Lanterns (album)

Lanterns
Studio album by Son Lux
Released October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)[1]
Genre Post-rock[2]
Length 41:35
Label Joyful Noise Recordings
Producer Ryan Lott
Son Lux chronology
We Are Rising
(2011)		 Lanterns
(2013)		 Bones
(2015)
Singles from Lanterns
  1. "Alternate Worlds"
    Released: March 4, 2014[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
CMJfavorable[6]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[7]
Paste7.3/10[8]
Pitchfork6.6/10[9]
PopMatters[10]
The Skinny[11]

Lanterns is the third studio album by the American experimental band Son Lux, and the last album recorded as the solo project of founder Ryan Lott. It was released through Joyful Noise Recordings on October 29, 2013.[1] It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,[12] as well as number 6 on the Vinyl Albums chart.[13]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "an intricately assembled album of delicate harmonies and solidly crafted beats that sits at the intersection of bedroom pop and left-field production."[5] Chris Buckle of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "In sum, Lanterns is the sound of a maverick talent edging ever closer to his full, stimulating potential."[11]

Track listing

All tracks written by Ryan Lott.

No.TitleLength
1."Alternate World"4:15
2."Lost It to Trying"4:42
3."Ransom"5:09
4."Easy"4:01
5."No Crimes"5:00
6."Pyre"4:56
7."Enough of Our Machines"5:09
8."Plan the Escape"5:32
9."Lanterns Lit"2:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Ryan Lott – performance, recording
  • Ieva Berberian – vocals (1, 3)
  • Cameron Schenk – vocals (1, 6)
  • Aaron Strumpel – vocals (1, 6)
  • Shara Worden – vocals (1)
  • Chris Thile – mandolin (1)
  • Christopher Wray – pedal steel guitar (1), bass guitar (1)
  • Jack Bashkow – saxophone (2)
  • Steven Temme – saxophone (2, 4)
  • Alex Sopp – flute (2, 5), piccolo (2, 5)
  • Lily & Madeleine – vocals (2, 8)
  • Rob Moose – violin (3, 5, 7)
  • Elena Urioste – violin (3)
  • Rafiq Bhatia – guitar (4)
  • Cat Martino – vocals (5, 6)
  • Nadia Sirota – viola (5, 7)
  • David Stith – vocals (5, 8)
  • Kate Davis – vocals (5)
  • Peter Silberman – vocals (5)
  • Darren King – drums (5)
  • Noam Pikelny – banjo (7)
  • Clarice Jensen – cello (7)
  • Jonny Rodgers – tuned wine glasses (8)
  • Joseph Branciforte – additional engineering
  • DJ2 Kyriakides – additional engineering
  • David Lai – additional engineering
  • Paul Mahern – additional engineering
  • Tomek Miernowski – additional engineering
  • Eric Tate – additional engineering
  • Anthony Ciannamea – artwork
  • Ryan Sievert – artwork

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] 13
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[13] 6

References

  1. 1 2 Geslani, Michelle (October 1, 2013). "Listen to Son Lux's sax-filled new song, "Easy"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ Solis, Jose (February 23, 2016). "And Then There Were Three: An Interview with Son Lux". PopMatters. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Alternate Worlds - EP by Son Lux". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Lanterns by Son Lux". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Heaney, Gregory. "Lanterns - Son Lux". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ Hamm, Todd (October 30, 2013). "Son Lux - Lanterns". CMJ. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ Lo, Chris (October 23, 2013). "Son Lux – Lanterns". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. (October 29, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns". Paste. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ Larson, Jeremy D. (October 29, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ Casarino, Matt (November 3, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns". PopMatters. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  11. 1 2 Buckle, Chris (October 29, 2013). "Son Lux – Lanterns". The Skinny. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Son Lux: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Son Lux: Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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