Cellophane Memories | ||||
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Released | August 2, 2024 | |||
Length | 37:33 | |||
Label | Sacred Bones | |||
Producer | David Lynch | |||
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Singles from Cellophane Memories | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Daily Telegraph | [4] |
The Independent | [5] |
The Irish Times | [6] |
Paste | 5.9/10 [7] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10 [8] |
The Skinny | [9] |
Under the Radar | 8.5/10 [10] |
Cellophane Memories is the third collaborative studio album by Chrystabell and David Lynch. The album was released by Sacred Bones Records on August 2,2024. [11] [12] The album also features posthumous credits from composer Angelo Badalamenti,who contributes synths to "She Knew" and "So Much Love." [7] It was Lynch's final album released before his death in January 2025,five months after the album's release.
Lynch first teased the project in a cryptic video message posted to X on May 27,2024. [13] The album was officially announced on June 5,alongside the release of the song "Sublime Eternal Love" and an accompanying video directed by Lynch. [14] [15] [16] "The Answers to the Questions" was released on July 9,2024,with an animated music video directed by Lynch. [17]
All tracks are written by David Lynch and Chrysta Bell Zucht, except where noted.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "She Knew" (Lynch, Zucht, Angelo Badalementi) | 3:12 |
2. | "The Sky Falls" | 3:50 |
3. | "You Know the Rest" | 3:16 |
4. | "So Much Love" (Lynch, Zucht, Badalamenti) | 3:51 |
5. | "Two Lovers Kiss" | 3:19 |
6. | "The Answers to the Questions" (Lynch, Zucht, Dean Hurley) | 5:50 |
7. | "With Small Animals" | 3:19 |
8. | "Reflections in a Blade" (Lynch, Zucht, Hurley) | 4:02 |
9. | "Dance of Light" | 4:08 |
10. | "Sublime Eternal Love" | 2:46 |
Total length: | 37:33 |
Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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UK Independent Albums (OCC) [18] | 11 |
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