Better Nature

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Better Nature
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2015 (2015-09-25)
Genre
Length51:06
Label New Machine
Producer Jacknife Lee
Silversun Pickups chronology
Neck of the Woods
(2012)
Better Nature
(2015)
Better Nature Revisited
(2017)
Singles from Better Nature
  1. "Nightlight"
    Released: August 6, 2015
  2. "Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)"
    Released: September 11, 2015
  3. "Latchkey Kids"
    Released: September 30, 2016
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 65/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Absolute Punk 8.5/10 [3]
Consequence of Sound C− [4]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Under The Radar 6.5/10 [6]

Better Nature is the fourth studio album by Los Angeles alternative rock band Silversun Pickups. The album was produced by Jacknife Lee, [7] and was released on September 25, 2015. It is the first of the band's albums to be released on their own label, New Machine Records; as well as their first to be supported by a Pledgemusic campaign. The album was announced on July 15, 2015. [8] The lead single for the album, "Nightlight," was released to radio on August 6, 2015. It was accompanied by a music video, directed by Mark Pellington and starring Boardwalk Empire actor Meg Steedle. [9] The album's second single, "Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)," was premiered via The Daily Beast on September 10, 2015. [10] An accompanying video, directed by Scott Weintrob, was released to YouTube and Vevo the following day. [11]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Silversun Pickups.

No.TitleLength
1."Cradle (Better Nature)"5:20
2."Connection"4:34
3."Pins & Needles"4:42
4."Friendly Fires"5:28
5."Nightlight"4:52
6."Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)"3:50
7."Tapedeck"6:02
8."Latchkey Kids"3:42
9."Ragamuffin"6:00
10."The Wild Kind"6:36
Total length:51:06

Vinyl track listing

[12]

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Cradle (Better Nature)"5:20
2."Connection"4:34
3."Pins & Needles"4:42
4."Friendly Fires"5:28
Total length:20:04
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Nightlight"4:52
2."Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)"3:50
3."Tapedeck"6:02
Total length:14:44
Side C
No.TitleLength
1."Latchkey Kids"3:42
2."Ragamuffin"6:00
3."The Wild Kind"6:36
Total length:16:18

Reception

Better Nature received mostly positive reviews.[ by whom? ]

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [13] 22
US Billboard 200 [14] 16

Personnel

Silversun Pickups
Additional personnel

Tour

Better Nature Tour
Concert by Silversun Pickups
Associated albumBetter Nature
Start date10 September 2015
End date23 July 2017
Legs[N/A]
No. of shows152 shows

The tour for Better Nature actually started 15 days before the release of the album.

Setlist

[15] [16] Setlist won't count omissions due to the Sliversun Pickups' weird touring settings.

  1. Cradle (Better Nature) (dropped after 22 April 2017)
  2. Connection (played on 28 September 2015)
  3. Well Thought Out Twinkles
  4. Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) (played on 10, 27, 28, 29 September 2015, 8 December 2015, 6, 9 May 2016, 23 August 2016, added on 23 April 2017, dropped after 4 May 2017)
  5. Nightlight
  6. The Royal We
  7. Circadian Rhythm (Last Dance)
  8. The Pit
  9. Pins and Needles (played on 29, 30 September 2015, 25 April 2017)
  10. Friendly Fires
  11. Latchkey Kids
  12. Panic Switch
  13. Ragamuffin (dropped after 13 June 2017)
  14. Vasoline (played on 5 December 2015)
  15. Growing Old Is Getting Old (played on 6 May 2016)
  16. Rusted Wheel (played on 26 April 2017)
  17. Lazy Eye
  18. Little Lover's so Polite [ENCORE]
  19. Catch and Release (played on 10, 28 September 2015, added on 23 April 2017, dropped after 4 May 2017)[ENCORE]
  20. Cannibal (played on 10, 27 September 2015, rarely played from December 2015 to April 2017)[ENCORE]
  21. Substitution (played on 29 September 2015, occasionally played after April 2016)[ENCORE]
  22. Three Seed (played on 14 April 2016, added on 25 October 2016, dropped after 5 May 2017)[ENCORE]
  23. Kissing Families (occasionally played)[ENCORE]
  24. Dots and Dashes (Enough Already) [ENCORE]
  25. The Wild Kind (added on 27 September 2015, dropped after 5 May 2017)[ENCORE]

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