Sleep Through The Static - Jack Johnson

I feel that this album certainly lives up to expectations and although perhaps being a 'darker' album than his other albums, eg. In Between Dreams, I feel that the artist has managed to create a captivating music experience which many fans will cherish. Since this a surfer record, his album is not exactly dark in the way of Marilyn Manson or My Chemical Romance, but he touches upon sensitive issues in his album that would have been easily ignored in others. For instance, one song is written about someone living in Iraq during the current war there. Although none of the chirpy, bouncy, happy music that was found in In Between Dreams will not be found, Sleep Through the ...  Read the complete review

Overview This album is his lastest release up to date. Compared to his previous album, "In between dreams", I personally prefer the previous one. This does not mean that "Sleep through the static" is not good. In fact, as usual, it is another great album to those who are into Jack Johnson's style or even if you've never listened to him, you'll sure will love it. Music Style Compared to all of his previous albums, "Sleep through the static" uses the electric sound for many of the songs instead of acoustic. However, the Jack Johnson's style is transfered briliantly into the electric guitar, still the simple ...  Read the complete review

Having been one of the biggest selling artists of 2006, Jack Johnson is back with his long awaited 14 track 'Sleep Through The Static' album, released on 5th February 2008. This is Jack's fifth studio release, and fears have it that this one might not quite cut the last, so the question is, has Jack lost his touch from being out of the game for the last two years? Being an avid Jack Johnson fan, I long awaited this album, after loving EVERY song without exception from his other albums, but this album left me feeling let down and a little bit disappointed. A few notes about this album, is that (1) this is the first album recorded outside ...  Read the complete review