''Sleepwalkers'' is the second solo album by

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, singer/guitarist of American rock band

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. It was released on February 9, 2018, through

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. The album peaked at #42 on the

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chart and received "generally favorable reviews" from critics.

Background

"Sleepwalkers" is notably closer to the rocknroll sound of

than his previous

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-influenced solo album "Painkillers." In an interview with

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, Fallon said “even though it’s not necessarily Gaslight Anthem album one-fourth of the band’s sound is always whatever I brought to the table. That’s mine, in anything that I do. It’d be like saying, ‘OK, I’m not going to use my left arm,'” says Fallon. “I’m just going to embrace everything I do and not hold anything back, because I like this sound.”

Reception

''Sleepwalkers'' received generally positive reviews from

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. At

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, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 69, based on 11 professional reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In a positive review

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observed that "Fallon has a knack for crafting sturdy tunes that border on anthemic, and every chorus has fist-pumping potential."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the physical album liner notes. Musicians *

– Guitar, keyboards, piano, vocals, backing vocals * Ian Perkins – Guitar * Nick Sailsbury – Bass *

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– Drums * Steve Sidelnyk – additional drum/percussion programming *

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– appear on the song "Sleepwalkers" **Clint Maedgen – saxophone ** Kyle Roussel – piano **Branden Lewis – trumpet Technical personnel * Ted Hutt –

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* Ryan Mall –

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* Nick Guttmann and Gene O'Neill – recording assistance at The Parlor Recording Studio * Ted Hutt and Ryan Mall – mixing at

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, Eagle Rock, California *

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– mastering * Joe Spix – art direction * Ashley Pawlak and Joe Spix – design * Matt Burnette-Lemon – package production * Drew Gurian – photography

Charts

Release history

References

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