Sun Structures

Sun Structures
Studio album by Temples
Released 5 February 2014 (2014-02-05)
Studio
Genre
Length 52:48
Label Heavenly, Fat Possum
Producer James Bagshaw
Temples chronology
Sun Structures
(2014)		 Volcano
(2017)

Sun Structures is the debut studio album by English psychedelic rock band Temples. It was released on 5 February 2014 by Heavenly Recordings. The building shown on the album cover is the Rushton Triangular Lodge near Rushton, Northamptonshire. The song "Keep in the Dark" is played over the closing credits to the 2015 thriller film The Gift.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash9/10[4]
The Guardian[5]
The Independent[6]
musicOMH[7]
NME8/10[8]
Pitchfork5.5/10[9]
PopMatters6/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]

Singles

"Shelter Song" was sent to US modern rock radio by Fat Possum Records on 15 April 2014.[12]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Shelter Song"James Bagshaw3:10
2."Sun Structures"Thomas Walmsley5:12
3."The Golden Throne"Bagshaw4:10
4."Keep in the Dark"Walmsley4:36
5."Mesmerise"Bagshaw3:42
6."Move with the Season"
  • Bagshaw
  • Walmsley
5:10
7."Colours to Life"
  • Bagshaw
  • Walmsley
5:11
8."A Question Isn't Answered"
  • Bagshaw
  • Walmsley
5:11
9."The Guesser"Bagshaw4:06
10."Test of Time"Bagshaw3:53
11."Sand Dance"Walmsley6:31
12."Fragment's Light"
  • Bagshaw
  • Walmsley
1:57
Total length:52:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Sun Structures.[15]

Temples

  • James Bagshaw – lead vocals, lead guitar, production (all tracks); mixing ("Shelter Song", "Fragment's Light")
  • Adam Smith – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Thomas Warmsley – bass, backing vocals
  • Samuel Toms – drums

Additional personnel

  • Cerne Canning – management
  • Thomas Caslin – design, layout
  • Zoë Maxwell – artwork, photography
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing (all except "Shelter Song" and "Fragment's Light")
  • James Sandom – management
  • Abbie Stephens – artwork, photography
  • Noel Summerville – mastering

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 55
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 69
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 80
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 58
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[20] 36
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 47
Irish Albums (IRMA)[23] 69
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA)[24] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 7
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[28] 2
US Billboard 200[29] 163
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[30] 31
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[31] 44

Release history

Region Date Label Ref.
Japan 5 February 2014 Hostess [13]
Australia 7 February 2014 [PIAS] Australia [32]
Ireland Heavenly [33]
United Kingdom 10 February 2014 [34]
France [PIAS] Cooperative [35]
United States 11 February 2014 Fat Possum [36]
Germany 14 February 2014 [PIAS] Cooperative [37]

References

  1. ↑ "Temples 'Sun Structures' is Rough Trade Shops Album of The Year". Heavenly Recordings. November 14, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Sendra, Tim. "Sun Structures – Temples". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Sun Structures – Temples". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. ↑ Goodman, Lizzie (12 February 2014). "Temples – Sun Structures". Clash. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. ↑ Jonze, Tim (6 February 2014). "Temples: Sun Structures – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  6. ↑ Gill, Andy (8 February 2014). "Album reviews: Sun Kil Moon, Tinariwen, Temples, Sunn O))), Katy B, Serge Gainsbourg". The Independent. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. ↑ Marsh, Graeme (4 February 2014). "Temples – Sun Structures". musicOMH. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. ↑ Beaumont, Mark (7 February 2014). "Temples – 'Sun Structures'". NME. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  9. ↑ Greene, Jayson (12 February 2014). "Temples: Sun Structures". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  10. ↑ Stevens, Nathan (14 February 2014). "Temples: Sun Structures". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  11. ↑ Dolan, Jon (11 February 2014). "Temples: Sun Structures". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  12. ↑ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
  13. 1 2 "Sun Structures : Temples". HMV Japan. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  14. ↑ "Sun Structures (Deluxe Version) by Temples". iTunes Store (GB). Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  15. ↑ Sun Structures (liner notes). Temples. Heavenly Recordings. 2014. HVNLP100CD.
  16. ↑ "Chartifacts – Tuesday 18th February 2014". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Temples – Sun Structures" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  18. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Temples – Sun Structures" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  19. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Temples – Sun Structures" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  20. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Temples – Sun Structures" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  21. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Temples – Sun Structures". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  22. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Temples – Sun Structures". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  23. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 7, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  24. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track – Independent Albums: Week 7, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  25. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  26. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Temples – Sun Structures". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  27. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  28. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  29. ↑ "Temples Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  30. ↑ "Temples Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  31. ↑ "Temples Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  32. ↑ "ALBUM BIO: Temples – Sun Structures [Heavenly Recordings / [PIAS] Australia] (Out Friday, 7 February 2014)". Mushroom Promotions. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  33. ↑ "Temples – Sun Structures". Tower Records Ireland. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  34. ↑ "HVNLP100 Temples 'Sun Structures'". Heavenly Recordings. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  35. ↑ "Sun structures – Temples" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  36. ↑ "Temples – Sun Structures". Fat Possum Records. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  37. ↑ "Sun Structures" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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