Album · 2008
Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down
Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down is a 2008 rock album by Noah and the Whale. It runs 11 tracks across 42 minutes on Mercury Records.
Rock · Folk · Indie Rock
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- 54 /100
- 4 critics
- 11
- Tracks
- 42 min
- Runtime
- 116 bpm
- Tempo
- A major
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- AllMusic3.5/5
- NME6/10
- The Guardian3/5
- Pitchfork2.6/10
- Metacriticaggregate60/100
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Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down is the debut album by the English band Noah and the Whale. It was released on 11 August 2008 in the United Kingdom, and on 16 September 2008 in the United States. The band has since become very popular, especially in the U.K., in spite of the record receiving mixed or average reviews.
In brief
- When was Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down released?
- Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down was released in 2008 on Mercury Records.
- How many tracks are on Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down?
- Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 42 minutes.
- What genre is Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down?
- Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down is catalogued under Rock, Folk, Indie Rock.
- What BPM is Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down?
- Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down runs at a median tempo of 116 BPM across its tracks, most often in A major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down?
- Listeners of Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down also rate Vampire Weekend by Vampire Weekend, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros by Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Beachcomber's Windowsill by Stornoway.





