Sunlit Youth
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| Released | September 9, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2014–2016 in Thailand, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Hawaii, and Ojai, California | |||
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| Length | 45:26 | |||
| Label | Loma Vista (US) Infectious Music (UK/Japan) Hostess (Japan) | |||
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| Singles from Sunlit Youth | ||||
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Sunlit Youth is the third studio album by American indie rock band Local Natives, released on September 9, 2016 with Loma Vista Recordings.[1]
Background
[edit]Sunlit Youth was recorded between 2014 and 2016 in Thailand, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Hawaii, and Ojai, California.
Release
[edit]The album was preceded by the singles "Past Lives," "Villainy," "Fountain of Youth," and "Coins".[2][3][4][5] Before its release, "Past Lives" was featured in the episode "7th" from the first season of the Netflix series Flaked, which was released on March 11, 2016.
Goofs
[edit]The album has a noticeable misprint of the song "Psycho Lovers" (track #10), which on the CD is labeled as "Pyscho Lovers".
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[6] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| Consequence of Sound | B−[8] |
| DIY | [9] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[10] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10[11] |
| The Observer | [12] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[13] |
| Under the Radar |   [14] |
Sunlit Youth received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[6]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Local Natives
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Villainy" |
| 3:43 |
| 2. | "Past Lives" |
| 3:43 |
| 3. | "Dark Days" (featuring Nina Persson) |
| 3:01 |
| 4. | "Fountain of Youth" |
| 3:53 |
| 5. | "Masters" |
| 4:24 |
| 6. | "Jellyfish" (featuring Moses Sumney) |
| 2:50 |
| 7. | "Coins" |
| 3:58 |
| 8. | "Mother Emanuel" |
| 3:44 |
| 9. | "Ellie Alice" |
| 2:56 |
| 10. | "Psycho Lovers" |
| 3:54 |
| 11. | "Everything All at Once" | 4:10 | |
| 12. | "Sea of Years" |
| 5:10 |
| Total length: | 45:26 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Fountain of Youth" (Rooftop Version) |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the liner notes of Sunlit Youth.[15]
- Local Natives
- Taylor Rice – performer
- Kelcey Ayer – performer
- Ryan Hahn – performer
- Matt Frazier – performer
- Nik Ewing – performer
- Additional personnel
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Charts
[edit]| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 98 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] | 92 |
| US Billboard 200[18] | 23 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] | 8 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] | 165 |
References
[edit]- ^ Strauss, Matthew (2016-06-07). "Local Natives Announce New Album Sunlit Youth, World Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Camp, Zoe (2016-04-29). "Local Natives Return with New Song "Past Lives:" Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Geslani, Michelle (2016-06-06). "Local Natives premiere new song "Villainy" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Ysteboe, Taylor (2016-07-07). "Local Natives Release Lyric Video for New Song, "Fountain of Youth"". Paste. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Roberts, Christopher (2016-08-26). "Listen: Local Natives - "Coins"". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ a b "Sunlit Youth – Local Natives". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Donelson, Marcy (2016-09-08). "Sunlit Youth – Local Natives". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Van Nguyen, Dean (2016-09-09). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ McNeilly, Liam (2016-09-09). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". DIY. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Sharpe, Christopher T. (2016-09-12). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Noble-Marks, Eric (2016-09-07). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Mongredien, Phil (2016-09-11). "Local Natives: Sunlit Youth review – clever but overpolished indie". The Observer. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Leas, Ryan (2016-09-23). "Local Natives: Sunlit Youth". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
- ^ Moss, Will (2016-09-09). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ^ Sunlit Youth (LP liner notes). Local Natives. Loma Vista. 2016. LVR00015.
((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Ultratop.be – Local Natives – Sunlit Youth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Local Natives – Sunlit Youth" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^ "Local Natives Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^ "Local Natives Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Local Natives – Sunlit Youth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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