Light We Made

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Light We Made
Light We Made.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2016 (2016-10-07)
Genre
Length41:03
Label Vagrant, Big Scary Monsters (Europe)
Producer Will Yip
Balance and Composure chronology
The Things We Think We're Missing
(2013)
Light We Made
(2016)
With You in Spirit
(2024)
Singles from Light We Made
  1. "Postcard"
    Released: July 25, 2016 [1]
  2. "Afterparty"
    Released: August 25, 2016 [2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 64/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Exclaim! 7/10 [5]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
New NoiseStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [8]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Punknews.orgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Rock Sound 7/10 [11]
Sputnikmusic2.5/5 [12]

Light We Made is the third studio album from American rock band Balance and Composure. It was released on October 7, 2016 through Vagrant Records and Big Scary Monsters throughout Europe. It is the band's last album with original drummer Bailey Van Ellis.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Midnight Zone"4:10
2."Spinning"4:00
3."Afterparty"3:43
4."For a Walk"2:55
5."Mediocre Love"4:29
6."Postcard"4:31
7."Call It Losing Touch"3:52
8."Fame"4:34
9."Is It So Much to Adore?"4:12
10."Loam"4:37
Total length:41:03

Charting

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [13] 137
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [14] 15
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [15] 19
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [16] 24
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [17] 24
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [18] 7

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