Different Days (L'Altra album)

Different Days
Studio album by L'Altra
Released	January 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)
Genre	Electronic dream pop
Length	42:46
Label	Hefty Records
Producer	Joseph Costa Lindsay Anderson Joshua Eustis
L'Altra chronology
In the Afternoon (2002) Different Days (2005) Telepathic (2010)
Singles from Different Days
"Bring on Happiness" Released: 2004

Different Days is a studio album by American duo L'Altra. It was released on Hefty Records on January 25, 2005. ^[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Billboard	favorable [3]
Pitchfork	7.6/10 [4]
Stylus Magazine	B+ [5]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[1]

Rob Theakston of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "an album that skillfully balances and blurs the line between electronic music and a nostalgic longing for a whispy dream pop revival." ^[2] He added, "The themes of isolation, solitude and general soul-crushing existence make it their most blatantly honest work and help further reinforce the notion that this is their most fully realized and beautiful release to date." ^[2] Sam Url of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.6 out of 10, saying, "Different Days is notable for its consistency; a collection of primarily lovelorn ballads, each song flickers with detail while retaining many common characteristics." ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joseph Costa and Lindsay Anderson.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sleepless Night"	5:38
2.	"It Follows Me Around"	4:26
3.	"Better Than Bleeding"	4:44
4.	"Bring on Happiness"	2:31
5.	"So Surprise"	4:21
6.	"Mailbomb"	4:47
7.	"There Is No"	3:52
8.	"Different Days"	3:21
9.	"Morning Disaster"	5:33
10.	"A Day Between"	3:33
Total length:		42:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

L'Altra

• Joseph Costa – vocals, choir, production, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, bass guitar, Wurlitzer piano, handclaps, programming
• Lindsay Anderson – vocals, choir, production, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, Wurlitzer piano, Rhodes piano, Moog synthesizer, melodica, flute

Additional personnel

• Joshua Eustis – music, production, choir, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, bass guitar, Wurlitzer piano, mellotron, glockenspiel, wooden flute, handclaps, tambourine, shaker, programming, recording, additional piano recording, mixing
• Frederick Lonberg-Holm – choir, cello, trumpet
• Brian Harding – clarinet, bass clarinet
• Nate Walcott – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Marc Hellner – choir, guitar, programming
• Eben English – bass guitar, drums, tambourine, shaker
• Charles Cooper – handclaps, programming
• Sana Kinaya – handclaps
• Kevin Duneman – drums
• Jason Ward – additional drum recording
• Roger Seibel – mastering
• Sockho – design
• Jesse Chehak – photography

References

1. "Different Days by L'Altra". Metacritic . Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
2. Theakston, Rob. "L'Altra - Different Days". AllMusic . Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
3. Hasty, Katie (February 12, 2005). "Different Days". Billboard . Archived from the original on May 3, 2005. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
4. Ubl, Sam (February 13, 2005). "L'Altra: Different Days". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
5. Schepper, Ron (January 25, 2005). "L'altra - Different Days". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on February 17, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

External links

• Different Days at Discogs (list of releases)