Lanterns (Son Lux album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Lanterns
| type = studio
| artist = Son Lux
| cover = Lanterns – Son Lux.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2013|10|29}}{{cite web|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2013/09/listen-to-son-luxs-sax-filled-new-song-easy/|title=Listen to Son Lux's sax-filled new song, "Easy"|work=Consequence of Sound|first=Michelle|last=Geslani|date=October 1, 2013|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
- Post-rock{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/and-then-there-were-three-an-interview-with-son-lux-2495449446.html|title=And Then There Were Three: An Interview with Son Lux|work=PopMatters|first=Jose|last=Solis|date=February 23, 2016|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}
- experimental
- electronic{{cite web |url=https://spectrumculture.com/2013/12/12/son-lux-lanterns/ |title=Son Lux: Lanterns {{!}} Album Review |last=Staples |first=Derek |date=December 12, 2013}}
| length = {{Duration|m=41|s=35}}
| label = Joyful Noise
| producer = Ryan Lott
| prev_title = We Are Rising
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Bones
| next_year = 2015
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Lanterns
| type = studio
| single1 = Alternate Worlds
| single1date = March 4, 2014{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/alternate-worlds-ep/830827942|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180705153700/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/alternate-worlds-ep/830827942|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 5, 2018|title=Alternate Worlds - EP by Son Lux|work=iTunes|publisher=Apple Inc.|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 75/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/lanterns/son-lux|title=Lanterns by Son Lux|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/lanterns-mw0002582261|title=Lanterns - Son Lux|work=AllMusic|first=Gregory|last=Heaney|accessdate=August 14, 2023}}
| rev2 = CMJ
| rev2score = favorable{{cite web|url=http://www.cmj.com/reviews/son-lux-lanterns/|title=Son Lux - Lanterns|work=CMJ|first=Todd|last=Hamm|date=October 30, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140717011619/http://www.cmj.com/reviews/son-lux-lanterns/|archivedate=July 17, 2014|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}
| rev3 = The Line of Best Fit
| rev3score = 8/10{{cite web|url=http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/son-lux-lanterns-2-139887|title=Son Lux – Lanterns|work=The Line of Best Fit|first=Chris|last=Lo|date=October 23, 2013|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}
| rev4 = Paste
| rev4score = 7.3/10{{cite web|url=http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2013/10/son-lux-lanterns.html|title=Son Lux: Lanterns|work=Paste|first=Stephen M.|last=Deusner|date=October 29, 2013|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}
| rev5 = Pitchfork
| rev5score = 6.6/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18639-son-lux-lanterns/|title=Son Lux: Lanterns|work=Pitchfork|first=Jeremy D.|last=Larson|date=October 29, 2013|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}
| rev6 = PopMatters
| rev6score = {{Rating|6|10}}{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/175917-son-lux-lanterns-2495716241.html|title=Son Lux: Lanterns|work=PopMatters|first=Matt|last=Casarino|date=November 3, 2013|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}
| rev7 = The Skinny
| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/son-lux-lanterns|title=Son Lux – Lanterns|work=The Skinny|first=Chris|last=Buckle|date=October 29, 2013|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}
}}
Lanterns is the third studio album by Ryan Lott under the Son Lux moniker. It was released on October 29, 2013 by Joyful Noise Recordings. It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 6 on the Vinyl Albums chart.
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".
Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album 4 and half stars out of 5 and called it, "an intricately assembled album of delicate harmonies and solidly crafted beats that sits at the intersection of bedroom pop and left-field production." Chris Buckle of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and stated that, "In sum, Lanterns is the sound of a maverick talent edging ever closer to his full, stimulating potential."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Ryan Lott
| title1 = Alternate World
| length1 = 4:15
| title2 = Lost It to Trying
| length2 = 4:42
| title3 = Ransom
| length3 = 5:09
| title4 = Easy
| length4 = 4:01
| title5 = No Crimes
| length5 = 5:00
| title6 = Pyre
| length6 = 4:56
| title7 = Enough of Our Machines
| length7 = 5:09
| title8 = Plan the Escape
| length8 = 5:32
| title9 = Lanterns Lit
| length9 = 2:56
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Bandcamp edition bonus track
| title10 = Pyre (Alarm Bells)
| length10 = 4:14
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = iTunes edition bonus track
| title10 = Lost It to Trying (Mouths Only Lying)
| length10 = 3:48
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
{{Div col}}
- 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
{{Div col end}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
!scope="col"| Chart (2013) !scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Flanders|147|artist=Son Lux|album=Lanterns|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 26, 2018}} |
| scope="row"| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/son-lux/chart-history/tln/|title=Son Lux: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}
| 13 |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Vinyl Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/son-lux/chart-history/vnl/|title=Son Lux: Chart History (Vinyl Albums)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=July 4, 2018}}
| 6 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|612928|Lanterns}}
{{son Lux}}
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