Lightsleeper

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Lightsleeper
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Studio album by
Neil Finn, Liam Finn
Released24 August 2018 (2018-08-24)
Studio Roundhead Studios, Auckland, New Zealand
Length48:57
Label
Producer
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Paste 6.2/10 [3]
PopMatters 5/10 [4]

Lightsleeper, released 24 August 2018 is the first collaborative album by New Zealand father and son duo Neil Finn and Liam Finn. [5] [6]

Contents

The album includes the track "Hold Her Close", gifted by the Finns to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on the occasion of the birth of Arden's first child. [7]

Critical reception

Reviewing the album in The New Zealand Herald , Karl Puschmann wrote: "Each song is filled with little sonic details that are gradually revealed and melodies that take sudden turns to catch you off guard, but never sound anything less than completely natural and effortless." His verdict on the album was "Move aside Lennon/McCartney, we've got Finn/Finn." [8]

Singles

"Ghosts/Hold Her Close" and "Back to Life" [9] were released as singles before the release of the album.

Track listing

All songs were written by Neil Finn and Liam Finn, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Island of Peace - Prelude (Neil Finn)"2:44
2."Meet Me in the Air (Neil, Sharon, Liam & Elroy Finn)"4:42
3."Where's My Room"7:01
4."Anger Plays a Part (Liam Finn)"3:01
5."Listen (Neil Finn)"3:27
6."Any Other Way"3:49
7."Back to Life"4:09
8."Hiding Place"5:52
9."Ghosts"3:32
10."We Know What It Means"6:25
11."Hold Her Close"4:12

The 12-inch double vinyl features the additional track "Troubles"

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 21
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 180
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 146
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] 8
Scottish Albums (OCC) [14] 35
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 83

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References

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  2. ↑ Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Lightsleeper - Liam Finn, Neill Finn". AllMusic . Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  3. ↑ Salmon, Ben (6 September 2018). "Neil and Liam Finn: Lightsleeper Review". Paste . Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  4. ↑ Bergstrom, John (24 August 2018). "PopMatters Review". PopMatters . Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  5. ↑ Ferguson, John (5 June 2018). "Neil and Liam Finn unveil Lightsleeper". NZ Music Business. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Noted. "Why Neil and Liam Finn's new album is a work of genius". Noted. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  7. ↑ muzic.net.nz. "Neil & Liam Finn Reveal 'Ghosts' / 'Hold Her Close'". www.muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  8. ↑ @CritiKarl (22 August 2018). "Album review: Neil & Liam Finn, Lightsleeper". NZ Herald. ISSN   1170-0777 . Retrieved 24 August 2018.
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