Duality (Luna Li album)

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Duality
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 4, 2022
Label In Real Life
Luna Li chronology
Jams
(2021)
Duality
(2022)
Jams 2
(2022)
Singles from Duality
  1. "Star Stuff"
    Released: 2017 [1]
  2. "Trying"
    Released: February 20, 2020 [2]
  3. "Afterglow"
    Released: October 13, 2020 [3]
  4. "Cherry Pit"
    Released: March 9, 2021 [4]
  5. "Alone But Not Lonely"
    Released: May 14, 2021 [5]
  6. "Flower (In Full Bloom)"
    Released: September 28, 2021 [6]
  7. "Silver Into Rain"
    Released: February 3, 2022 [7]
Duality ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute 73% [8]
Loud and Quiet 7/10 [9]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [10]
Still Listening85/100 [11]

Duality is the debut album by Canadian pop musician Luna Li, released March 4, 2022, by In Real Life Music. [12] The album was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023. [13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Luna Li (credited as Hannah Bussiere Kim), except where noted

Duality track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cherry Pit" 4:52
2."Boring Again" (featuring Jay Som)
2:58
3."Afterglow" 3:19
4."Trying" 3:27
5."Flower (In Full Bloom)" (featuring Dreamer Isioma)
  • Kim
  • Serena Isioma
3:51
6."Alone But Not Lonely" 1:46
7."Silver Into Rain" (featuring Beabadoobee)3:22
8."What You're Thinking" 3:29
9."Star Stuff" 2:56
10."Magic" 2:59
11."Misery Moon" 1:09
12."Space" 2:59
13."Lonely/Lovely" 3:52
Total length:40:59

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