| The Light in You | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 18, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–15 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia | |||
| Label | Bella Union | |||
| Producer | Mercury Rev | |||
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The 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]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| 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
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Queen of Swans" | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Amelie" | 3:57 |
| 3. | "You've Gone with So Little for So Long" | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Central Park East" | 6:13 |
| 5. | "Emotional Free Fall" | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Coming up for Air" | 3:16 |
| 7. | "Autumn's in the Air" | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Are You Ready?" | 3:47 |
| 9. | "Sunflower" | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Moth Light" | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Rainy Day Record" | 3:41 |
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
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 77 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 152 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 70 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 66 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[13] | 53 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 39 |
References
- 1 2 Garratt, John (September 16, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". PopMatters. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- 1 2 Berman, Stuart (October 1, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
- 1 2 "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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