Brighter Wounds

Brighter Wounds
Brighter Wounds
Studio album by Son Lux
Released	February 9, 2018
Genre	Experimental ; avant-garde ;
Length	44:44
Label	City Slang
Producer	Ryan Lott, Rafiq Bhatia, Ian Chang
Son Lux chronology
Singles from Brighter Wounds
	"Slowly"; Released: January 9, 2018; "Dream State"; Released: March 7, 2018; "The Fool You Need"; Released: August 8, 2018;

Last updated February 02, 2023

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	77/100^[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[8]
Clash	7/10^[9]
Pitchfork	7.3/10^[10]
Slant Magazine	^[11]
Under the Radar	^[12]

Brighter Wounds is the fifth studio album by Son Lux. It was released through City Slang on February 9, 2018.^[1] Music videos were created for "Slowly",^[13] "All Directions",^[14] and "The Fool You Need".^[15]

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 77 based on 11 reviews. This indicated that it garnered "generally favorable reviews".^[7]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Forty Screams"	4:02
2.	"Dream State"	5:02
3.	"Labor"	4:09
4.	"The Fool You Need"	4:25
5.	"Slowly"	4:00
6.	"All Directions"	6:36
7.	"Aquatic"	4:38
8.	"Surrounded"	5:10
9.	"Young"	1:11
10.	"Resurrection"	5:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Son Lux

Ryan Lott – performance, production, arrangement
Rafiq Bhatia – performance, production, arrangement
Ian Chang – performance, production, arrangement

Additional musicians

Starr Busby – vocals (1–4, 6, 10)
Kate Davis – vocals (1–4, 6, 10)
Casey Dienel – vocals (1–4, 6, 10)
Nina Moffitt – vocals (1–4, 6, 10)
Kristin Slipp – vocals (1–4, 6, 10)
Vuyo Sotashe – vocals (1–4, 6, 10)
DM Stith – vocals (1–4, 6, 10)
Vanessa Upson – vocals (1–4, 6, 10)
Hideaki Aomori – clarinet (1, 2, 4, 10), flute (2), saxophone (2, 4)
Hajnal Pivnick – violin (1, 10)
Rob Moose – violin (1, 3, 6, 10), viola (1, 3, 6, 10)
C.J. Camerieri – trumpet (2, 10), horn (9)
Jackson Hill – bass guitar (3–5)
Arrington de Dionyso – clarinet (3), flute (3)
Indianapolis Children's Choir – vocals (4, 6, 10)
Dave Douglas – trumpet (4)
Trina Basu – violin (4)
Arun Ramamurthy – violin (4)
Anjna Swaminathan – violin (4)
Nadia Sirota – viola (7)
Alex Sopp – flute (10)

Technical personnel

Ryan Lott – string arrangement (3, 6, 10), horn arrangement (9), mixing (4, 6, 7, 9)
Rob Moose – string arrangement (1, 3, 6, 10)
C.J. Camerieri – horn arrangement (9)
Chris Tabron – mixing (1–3, 5, 8, 10)
Dave Kutch – mastering (all tracks)

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[16]	116
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[17]	78

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1 2 "Son Lux - Brighter Wounds". City Slang . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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↑ Casciato, Domenic (February 20, 2018). "Son Lux charts a dissonant journey in 'Brighter Wounds'". McGill Tribune . Retrieved June 16, 2018.
↑ "Slowly - Single by Son Lux". iTunes . Apple Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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1 2 "Brighter Wounds by Son Lux". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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↑ "Swisscharts.com – Son Lux – Brighter Wounds". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

External links

Brighter Wounds at Discogs (list of releases)

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[cityslang-1] 1 2 "Son Lux - Brighter Wounds". City Slang . Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[2] Mendelson, Jonah (February 12, 2018). "The genreless allure of Son Lux's latest". The Michigan Daily . Retrieved June 16, 2018.

[3] Casciato, Domenic (February 20, 2018). "Son Lux charts a dissonant journey in 'Brighter Wounds'". McGill Tribune . Retrieved June 16, 2018.

[4] "Slowly - Single by Son Lux". iTunes . Apple Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[5] "Dream State - EP by Son Lux". iTunes . Apple Inc. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[6] "The Fool You Need - EP by Son Lux on Apple Music". iTunes . Archived from the original on 2018-08-11. Retrieved 2018-08-10.

[metacritic-7] 1 2 "Brighter Wounds by Son Lux". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[8] Donelson, Marcy. "Brighter Wounds - Son Lux". AllMusic . Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[9] Rosebury, Will (February 7, 2018). "Son Lux - Brighter Wounds". Clash . Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[10] Geffen, Sasha (February 16, 2018). "Son Lux: Brighter Wounds". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[11] Hurst, Josh (February 12, 2018). "Son Lux: Brighter Wounds". Slant Magazine . Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[12] Steinberg, Charles (February 13, 2018). "Son Lux: Brighter Wounds (City Slang)". Under the Radar . Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[13] Hilton, Robin (January 9, 2018). "In A Dystopic New Video, Son Lux Examines Truth And An Unsettling Future". NPR . Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[14] "Watch: Son Lux share a new video for 'All Directions'". DIY . February 27, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[15] Blech, Tina (April 25, 2018). "Son Lux Premiere Their Desolating Video for "The Fool You Need"". Noisey . Retrieved July 4, 2018.

[ac_Flanders_Son_Lux-16] "Ultratop.be – Son Lux – Brighter Wounds" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved May 31, 2018.

[ac_Switzerland_Son_Lux-17] "Swisscharts.com – Son Lux – Brighter Wounds". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

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v t e 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)