Sleeps Like a Curse

Sleeps Like a Curse is the second full length album by The Panics, released on 8 August 2005 by littleBIGMAN Records. The album was produced by Tim Whitten (The Clouds, Powderfinger, Art of Fighting, The Go Betweens, The Necks, 78 Saab and The Smiths). The songs on Sleeps like a Curse were written and demoed in Manchester, England in 2004 following a series of overseas shows.

Australian radio station Triple J nominated Sleeps Like a Curse for its 2005 J Award.

Track listing

All tracks written by Jae Laffer, Paul Otway, Drew Wootton, Myles Wootton and Julian Grigor.^[1]

1. "One Too Many Itches" - 4:00
2. "Sleeps Like a Curse" - 3:55
3. "My Best Mistake" - 3:13
4. "Like an Unwelcome Guest" - 3:56
5. "Someone Somewhere Somehow" - 4:54
6. "Twin Sisters" - 3:01
7. "Minor A" - 3:01
8. "Speak It" - 3:25
9. "It's Not a Thing" - 3:21
10. "The General Calling" - 5:13
11. "Keep an Eye on Me" - 5:07
12. [untitled] - 1:40

Personnel

The Panics

• Jae Laffer - vocals, guitars, keyboards, glockenspiel
• Drew Wootton - guitars, bass
• Paul Otway - bass, guitars
• Julian Douglas - guitars, keyboards, vocals
• Myles Wootton - drums, percussion, glockenspiel, samples

Additional musicians

• Wibbeke Rezcek - Vocals ("My Best Mistake", "Like an Unwelcome Guest", Keep an Eye on Me")
• Jacinta McCormick - vocals ("One Too Many Itches")
• Kathy Potter - viola ("The General Calling")
• Tristen Parr - cello ("The General Calling")

References