Beings is the third studio album by British indie band Lanterns on the Lake. It was released 13 November 2015 under Bella Union.
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Released | 25 November 2015 (2015-11-25) (UK) | |||
Recorded | Newcastle Upon Tyne | |||
Genre | Indie | |||
Length | 41:06 | |||
Label | Bella Union | |||
Producer | Paul Gregory | |||
Lanterns on the Lake chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
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Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
The Line of Best Fit | 8.5/10[5] |
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Under the Radar | 8/10[8] |
The album was met with praise from critics upon its release, earning a score of 79/100 on review aggregate site Metacritic, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."[9] Music critic Marcy Donelson, writing for AllMusic, awarded the album a score of 4 out of 5 stars and praised opener "Of Dust and Matter" as sounding reminiscent of Siouxsie Sioux, concluding that the album "dwells in a cloudy blend of dreams and creeping nightmares, unsettling yet captivating."[10] In a review written by Joe Goggins, DIY magazine likewise awarded the album 4 stars, singling out the title track as a "standout" and commented that the group "is virtually without equal."[11]
The song "Through The Cellar Door" was used for the soundtrack of the Square Enix game Life Is Strange: Before the Storm
All tracks are written by Lanterns on the Lake.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Of Dust And Matter" | 5:00 |
2. | "I'll Stall Them" | 4:07 |
3. | "Faultlines" | 5:14 |
4. | "The Crawl" | 4:09 |
5. | "Send Me Home" | 2:26 |
6. | "Through The Cellar Door" | 2:56 |
7. | "Beings" | 6:26 |
8. | "Stepping Down" | 4:23 |
9. | "Stuck For An Outline" | 4:35 |
10. | "Inkblot" | 1:52 |
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