- rock, folk, indie rock
- 47 min
- 12 tracks
- Universal Music Group
Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down is the debut album by the English band Noah and the Whale. It was released on 11 August 2008 in the United Kingdom, and on 16 September 2008 in the United States. The band has since become very popular, especially in the UK, in spite of the record receiving mixed or average reviews. An online campaign for the release of the album onto vinyl was set up in 2014.
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Character
Spare, character-led, classical in form and grave.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- 12 Atoms in a Molecule2:05
- 2Jocasta2:49
- 3Shape of My Heart2:54
- 4Do What You Do4:17
- 5Give a Little Love4:15
- 6Second Lover4:04
- 75 Years Time3:35
- 8Rocks and Daggers4:33
- 9Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down6:15
- 10Mary3:28
- 11Hold My Hand as I’m Lowered3:46
- 12Death By Numbers4:40
12 tracks, 47 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Noah and the Whale
- Label
- Universal Music Group
- Released
- January 1, 2008
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- US
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