Lahs (album)

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Lahs
LAHS Allah-Las album cover.png
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 11, 2019 (2019-10-11)
StudioBounce House (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length43:57
Label Mexican Summer
Producer
Allah-Las chronology
Calico Review
(2016)
Lahs
(2019)
Singles from LAHS
  1. "In the Air"
    Released: July 23, 2019
  2. "Polar Onion"
    Released: August 14, 2019
  3. "Prazer Em Te Conhecer"
    Released: September 18, 2019

Lahs is the fourth studio album by American rock band Allah-Las. It was released on October 11, 2019, by Mexican Summer. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 70/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim! 7/10 [5]
Clash 6/10 [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Uncut 7/10 [10]

Lahs has received positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 70 out of 100 based on 8 reviews, indicating a "generally favourable" reception. [2] In a four-star review for The Times , Will Hodgkinson said "[Allah Las'] fourth album is a particular delight, grooving along with Portuguese country rock ("Prazer Em Te Conhecer"), offering the musical equivalent of an afternoon spent in dry, heavy heat on "Houston" and sounding as if they might have just joined a New Age cult on the celestial "Holding Pattern", adding "their jingle-jangle shimmer makes you feel so good". [9]

Track listing

Credits adapted from liner notes. [11]

Lahs track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."Holding Pattern"SiadatianSiadatian4:08
2."Keeping Dry"MichaudMichaud3:54
3."In the Air"SiadatianSiadatian2:13
4."Prazer em Te Conhecer"SiadatianCorreia3:06
5."Roco Ono"Allah Las 4:02
6."Star"CorreiaCorreia4:08
7."Royal Blues"SiadatianSiadatian2:32
8."Electricity"SiadatianSiadatian2:58
9."Light Yearly"SiadatianSiadatian4:01
10."Polar Onion"
  • Dunham
  • Michaud
Michaud2:46
11."On Our Way"MichaudMichaud3:34
12."Houston"Allah Las 2:13
13."Pleasure"DunhamDunham4:22

Personnel

Allah-Las

Additional musicians

Technical

Art

Charts

Chart performance for Lahs
Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [12] 6
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [13] 18
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [14] 25

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