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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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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.
Critical reception[edit]
Aggregate scores | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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]
Local Natives Sunlit Youth
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- ^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.
- ^ ab'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.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.