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I’m baccckkkkkkkk🤪 (posting this as the summoning is playing on my loud speakers and proud to announce sleep token has officially jumped to the top slot on my Spotify and overtaken Ed Sheeran. Worship🙌🏼 god, I missed yall!

Sooo I wish I could say I was getting good at predicting the consensus but you guys kept me on my toes with this one. Close call between distraction and Damocles which I kinda figured but guess who took the win? The fucking Apparition. Now I MUST listen to this song and comb through it to see what all the fuss is about cuz what?🤯

Anywho, finally we have arrived at day 9. I assume since we took a two day break you guys had time to think out your answer already? Right? No? Ah, we’ll see. Here are the track 9’s. I chose an Ep track to stand in for Arcadia!

Sugar

Descending

DYWTYLM

Nazareth

Knowing you guys are on a sugar free diet from snubbing caramel I’m betting sugar will get similar treatment 🤪 I joke, I joke. This one was sorta easy for me. I love Nazareth, his voice is hella seductive and that falsetto over the “tonight’s?” Ohhh don’t get a girl started. DYWTYLM is one that recently became another favorite. One day I was listening to it on the way to go see BMTH and it just HIT. The fact I know he’s singing this to his reflection and the way it is so relatable to what millions of people think and feel about themselves? Genius. He really does act as a “vessel” for human emotion, which now I’m saying that I think is the whole point at the core of what sleep token IS. Wow. Or could just be a dude singing about a girl who broke his heart but either way it slaps. Umm so yeah DYWTYLM is my pick here.

What’s yours?

Provider steals the win for the track 7’s and absolutely no one is shocked. It’s not exactly poetry which we know he’s capable of crafting, but clearly we love when he shows his fun and cheeky side and I hope he does it more!

Alright moving right along to day 8. This one was slightly easier than the last, but I still always find myself struggling between two songs 😬 the significance of the track order across all four albums needs to be studied because I’m seeing patterns here🤔 anywho, here are the track 8’s

Gods

Distraction

The apparition

Damocles

Gods, while good, has nothing on their other heavy bangers and certainly doesn’t hold a candle to the other songs in the category so it’s going to the bottom for me. Same for the apparition, not really a fan of this one either. I don’t skip it, but eh. I found myself torn between the masterpiece that is Distraction and Damocles. Both beautiful, both meaningful. His vocals on distraction especially in the beginning during the first verse make my eyes water immediately. He just has such a way of making his emotions pour into his voice, it almost sounds like he’s whining sometimes but in the best and most beautiful way. Distraction is my baby. But then there’s Damocles. His most honest and authentic track in the entire discography. Him worrying about being forgotten and what will happen to his legacy like oh my god it makes me feel everything he’s feeling. So for this I am going to give it to Damocles

Also side note: I may wait to post day 9 on Sunday because the internet is going to be FLOODED with reports and posts about this ridiculous Taylor swift and Travis kelce wedding this weekend and I don’t want my post to get buried and us miss out. Thoughts?

Without further ado, select your favorite track 8 😘

Another fan favorite unlocked: Ascenionism. Are we shocked? I’m not lol it is once again a certified and undeniable banger. And here we are at day seven my darlings. Just wanna say this has been such a great journey with you all so far. And for anyone who hasn’t caught on yet, we are essentially building an album of their best tracks across all four. And at the end we will narrow it down to what is perceived to be their magnum opus. So keep that in mind when selecting your favorites

Without further ado, here are the track 7’s. And get ready because this one is TOUGH

Give

Alkaline

Are you really okay?

Provider

Alas we have the love songs. Well are you really okay is more of a mental health check in I got your back kinda song, which makes it so special. Hot take on alkaline—yall gonna come for me on this one but hear me out. I just think it’s a tad overrated. I like the lyrics, but this one just has dark undertones to it that make me feel slightly uncomfortable when compared to the sweet, warm protective arms of Give or Provider. And that’s the kind of love I want (hehe.) so the struggle for me was choosing between Give and Provider. I listened to them back to back, kept changing my mind. Give tells me “I wanna taste you better.” And “I will be watching for your enemies.” Oof. But provider gives some of his best romantic lyrics ever “your fingers foxtrot on my skin.” “Our bodies converse like old friends.”

