Cryosleep (album)
| Cryosleep | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by | |
| Released | 17 July 2021 |
| Recorded | 2019–2021 |
| Length | 35:52 |
| Label | Globalist Industries |
| Producer |
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Cryosleep is the debut solo album by the Muse songwriter Matt Bellamy, released for Record Store Day by Globalist Industries on 17 June 2021 as a 12" LP.[1] It came with an exclusive songbook and gatefold LP.[2]
Content
Cryosleep consists of a cover of the 1970 Simon & Garfunkel song "Bridge over Troubled Water"; a cover of the 1956 song "Fever" performed by Bellamy's band the Jaded Hearts Club; three rearranged Muse songs, "Guiding Light", "Unintended" and "Take a Bow"; Bellamy's composition "Pray", from the album For the Throne: Music Inspired by the HBO Series Game of Thrones; and the previously tracks "Behold, the Glove" and "Tomorrow's World".[3]
Bellamy recorded "Guiding Light" with the same guitar Jeff Buckley used on his only studio album, Grace, which Bellamy stated he would use on future Muse albums.[2][3][4] Bellamy said: "I had a whole team of people doing due diligence on it to make sure it was absolutely the right guitar, interviewing his family and all sorts."[5]
Before the album's release, Bellamy announced that "Tomorrow's World", "Unintended" and "Guiding Light" would be auctioned as NFTs.[6] The auction was held on the website Cryptograph and made 73,000 dollars.[7][2]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Matthew Bellamy unless stated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Unintended" (acoustic version) | 4:02 | |
| 2. | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Behold, the Glove" | 2:28 | |
| 4. | "Take a Bow (Four Hands Piano)" | 4:48 | |
| 5. | "Pray" | 3:43 | |
| Total length: | 18:17 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Tomorrow's World" | 2:59 | |
| 7. | "Guiding Light (on Jeff's Guitar)" | 3:52 | |
| 8. | "Simulation Theory Theme" | 3:09 | |
| 9. | "Fever" (originally by the Jaded Hearts Club) | 3:33 | |
| 10. | "Unintended" (piano lullaby) | 3:59 | |
| Total length: | 17:34 35:52 | ||
References
- ^ "RSD '21 Special Release: Matt Bellamy - Cryosleep". Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ a b c Trendell, Andrew (8 April 2021). "Muse's Matt Bellamy to release 'Cryosleep' – a collection of solo recordings on Record Store Day". NME. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ a b Michael Astley-Brown (9 April 2021). "Matt Bellamy announces new album for Record Store Day, featuring Jeff Buckley's Fender Telecaster". Guitar World. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ Martin, Scarlett (8 April 2021). "Muse's Matt Bellamy to release solo LP Cryosleep for Record Store Day". Planetradio.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ Daly, Rhian (16 July 2021). "Muse's Matt Bellamy releases song recorded on Jeff Buckley's guitar as NFT". NME. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ News |, A. B. C. (15 July 2021). "Muse's Matt Bellamy auctioning off Cryosleep songs as NFTs". 105.7 The Point. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Muse Frontman Matt Bellamy Auctions Off Three Unreleased Songs As NFTs". Hypebeast. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.