Selected press for Spine Hits (2012):

4/5, "The San Francisco psych-rockes hit the button marked "classic" and deliver a killer set of rock songs in the grandest tradition." - The Times

8/10, "More purposeful and concise than their previous work whilst managing to serve up stylistic surprises and curveballs throughout." - The 405

8/10, "Eleven beautifully crafted songs...Sleepy Sun ooze talent." - Subbacultcha

7/10, "A tender triumph." - Clash

7/10, "No straightforward listen, but it is ultimately rewarding." - Rock Sound

20 Albums You Have To Hear In April - NME

"I foresee this album being played a lot in my house this summer...I can't wait." - Happening!


Selected press for Fever (2010):

"The perfect record for summer 2010." - The Independent On Sunday

4/5, "Sleepy Sun are playing a different, possibly bigger, game than many of their psych contemporaries...terrific....hugely enjoyable." - Uncut

4/5, "Druggy, hazy, sun-scorched blues noise from Cosmic Californians...makes you think of cattle skulls, magical rites, and oily flares brushing against motorcycle cylinders. Like the whole of Fever, it is gloriously hellish." - Mojo

9/10, "An album of absolute beauty...a masterpiece." - Clash

4/5, "I love this album; it's just a shame I have to take it off to listen to others!" - Artrocker

"Builds on the immense, psychedelic promise of its predecessor and delivers with an equally panoramic somnolence." - BBC Music

80%, "Evidence of a young band's mastering of techniques. Many said stoner rock is going nowhere but with Fever, they'll prove you wrong" - Filter

"An exceptional slow-burn sophomore album...based on the form of Fever, you might reasonably think of them as new scene leaders." - Boomkat

"Takes you back to a time when rock wasn't afraid to be 'out there'...just as ambitious as it is old school with songs that aren't afraid to go for the gut and leave your ears ringing...Sleepy Sun are on their way to making a name for themselves as one of the top acts in a new wave of psychedelic bands." - Consequence Of Sound

"Other neo-psychedelicists may just set their guitars on stun and leave it at that, but Sleepy Sun have approached their second album, Fever, with the idea that they're making something to listen to, not just something to send you into a zoned-out altered state." - Prefix

"An irreplaceable knack for inventive songwriting and pure, unbridled musical talent." - SF Weekly

"The rebirth of Led Zeppelin II and Mazzy Star...if you need a rock fix, this is your album." - Buzznet

"Absolutely fantastic." - Denver Post

8/10, "Refreshingly new...don't let this band pass you by." - Loud And Quiet

RECOMMENDED, "Another serving of massive, sun-blasted riffs...for fans of Spiritualized, Brightblack Morning Light, My Morning Jacket." - The Line Of Best Fit


Selected press for Embrace (2009):

Outrageously brilliant sun-frazzled wah-wah noise... prepare to freak out." - NME

9/10, "Breathtaking psychedelic post-rock. A stunning debut." - Clash

"A masterclass in pop-psychedelic composition, a championing of restrained but constant intrigue...A triumph." - The Quietus

84%, "The depth of music...is perfectly manageded on Embrace...intricately pieced together, and structured with an intelligent sense of form." - The Line Of Best Fit

"Sleepy Sun have a clarity in their work and a sense of control over their songcraft that lifts them above." - Rock Sound

Debut Album Of The Month, "Hot new psych. A very cool record...intense and powerful." - Uncut

"An album of quite breathtaking scope." - The Stool Pigeon

"They do it with authenticity and conviction - turn the music up and let the peyote do the rest. Lose yourself." - Boomkat

"Seductive and atmospheric." - The Guardian

"Earth-quaking riffage...songs that still move you after the drugs wear off." - Pitchfork

"Dizzying" - San Francisco Bay Guardian