Sleep Token: Even in Arcadia is band’s first UK primary album

Rock band Sleep Token have scored their first ever UK primary album.

The British crew’s fourth full-length liberate, Even In Arcadia, shot to the highest of the chart after 3 best 40 singles in as many months.

Formed in 2016, the crowd have by no means printed their identities, dressed in mask always and infrequently talking in public, with posts speculating about who they’re continuously going viral.

Critics have accused the band of the use of gimmicks to spice up their reputation, whilst enthusiasts say Sleep Token’s unique sound, which blends heavy steel with poppy, R&B parts, units them aside.

Building off their 2023 liberate, Take Me to Eden, which reached quantity 3, the band now has 9.4 million per month listeners on Spotify.

The streamer stated previous this week that Even in Arcadia used to be its best new album, outranking releases from Kali Uchis and Pink Pantheress.

Announcing the United Kingdom chart on BBC Radio 1’s Official Chart Show, host Jack Saunders stated it used to be a “a groundbreaking rock record”.

“It’s accessible enough but also loveable enough for those who do really love the genre to really keep it close,” he stated.

“I think it’s brilliant.”

But no longer everyone seems to be satisfied.

Music web site Pitchfork – recognized for its sometimes-scathing takes – described the band as “schmaltzy and dull”.

Reviewer Eli Enis stated Even in Arcadia “feels means-tested to maximize cross-market potential”.

Music critic Anthony Fantano, of The Needle Drop YouTube channel, describing it as “boring, uninspired, and uninteresting” and “metal for Disney adults”.

Sleep Token’s earlier file additionally had a lukewarm reaction from skilled critics, however that did not save you it from being a good fortune.

The crew are because of headline Download Festival in Leicestershire subsequent month, along side Green Day and Korn.

It’s the primary time any of the bands have crowned the invoice on the rock amassing.

Other acts because of carry out come with McFly, Bullet For My Valentine, Don Broco, Alien Ant Farm, Spiritbox, Poppy and CKY.