Little Neon Limelight

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Little Neon Limelight
Houndmouth - Little Neon Limelight.png
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 17, 2015 (2015-03-17)
Studio Low Country Sound (Nashville, Tennessee)
Length39:04
Label Rough Trade
Producer Dave Cobb
Houndmouth chronology
From the Hills Below the City
(2013)
Little Neon Limelight
(2015)
Golden Age
(2018)

Little Neon Limelight is the second studio album by American alternative blues band Houndmouth. It was released on March 17, 2015 via Rough Trade Records. Recording sessions took place at Low Country Sound Studios in Nashville, TN.

Contents

Background and release

Little Neon Limelight was announced in a press release by Rough Trade Records on January 20, 2015 for release on March 17, 2015. The album was recorded at the Low Country Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee with Dave Cobb handling production. [1]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
musicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Record Collector Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Line of Best Fit 8/10 [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Katie Toupin, Matt Myers, