Bones (Son Lux album)

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Bones
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Studio album by
Son Lux
ReleasedJune 23, 2015 (2015-06-23) [1]
Genre Post-rock [2]
Length39:11
Label Glassnote Records
Producer Ryan Lott, Rafiq Bhatia, Ian Chang
Son Lux chronology
Lanterns
(2013)		Bones
(2015)		 Brighter Wounds
(2018)
Singles from Bones
  1. "Undone"
    Released: October 23, 2015 [3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 66/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Consequence of Sound C [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Paste 8.0/10 [8]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [9]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Bones is the fourth studio album by Son Lux. It was released through Glassnote Records on June 23, 2015. [1] With the release of the album, members Rafiq Bhatia and Ian Chang joined founding member Ryan Lott, transitioning Son Lux from a solo project to a three-piece band. [11] It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, [12] as well as number 10 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart. [13]

Contents

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ryan Lott, Rafiq Bhatia, and Ian Chang.

No.TitleLength
1."Breathe In"0:50
2."Change Is Everything"3:04
3."Flight"3:20
4."You Don't Know Me"3:40
5."This Time"3:50
6."I Am the Others"4:45
7."Your Day Will Come"3:22
8."Undone"4:20
9."White Lies"4:57
10."Now I Want"4:03
11."Breathe Out"3:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Son Lux

Additional musicians

Technical personnel

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 144
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [15] 187
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [12] 14
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums ( Billboard ) [13] 10

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References

  1. 1 2 Hudson, Alex (March 26, 2015). "Son Lux Announces New Album: 'Bones'". Exclaim! . 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. ↑ "Undone - EP by Son Lux". iTunes . Apple Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Bones by Son Lux". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. "Bones - Son Lux". AllMusic . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ Levine, Matthew (June 15, 2015). "Son Lux – Bones". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ Hutchinson, Kate (June 18, 2015). "Son Lux: Bones review – symphonic pop that proves too much to take in". The Guardian . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ Danaher, Michael (June 23, 2015). "Son Lux: Bones Review". Paste . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ Oliphint, Joel (June 23, 2015). "Son Lux: Bones". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ Stevens, Nathan (June 22, 2015). "Son Lux: Bones". PopMatters . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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  12. 1 2 "Son Lux: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Son Lux: Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Son Lux – Bones" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Son Lux – Bones" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
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