Lanterns (Son Lux album)

Lanterns
Studio album by Son Lux
Released	October 29, 2013 (2013-10-29) [1]
Genre	Post-rock [2] experimental [3] electronic [4]
Length	41:35
Label	Joyful Noise
Producer	Ryan Lott
Son Lux chronology
We Are Rising (2011) Lanterns (2013) Bones (2015)
Singles from Lanterns
"Alternate Worlds" Released: March 4, 2014 [5]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100 [6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
CMJ	favorable [8]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10 [9]
Paste	7.3/10 [10]
Pitchfork	6.6/10 [3]
PopMatters	[11]
The Skinny	[12]

Lanterns is the third studio album by Ryan Lott under the Son Lux moniker. It was released on October 29, 2013 by Joyful Noise Recordings. ^[1] It peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, ^[13] as well as number 6 on the Vinyl Albums chart. ^[14]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[6]

Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album 4 and half stars out of 5 and called it, "an intricately assembled album of delicate harmonies and solidly crafted beats that sits at the intersection of bedroom pop and left-field production." ^[7] Chris Buckle of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5 and stated that, "In sum, Lanterns is the sound of a maverick talent edging ever closer to his full, stimulating potential." ^[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ryan Lott.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Alternate World"	4:15
2.	"Lost It to Trying"	4:42
3.	"Ransom"	5:09
4.	"Easy"	4:01
5.	"No Crimes"	5:00
6.	"Pyre"	4:56
7.	"Enough of Our Machines"	5:09
8.	"Plan the Escape"	5:32
9.	"Lanterns Lit"	2:56

Bandcamp edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Pyre (Alarm Bells)"	4:14

iTunes edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Lost It to Trying (Mouths Only Lying)"	3:48

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Ryan Lott – performance, recording
• Ieva Berberian – vocals (1, 3)
• Cameron Schenk – vocals (1, 6)
• Aaron Strumpel – vocals (1, 6)
• Shara Worden – vocals (1)
• Chris Thile – mandolin (1)
• Christopher Wray – pedal steel guitar (1), bass guitar (1)
• Jack Bashkow – saxophone (2)
• Steven Temme – saxophone (2, 4)
• Alex Sopp – flute (2, 5), piccolo (2, 5)
• Lily & Madeleine – vocals (2, 8)
• Rob Moose – violin (3, 5, 7)
• Elena Urioste – violin (3)
• Rafiq Bhatia – guitar (4)
• Cat Martino – vocals (5, 6)
• Nadia Sirota – viola (5, 7)
• David Stith – vocals (5, 8)
• Kate Davis – vocals (5)
• Peter Silberman – vocals (5)
• Darren King – drums (5)
• Noam Pikelny – banjo (7)
• Clarice Jensen – cello (7)
• Jonny Rodgers – tuned wine glasses (8)
• Joseph Branciforte – additional engineering
• DJ2 Kyriakides – additional engineering
• David Lai – additional engineering
• Paul Mahern – additional engineering
• Tomek Miernowski – additional engineering
• Eric Tate – additional engineering
• Anthony Ciannamea – artwork
• Ryan Sievert – artwork

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15]	147
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [13]	13
US Vinyl Albums ( Billboard ) [14]	6

References

1. Geslani, Michelle (October 1, 2013). "Listen to Son Lux's sax-filled new song, "Easy"". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
2. Solis, Jose (February 23, 2016). "And Then There Were Three: An Interview with Son Lux". PopMatters . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
3. Larson, Jeremy D. (October 29, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
4. Staples, Derek (December 12, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns | Album Review".
5. "Alternate Worlds - EP by Son Lux". iTunes . Apple Inc. Archived from the original on July 5, 2018. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
6. "Lanterns by Son Lux". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
7. Heaney, Gregory. "Lanterns - Son Lux". AllMusic . Retrieved August 14, 2023.
8. Hamm, Todd (October 30, 2013). "Son Lux - Lanterns". CMJ . Archived from the original on July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
9. Lo, Chris (October 23, 2013). "Son Lux – Lanterns". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
10. Deusner, Stephen M. (October 29, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns". Paste . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
11. Casarino, Matt (November 3, 2013). "Son Lux: Lanterns". PopMatters . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
12. Buckle, Chris (October 29, 2013). "Son Lux – Lanterns". The Skinny . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
13. "Son Lux: Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
14. "Son Lux: Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved July 4, 2018.
15. "Ultratop.be – Son Lux – Lanterns" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

External links

• Lanterns at Discogs (list of releases)