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.
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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 |
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10. | "Pyre (Alarm Bells)" | 4:14 |
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10. | "Lost It to Trying (Mouths Only Lying)" | 3:48 |
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
References
- 1 2 Geslani, Michelle (October 1, 2013). "Listen to Son Lux's sax-filled new song, "Easy"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ↑ Solis, Jose (February 23, 2016). "And Then There Were Three: An Interview with Son Lux". PopMatters. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ↑ "Alternate Worlds - EP by Son Lux". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- 1 2 "Lanterns by Son Lux". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- 1 2 Heaney, Gregory. "Lanterns - Son Lux". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ↑ Hamm, Todd (October 30, 2013). "Son Lux - Lanterns". CMJ. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ↑ Lo, Chris (October 23, 2013). "Son Lux – Lanterns". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ↑ Deusner, Stephen M. (October 29, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns". Paste. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ↑ Larson, Jeremy D. (October 29, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ↑ Casarino, Matt (November 3, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns". PopMatters. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- 1 2 Buckle, Chris (October 29, 2013). "Son Lux – Lanterns". The Skinny. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- 1 2 "Son Lux: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- 1 2 "Son Lux: Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.