Sunlit Youth

Sunlit Youth
Studio album by Local Natives
Released September 9, 2016
Recorded 2014–2016 in Thailand, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Hawaii, and Ojai, California
Genre Indie rock
Length 45:26
Label Loma Vista (US)
Infectious Music (UK/Japan)
Hostess (Japan)
Producer
Local Natives chronology
Hummingbird
(2013)		 Sunlit Youth
(2016)
Singles from Sunlit Youth
  1. "Past Lives"
    Released: April 29, 2016
  2. "Villainy"
    Released: June 6, 2016
  3. "Fountain of Youth"
    Released: July 7, 2016
  4. "Coins"
    Released: August 26, 2016

Sunlit Youth is the third studio album by American indie rock band Local Natives, released on September 9, 2016 on Loma Vista Recordings.[1]

Background

Sunlit Youth was recorded between 2014 and 2016 in Thailand, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Hawaii, and Ojai, California.

Release

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

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Consequence of SoundB-[8]
DIY[9]
Drowned in Sound8/10[10]
Exclaim!7/10[11]
The Observer[12]
Pitchfork6.3/10[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 73, based on 10 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Track listing

All tracks written by Local Natives. 

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Villainy"  
  • Local Natives
  • Brian Joseph
 3:43
2. "Past Lives"  
  • Local Natives
  • Joseph
 3:43
3. "Dark Days" (featuring Nina Persson)
  • Local Natives
  • Joseph
 3:01
4. "Fountain of Youth"  
  • Local Natives
  • Rob Kirwan
 3:53
5. "Masters"  
  • Local Natives
  • Joseph
  • Catherine Marks
 4:24
6. "Jellyfish" (featuring Moses Sumney)
 2:50
7. "Coins"  
  • Local Natives
  • Joseph
 3:58
8. "Mother Emanuel"  
  • Local Natives
  • Joseph
 3:44
9. "Ellie Alice"  
  • Local Natives
  • Ryan Hahn
 2:56
10. "Psycho Lovers"  
 3:54
11. "Everything All at Once"    4:10
12. "Sea of Years"  
  • Local Natives
  • Joseph
 5:10
Total length:
 45:26

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Sunlit Youth.[15]

Local Natives
Additional personnel

  • Local Natives – production
  • Brian Joseph – production (1-3, 5-8, 10, 12), recording (1-7, 10-12)
  • Rob Kirwan – production (4), recording (4, 8)
  • Catherine Marks – production (5), recording (5)
  • Little Dragon – production (6)
  • Ryan Hahn – production (6, 9), recording (6, 9)
  • Lars Stalfors – production (10), recording (10)
  • Michael Harris – recording (1-4, 7-9)
  • Shawn Everett – recording (1-3, 7, 10, 11), mixing (11)
  • Dave Gaumé – recording (2, 8, 12)
  • Rouble Kapoor – recording (12)
  • Craig Silvey – mixing (1-5, 7, 8, 10, 12)
  • Eduardo de la Paz – mixing (6, 9)
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Brian Roettinger – art direction, photography
  • Evan McQuaid – photography
  • Taylor Giali – design assistance
  • Ryan Whalley – artists and repertoire (A&R)
  • Phil Costello – artist management

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 98
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 92
US Billboard 200[18] 22
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 8

References

  1. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (2016-06-07). "Local Natives Announce New Album Sunlit Youth, World Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  2. ↑ Camp, Zoe (2016-04-29). "Local Natives Return with New Song "Past Lives:" Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  3. ↑ Geslani, Michelle (2016-06-06). "Local Natives premiere new song "Villainy" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  4. ↑ Ysteboe, Taylor (2016-07-07). "Local Natives Release Lyric Video for New Song, "Fountain of Youth"". Paste. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  5. ↑ Roberts, Christopher (2016-08-26). "Listen: Local Natives - "Coins"". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  6. 1 2 "Sunlit Youth – Local Natives". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  7. ↑ Donelson, Marcy (2016-09-08). "Sunlit Youth – Local Natives". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  8. ↑ Van Nguyen, Dean (2016-09-09). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  9. ↑ McNeilly, Liam (2016-09-09). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". DIY. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  10. ↑ Sharpe, Christopher T. (2016-09-12). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  11. ↑ Noble-Marks, Eric (2016-09-07). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  12. ↑ Mongredien, Phil (2016-09-11). "Local Natives: Sunlit Youth review – clever but overpolished indie". The Observer. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  13. ↑ Leas, Ryan (2016-09-23). "Local Natives: Sunlit Youth". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  14. ↑ Moss, Will (2016-09-09). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  15. ↑ Sunlit Youth (LP liner notes). Local Natives. Loma Vista. 2016. LVR00015.
  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Local Natives – Sunlit Youth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Local Natives – Sunlit Youth" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Local Natives – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Local Natives. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Local Natives – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Local Natives. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
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