Friday Night Lights (Attic Lights album)

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Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights.jpg
Studio album by
Released13 October 2008
Genre Indie rock
Length34:34
Label Island
Producer Francis MacDonald, John McLaughlin, Stuart McCredie
Attic Lights chronology
Friday Night Lights
(2008)
Super De Luxe
(2013)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 72/100 [1]
Review scores
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Friday Night Lights is the debut studio album by the Scottish indie rock band Attic Lights, released on 13 October 2008 on Island Records.

Contents

Francis MacDonald, of Teenage Fanclub and BMX Bandits fame, assisted with production.

Track listing

All songs written by Attic Lights

  1. "Never Get Sick Of The Sea" – 3:24
  2. "Bring You Down" – 3:40
  3. "Wendy" – 3:27
  4. "Send Those Dark Eyes This Way" – 2:43
  5. "Nothing But Love" – 3:47
  6. "God" – 3:09
  7. "The Dirty Thirst" – 3:33
  8. "Walkie Talkie" – 2:32
  9. "Late Night Sunshine" – 3:59
  10. "Winter On" – 4:20

Bonus Tracks

The album cover features an illustration of a MK 5 Ford Cortina.

Personnel

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References

  1. "Friday Night Lights by Attic Lights". Metacritic .
  2. Mojo, Oct 2008, p.108
  3. http://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/attic-lights_1008.htm [ dead link ]
  4. Q, Oct 2008, p.139
  5. Uncut, Oct 2008, p.81