Local Natives Sunlit Youth
| 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]
Sep 09, 2016 View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2016 Vinyl release of 'Sunlit Youth' on Discogs. Local Natives will return to Philly on October 19th to headline Electric Factory, when they’ll be touring in support of Sunlit Youth, out September 9th on Lorna Vista Recordings/Infectious Music. More information can be found at the XPN Concert Calendar. Local Natives released their third album, Sunlit Youth, back in September via Loma Vista and Infectious Music.Now the band has shared a remix of Sunlit Youth track “Dark Days” by Los Angeles-based electronic duo Classixx. 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'. All tracks are written by Local Natives.
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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
Local Natives Sunlit Youth Vinyl
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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.
- ^ 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.