Farewell, Starlite!

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Farewell, Starlite!
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2016 (2016-09-24)
Genre
Length32:49
Label KTTF Music
Producer
Francis and the Lights chronology
Like a Dream
(2013)
Farewell, Starlite!
(2016)
Just for Us
(2017)
Singles from Farewell, Starlite!
  1. "Friends"
    Released: July 7, 2016 [1]
  2. "See Her Out (That's Just Life)"
    Released: September 9, 2016 [2]
  3. "May I Have This Dance (remix)"
    Released: May 18, 2017 [3]

Farewell, Starlite! is the debut studio album by American music project Francis and the Lights, self-released on September 24, 2016, as a free stream. [4] It is a follow-up to the 2013 EP, Like a Dream. [5] Music videos were created for "See Her Out", [6] "Friends", [7] and "May I Have This Dance (remix featuring Chance the Rapper)". [8] The album features appearances from Bon Iver and Kanye West, as well as production by BJ Burton, Benny Blanco, Cashmere Cat, Justin Vernon, Aaron Lammer, Rostam Batmanglij, Ariel Rechtshaid, Nate Fox, and Jerome Hadey.

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Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound C [9]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Pitchfork 6.4/10 [12]

Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and called it "fleet-footed modern pop with just the right amount of whimsy." [10] Cameron Cook of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.4 out of 10, writing, "While Farewell, Starlite! has its share of engaging moments, it's a shame that under all its technical flairs, its overall mood isn't gripping enough to do justice to its creator's vision." [12]

The Fader named it one of the "24 Albums That Made Albums Matter Again in 2016". [13] The A.V. Club named it one of the albums of the year. [14]

Track listing

Track list adapted from the Francis and the Lights website.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."See Her Out (That's Just Life)"3:31
2."Comeback"
  • Starlite
  • Vernon
  • Burton
  • Lammer
  • Levin
  • Hoiberg
  • Batmanglij
3:56
3."Cant Stay Party"Starlite3:05
4."I Want You to Shake"
  • Starlite
  • Burton
  • Levin
  • Rechtshaid
  • Nathaniel Fox
  • Nico Segal
3:14
5."May I Have This Dance"
2:53
6."My Citys Gone" (featuring Kanye West)
3:54
7."Running Man / Gospel 0P1"Starlite3:20
8."It's Alright to Cry"Starlite4:08
9."Friends" (featuring Bon Iver)
  • Starlite
  • Vernon
  • Burton
  • Lammer
  • Batmanglij
3:08
10."Thank You"
  • Starlite
  • Vernon
1:38

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