Such a hard choice. Ultimately I am choosing provider. The live version is phenomenal and I know you all go feral when he sings variations of “I can give you what you want” and he adds that babbbyy at the end? Um excuse me sir, who fumbled you? Not to mention it’s incredibly catchy and fun to sing along to

Now choose what kind of love you want. Your choice will tell me what kind of gal or guy you are 😉

So you guys actually floored me for this. I was expecting everyone to vote for caramel but yall decided you didn’t have a sweet tooth today lol it got the least amount of votes! It was pretty close between love you want, Vore, and Higher and my baby Higher was the winner. Even though I didn’t vote for it I am so beyond pleased that it’s such a beloved song and takes the crown for the track 5’s. I love it so much, I just had to give Vore her flowers

We have reached the halfway point, and as I realize Arcadia only has 10 tracks I am going to pick two of their ep tracks to battle on Arcadia’s behalf, but we’ll get there. Without further ado, we have the track 6’s

Take Aim

Fall for me

Ascensionism

Even in Arcadia

This one was interesting. Here’s my hot take for fall for me, and I’m sorry to anyone who loves this but it just sort of leaves something to be desired imo. It’s giving interlude. So it easily goes to the bottom for me. Sorry 😬 though honorable mention for this lyric “my insecurities surround me like lions in a den.”

Ascensionism is solid, stand out lyric “who made you like this? Who encrypted your dark gospel and body language?” He knew he did something with his pen on that one

The two that kept me up late into the morning pondering and going back and forth are Arcadia and Take aim. Take aim is so gut wrenching and his voice is beautiful. But even in Arcadia stole my heart immediately when I heard it and I feel it served its purpose as the title track splendidly, the way it pretty much represents the soundscape of the entire album and really feels like what Arcadia would look like. The little music box sound at the beginning? It’s just so magical. And the way he sings “have you been WAITINGGG?” Oh my god. It’s like he’s asking if we as fans have been waiting for him and I personally have. His music came along right when I needed it most So this is my pick

I’ve talked your eyes off long enough. Choose wisely

Okay guys. I am sorry I’m late but I agonized over this next one. I’m talking like debating jumping off tall somethings over this because it was so hard. But before we get there, let’s recap real quick. Most of you voted aqua regia on the last one. You guys are all either much smarter than me or just have a thing for tech/science nerds because those lyrics just go straight over my head lol I do adore the song though for easy listening! Don’t laugh at me🫣

Anyway…introducing the bane of my existence…we have the track 5’s

Higher

The love you want

Vore

Caramel

I think this one might tear a lot of you apart as well because this category is STACKED. You all know sundowning is my fav album. Higher is a TOP sleep token song for me. I fucking love it. Singing “the debt that I owe” part with him and trying to match his energy and aggression is so fun. And caramel is such an important song to the fandom, I have a feeling many of you will vote for this one. The love you want has such a great message. But Vore. We gotta talk about Vore

Me and this song have had an interesting journey together. It was unlistenable to me at first because his screams were just so jarring at first and my ears weren’t ready for that. But let me tell you…it grew on me QUICKLY and is now one of my fav songs. The lyrics are actually quite spicy (😏) but just makes you feel the desperation and craving of this person and reads to me like reigniting an old flame (walls of flesh, so warm again…) so I am so sorry Higher, but I gotta give it to Vore. Ughhh

“So let’s get swallowed whole.”

