Even in Arcadia

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Even in Arcadia
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Studio album by
Sleep Token
Released9 May 2025 (2025-05-09)
Recorded2024
Genre
Length56:30
LabelRCA
ProducerCarl Bown
Sleep Token chronology
Take Me Back to Eden
(2023) 		Even in Arcadia
(2025)
Singles from Even in Arcadia
  1. "Emergence"
    Released: 13 March 2025
  2. "Caramel"
    Released: 4 April 2025
  3. "Damocles"
    Released: 25 April 2025

Even in Arcadia is the fourth studio album by anonymous English rock band Sleep Token. It was released on 9 May 2025 by RCA Records.[1] The album garnered significant media attention amid an unorthodox marketing campaign that has included a weatherman at WRAL in North Carolina providing hints to release dates and album singles.[2]

Background and release

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In February 2025, the band began hinting at a new project through a series of cryptic social media posts on TikTok, Instagram and other platforms.[3] In addition to new artwork and iconography, hidden messages in cyphers and on released sheet music contained references to a blood moon and the numbers 72, 13, and 3, hinting towards an announcement on 13 March, the 72nd day of the year and the date of a a blood moon lunar eclipse.[4][5][6][7]

On 13 March 2025, Sleep Token officially announced their fourth studio album entitled Even in Arcadia, due for release 9 May 2025. They simultaneously released their first single from the album, entitled "Emergence", on all streaming platforms. A new tour of the United States was announced with confirmed dates and a new website with brand new merchandise available to pre-order was launched.[1]

The album's second single, "Caramel", was revealed through a series of posts by WRAL-TV meteorologist Chris Michaels, and was released on 4 April 2025.[8] The song debuted at number 34 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's highest-charting single to date.[9] A third single, "Damocles", released on 25 April 2025.[10]

Composition

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Musically, Even in Arcadia has been described as alternative metal,[11] djent,[12] pop,[13] R&B,[14] progressive metal,[15] pop rap,[12] trap,[14] and metalcore,[14] with elements of math rock,[16] emo,[17] arena rock,[17] trip hop,[17] electronic,[17] and reggaeton.[18]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.4/10[19]
Metacritic64/100[20]
Review scores
SourceRating
The Arts DeskStarStarStarStar[21]
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[22]
Clash8/10[23]
Dork4/5[24]
Kerrang!4/5[25]
NMEStarStarStarStarStar[18]
Pitchfork2.3/10[12]
Rolling StoneStarStarStar[26]
The SkinnyStarStarStar[27]
Sputnikmusic1.5/5[14]

Critical

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Even in Arcadia was met with generally favorable reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received a weighted average score of 64, based on eight reviews, which the website categorised as "generally favorable" reception.[20]

Neil Z. Yeung of AllMusic gave Even in Arcadia a positive review, commending the band for incorporating many different "styles" on the album. He described the track "Caramel" as the album standout, while deeming the album "a streamlined evolution of their established sound".[22] Writing for Clash, Susan Hansen opined that the album "is an absorbing listen" and that the band explores "unused genre territory" on the record. Hansen ends her review by stating that "Sleep Token's mastery of building musical enigma is completely seamless and continuous, and Even in Arcadia is no exception. It's a unique commercial and artistic asset, which cannot be taught. If anything, they take the precise quality to the next level on this project, with a refinement that's there for everyone to witness".[23] Emma Wilkes of Kerrang! wrote an overall positive review, describing the track "Past Self" as "airy synth-and-drum-machine pop" that "gets a little wobbly", but claiming that the album's "minor quibbles are easily dwarfed by the height of its peaks".[25] Rishi Shah of NME acclaimed the album, opining that it "shatters any pressure of expectation into oblivion, building on the bravery of its predecessor, sonically, while its lyrics reveal the most exposed version of Vessel we've seen yet. From Eden to Arcadia – and beyond – let the worship continue".[18]

Conversely, the album was panned by Eli Enis of Pitchfork, who described it as "smooth, flat, edgeless, and utterly lacking in dynamic payoffs, despite its many attempts to swing from breathy ballads to bludgeoning breakdowns".[12] Likewise, a staff reviewer from Sputnikmusic was critical of the album, criticizing its lyrics and describing the album as "probably the band's best and worst work yet". The reviewer continued by stating that "Sleep Token have conclusively proven themselves to be wholly incompetent songwriters, and everything here is almost offensively boring".[14]

Accolades

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At the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, "Emergence" was nominated for "Best Metal Performance" while "Caramel" was nominated for "Best Rock Performance" at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards.[28]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Vessel; all music is composed by Vessel and II unless otherwise noted.

Even in Arcadia track listing
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Look to Windward" 7:46
2."Emergence" 6:26
3."Past Self"Vessel3:34
4."Dangerous" 4:11
5."Caramel" 4:50
6."Even in Arcadia"Vessel4:28
7."Provider" 6:05
8."Damocles" 4:25
9."Gethsemane" 6:23
10."Infinite Baths" 8:23
Total length:56:30
Japanese bonus tracks[29]
No.TitleLength
11."Emergence" (instrumental) 
12."Even in Arcadia" (piano version) 

Personnel

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Adapted from Qobuz.[30]

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Even in Arcadia
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[72] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release history and formats for Even in Arcadia
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 9 May 2025
RCA [73]
Japan 25 June 2025 [29]

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