Lanterns (Son Lux album)

2013 studio album by Son Lux

Lanterns

Studio album by

Son Lux

Released| October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29)[1]
Genre|

* Post-rock[2]
* experimental[3]
* electronic[4]

Length| 41:35
Label| Joyful Noise
Producer| Ryan Lott
Son Lux chronology
| We Are Rising
(2011)  | Lanterns
(2013)  | Bones
(2015)

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Singles from  Lanterns

1. "Alternate Worlds"
Released: March 4, 2014[5]

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 75/100[6]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [7]
CMJ| favorable[8]
The Line of Best Fit| 8/10[9]
Paste| 7.3/10[10]
Pitchfork| 6.6/10[3]
PopMatters| [11]
The Skinny| [12]

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.[1] It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart,[13] as well as number 6 on the Vinyl Albums chart.[14]

## Critical reception

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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".[6]

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."[7] 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."[12]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ryan Lott

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Alternate World"| 4:15
2.| "Lost It to Trying"| 4:42
3.| "Ransom"| 5:09
4.| "Easy"| 4:01
5.| "No Crimes"| 5:00
6.| "Pyre"| 4:56
7.| "Enough of Our Machines"| 5:09
8.| "Plan the Escape"| 5:32
9.| "Lanterns Lit"| 2:56

Bandcamp edition bonus trackNo.| Title| Length

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10.| "Pyre (Alarm Bells)"| 4:14

iTunes edition bonus trackNo.| Title| Length

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10.| "Lost It to Trying (Mouths Only Lying)"| 3:48

## Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

* 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

## Charts

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Chart (2013)  | Peak
position

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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 147
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[13] | 13
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[14] | 6

## References

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1. ^ a b Geslani, Michelle (October 1, 2013). "Listen to Son Lux's sax-filled new song, "Easy"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
2. ^ Solis, Jose (February 23, 2016). "And Then There Were Three: An Interview with Son Lux". PopMatters. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
3. ^ a b Larson, Jeremy D. (October 29, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
4. ^ Staples, Derek (December 12, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns | Album Review".
5. ^ "Alternate Worlds - EP by Son Lux". iTunes. Apple Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
6. ^ a b "Lanterns by Son Lux". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
7. ^ a b Heaney, Gregory. "Lanterns - Son Lux". AllMusic. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
8. ^ Hamm, Todd (October 30, 2013). "Son Lux - Lanterns". CMJ. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
9. ^ Lo, Chris (October 23, 2013). "Son Lux – Lanterns". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
10. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (October 29, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns". Paste. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
11. ^ Casarino, Matt (November 3, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns". PopMatters. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
12. ^ a b Buckle, Chris (October 29, 2013). "Son Lux – Lanterns". The Skinny. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
13. ^ a b "Son Lux: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
14. ^ a b "Son Lux: Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Son Lux – Lanterns" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

## External links

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* Lanterns at Discogs (list of releases)

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Son Lux

* Rafiq Bhatia
* Ian Chang
* Ryan Lott

Albums|

* At War with Walls & Mazes (2008)
* We Are Rising (2011)
* Lanterns (2013)
* The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2014)
* Sisyphus (2014, with Serengeti and Sufjan Stevens)
* Bones (2015)
* Brighter Wounds (2018)
* Tomorrows I (2020)
* Tomorrows II (2020)
* Tomorrows III (2021)
* Everything Everywhere All at Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2022)
* Alternate Forms (2023)

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