Take your pick. Good luck! 😉

Last round came as no surprise once again, granite was chosen as most everyone’s favorite. It is such a BANGER. You just can’t deny that. I love how some people actually take hours to think out their response before replying lol you guys are a thoughtful lot. It makes this so much fun!Let’s keep going. The track fours ladies and gents

Dark Signs

Like That

Aqua Regia

Dangerous

This one was easy for me. Dark signs is a top sleep token song, once again cementing Sundowning as the album with all their best songs collectively for me personally. It’s just such a vibe. And so fucking relatable. Waltzing into a doomed situation and you know it’s doomed but you waltz into anyway. Um who else has been there? This girl for sure

“I miss the man I was.” So real. How many of us lose ourselves in someone or something and forget who we are in the process? This one just cuts me deep and makes me wanna go to the club at the same time. How is that possible? That’s sleep token for ya.

And if you ask me, might I be right to assume the track fours are all purposely addressing the toxic nature of a relationship but in a sensual way, unable to resist the target but acknowledging the danger, and seeming to like it? Aqua Regia directly references Dark signs with the alarm bells. Hmm

Pick your poison. If you dare 😉

This is starting to get interesting (taps fingers together evilly) sooo general consensus on the last one was the summoning, another certified fan favorite and most people’s introduction to the band which I think is significant. It is like two different songs in one! But most of their songs are which makes them stand out. Enough rambling! This one nearly killed me. Here are the track 3’s

Levitate

Mine

Granite

Past self

So three of my favorite sleep token songs in this one, but I HAD TO choose granite after agonizing over it and Mine. Granite is what officially hooked me into this cult of baddies okay. The summoning and Eden dipped my toes in but granite grabbed me by the throat and dragged me under. How it sounds like it’s creeping up on you, the cadence of his voice, the rnb influences all over it, the hardcore switch up at the end.

“I was more than just a body in your passenger seat. You were more than just somebody I was destined to meet.”

In my head this song plays out like a car crash, hence the glass in the street. I can picture them arguing in the car and well…😬

ANYWHO. Mine is my runner up. I played this song at work and my coworker stopped mid conversation to ask me who was singing this song and immediately saved it to her Spotify so I like to think I’m spreading the gospel. His little whines or Whatever he’s doing at the end as the song is fading out makes my toes curl. Rambling again 😬

Just tell me your pick🤭

Thanks to all who shared their responses on the last post! General consensus was look to windward, which doesn’t surprise me! Seems to be a fan favorite. I wonder what others will be revealed as we go along😏 Without further ado, we have the track two’s

The Offering

Hypnosis

The Summoning

Emergence

My pick is definitely the offering. Umm MIGHT be one of the best rock songs of all time? It’s dark, it’s alluring, it’s desperate, it’s real

“Give up the game and let me in. My arms belong around you. So take a bite, I want to know.” The way he sings that entire section with the ohhh ohhs vocal runs like??

Vessel please take it easy on us. I digress…emergence would be a close second. That song is one of my favorites off Arcadia, I love his flow on the raps and the syncopation in the beat. Also love the funky part of the summoning. Some good choices in there!

What’s YOUR pick? Remember. Just one😘

Hey guys! I have been listening to sleep token since the start of the year and they currently sit at my top three on Spotify and consistently battle for the number two and number one spot. To say I am obsessed with vessel’s voice and his music is an understatement…with that said I thought it might be fun to compare the tracks in order across all four albums and see which ones everyone prefers and keep doing this until we reach the final tracks on each album. I believe they all for the most part have the same amount of tracks except for one possibly?

Anywho, We’ll start with track one of the four, the album openers:

The Night Does Not Belong to God

Atlantic

Chokehold

Look to windward

Which of the four is your FAVORITE, and why? Lyrics, sound, vocal choices, melody? Tell me all the deets and defend your choice with your life. You can only choose one.

For me I have to say TNDNBTG. Oh my god, this song just scratches my brain in such a way. The opening piano melody that repeats at the end of the song, how calming it is. A very good first song to ease you in. And his voice sounds heavenly (no pun intended) it’s not doing anything too crazy lyrically it just sounds…beautiful. Atmospheric. It makes me ascend when I hear it. And this was difficult because chokehold fucking BANGS. But I lean more toward melodic stuff.

Now what’s YOUR pick?