Brightside (The Lumineers album)

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Brightside
The Lumineers - Brightside.png
Studio album by
the Lumineers
ReleasedJanuary 14, 2022 (2022-01-14)
Recorded2021
StudioSun Mountain, Boiceville, New York
Length30:02
Label
Producer
  • Simone Felice
  • David Baron
  • Brian Hubblen
  • Derek Brown
  • Rick Mullen
The Lumineers chronology
III
(2019)		Brightside
(2022)		Brightside Bonus Tracks
(2022)
Singles from Brightside
  1. "Brightside"
    Released: September 20, 2021
  2. "Big Shot"
    Released: October 13, 2021
  3. "A.M. Radio"
    Released: November 17, 2021

Brightside (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by American indie folk band the Lumineers, released on January 14, 2022, through Dualtone and Decca Records. [1] It was primarily produced by Simone Felice and David Baron. The album was preceded by the release of three singles: the title track, "Big Shot", [2] and "A.M. Radio".

Contents

Recording

Simone Felice, producer of the Lumineers' Cleopatra and III , returned to produce the album alongside David Baron, who also served as mixer and engineer. [3] The album was recorded in two sessions that took place in early ("winter and spring") 2021 at Baron's Sun Mountain Studios in Boiceville, New York. Lead single "Brightside" was recorded in a single day. [2]

Singer-guitarist Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites performed most of the instrumentation themselves, with Baron providing keyboards and backing vocals. Other contributions came from the Felice Brothers' James Felice, singer-songwriter Diana DeMuth, touring members Byron Isaacs and Lauren Jacobson, and backing singer Cindy Mizelle. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Upon release, Brightside received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album has an average score of 72 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 4 reviews. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wesley Schultz and Jeremiah Fraites

Brightside track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Brightside"3:49
2."A.M. Radio"3:57
3."Where We Are"2:52
4."Birthday"4:14
5."Big Shot"3:01
6."Never Really Mine"3:01
7."Rollercoaster"3:48
8."Remington"1:52
9."Reprise"3:28
Total length:30:02

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the media notes of Brightside. [8]

The Lumineers

Additional musicians

Production

Artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Brightside
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] 94
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] 21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [12] 45
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [13] 5
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 128
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 30
Irish Albums (IRMA) [16] 54
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] 8
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [18] 69
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 17
UK Albums (OCC) [20] 18
US Billboard 200 [21] 6
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [22] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [23] 1

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