleep to "2 become 1" - the spice girls when i was a kid.

now i can be found listening to circa survive, brand new, or dane cook as i drift away. Wow, really?

[circasuicide]

Wow, really?

yeah, vicious circles is great stuff.

[jbertclassic]

Pinback
Do Make Say Think
Bon Iver
Iron & Wine

[sibby]

Konstantine - Something CorporateYou and i, Unfamiliar Cielings, Tonight we burn - FightstarCat and Mouse - The red jumpsuit apparatus

[oddwithoutend]

The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus also helps me wish I was unconscious.

[f00te]

american football, owen, the one up stairs, penfold...

[tmagrosky]

the early novembers' acoustic ep

[fuberghadi]

Ultimate sleep song----Sleep, Don't Weep by Damien Rice

[frenchatticus]

Converge.

Best post I've seen today.

The Postal Service for me.