Language & Perspective

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Language & Perspective
BadSuns LanguageAndPerspective.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length37:32
Label Vagrant
Producer Eric Palmquist
Bad Suns chronology
Transpose EP
(2014)
Language & Perspective
(2014)
Disappear Here
(2016)
Singles from Language & Perspective
  1. "Cardiac Arrest"
    Released: November 11, 2013 [1]
  2. "Salt"
    Released: December 12, 2013 [2]
  3. "We Move Like the Ocean"
    Released: June 3, 2014 [3]

Language & Perspective is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band Bad Suns. [4] The album was recorded with Eric Palmquist in Los Angeles, California, in 2013 and was released on June 24, 2014 by Vagrant Records. [4]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Earmilk Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Jessica Goodman and Ryan Kistobak of The Huffington Post included Language & Perspective on their list of 2014's best releases, calling it "a rare indie release with little excess amongst its singles". [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Christo Bowman and Bad Suns

No.TitleLength
1."Matthew James"3:24
2."We Move Like the Ocean"3:09
3."Cardiac Arrest"3:03
4."Pretend"3:34
5."Take My Love and Run"3:09
6."Dancing on Quicksand"3:46
7."Salt"3:47
8."Transpose"3:53
9."Learn to Trust"3:34
10."Sleep Paralysis"3:07
11."Rearview"3:06
Total length:37:32

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 24

Personnel

Bad Suns

Additional Personnel

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