Different Kinds of Light

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Different Kinds of Light
Jade Bird - Different Kinds of Light.png
Studio album by
Released13 August 2021 (2021-08-13)
Recorded2020 [1]
Studio RCA Studio A (Nashville, Tennessee)
Length42:45
Label Glassnote
Producer Dave Cobb
Jade Bird chronology
Jade Bird
(2019)
Different Kinds of Light
(2021)
Burn the Hard Drive
(2024)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 71/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash 8/10 [4]
DIY Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
PopMatters 7/10 [8]
Uncut 5/10 [9]

Different Kinds of Light is the second full-length album from British singer-songwriter Jade Bird. The album was released on 13 August 2021. [10] [11]

Contents

Track listing

Different Kinds of Light track listing
No.TitleLength
1."DKOL"1:33
2."Open Up the Heavens"2:41
3."Honeymoon"2:50
4."Punchline"3:14
5."Different Kinds of Light"3:05
6."Trick Mirror"2:33
7."I'm Getting Lost"3:01
8."Houdini"3:16
9."1994"2:14
10."Now Is the Time"3:35
11."Candidate"2:29
12."Red White and Blue"2:41
13."Rely On"3:47
14."Prototype"3:16
15."Headstart"2:22
Total length:42:45

Charts

Chart performance for Different Kinds of Light
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] 9
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 27
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [14] 3

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