music.wikisort.org - CompositionThe Light in You is the eighth studio album by American rock band Mercury Rev, released on September 18, 2015 by Bella Union.[1] The Light in You is the band's first entirely self-produced and recorded album, as well as the first not to be produced by longtime collaborator Dave Fridmann.[2]
2015 studio album by Mercury Rev
The Light in You |
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Released | September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18) |
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Recorded | 2014–15 |
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Genre | Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia |
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Label | Bella Union |
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Producer | Mercury Rev |
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Critical reception
Professional ratingsAggregate scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Metacritic | 75/100[3] |
Review scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [4] |
Drowned in Sound | 7/10[5] |
The Guardian |     [6] |
Pitchfork Media | 7.0/10[2] |
PopMatters |          [1] |
The Line Of Best Fit |          [7] |
Télérama | ffff[8] |
Upon its release, The Light in You received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75 based on 14 reviews.[3]
Track listing
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1. | "The Queen of Swans" | 3:58 |
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2. | "Amelie" | 3:57 |
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3. | "You've Gone with So Little for So Long" | 3:30 |
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4. | "Central Park East" | 6:13 |
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5. | "Emotional Free Fall" | 4:16 |
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6. | "Coming up for Air" | 3:16 |
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7. | "Autumn's in the Air" | 4:31 |
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8. | "Are You Ready?" | 3:47 |
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9. | "Sunflower" | 3:28 |
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10. | "Moth Light" | 3:43 |
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11. | "Rainy Day Record" | 3:41 |
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Personnel
- Mercury Rev
- Jonathan Donahue — lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, transistor organ, bells, chimes, orchestral arrangements
- Grasshopper — Cabronita electric guitar, harmony vocals, electric sitar, National steel mandolin, clarinet, Moon-glo organ, vibraphone, Perico percussion, Gretsch kit drums; lead vocals (track 10)
- Additional personnel
- Jennifer Donovan – violin
- Jesse Chandler — pianos, harmony vocals, flutes, woodwinds
- Anthony Molina — bass, harmony vocals, piano
- Scott Petito — Hofner bass, electric sitar, electric guitar
- Jason Miranda — drums
- Hari Prakaash — gong
- Ken Stringfellow — vocals
- Aden Stringfellow — vocals
- Vanessa Gray — vocals (tracks 1, 5, 11)
- Alise Marie — vocals (tracks 3, 4, 6)
- Rebecca Bortman — vocals (track 8)
- Nicole Atkins — vocals (tracks 10, 11)
Charts
References
- Garratt, John (September 16, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". PopMatters. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- Berman, Stuart (October 1, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- "Reviews for The Light in You by Mercury Rev". Metacritic. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- Phares, Heather. "The Light in You – Mercury Rev". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- Lavery, Aaron (October 2, 2015). "Album Review: Mercury Rev – The Light In You". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- Hann, Michael (September 17, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You review – redemption songs from a band restored". The Guardian. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- Nash, Ed (October 2, 2015). "Mercury Rev - The Light In You". Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- Gorin, François (September 26, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". Télérama. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
- "Ultratop.be – Mercury Rev – The Light in You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- "Ultratop.be – Mercury Rev – The Light in You" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Mercury Rev – The Light in You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- "Lescharts.com – Mercury Rev – The Light in You". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 41, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
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