Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep
| Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep | ||||
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| Studio album by Spock's Beard | ||||
| Released | April 2, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2011-2012 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length |
55:50 (Main album) 25:44 (Bonus disc) |
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| Label | InsideOut Music/Century Media | |||
| Producer | Rich Mouser, Alan Morse and John Boegehold | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Classic Rock | Positive |
| Sea of Tranquility |   |
| Sputnik Music |  |
| Rock Hard |    |
Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep is the eleventh studio album by American progressive rock band Spock's Beard. It is their first album with new singer Ted Leonard and drummer Jimmy Keegan in place of Nick D'Virgilio, while former member Neal Morse co-wrote two tracks, including "Waiting for Me", on which he plays guitar.
In the summer of 2011, Spock's Beard were scheduled to play at the Sweden Rock Festival and High Voltage Festival in Europe. Incumbent singer Nick D'Virgilio was unable to play at the dates, so the band recruited Enchant singer Ted Leonard to fill in for Nick on both shows. On 19 November 2011, Nick officially announced that he had left the band to pursue other projects, including playing for Cirque du Soleil. Later that week, the band announced that Leonard and touring drummer Jimmy Keegan had joined the band full-time as Nick's replacement.
On 13 May 2012, the band announced that work had begun on their 11th studio album, tentatively due in the fall of that year. On 1 December 2012, the title of the album was revealed as Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep and would be released in April 2013. As with previous albums, a preorder campaign was launched, this time on crowdfunding site Indiegogo, to fund the recording of the album. Contributors to the campaign were entitled to preorder a limited edition of the album that would include a bonus track not present on any other releases. The track listing was announced on the band's Facebook page on 18 January 2013.
The album has received positive reviews from music critics.
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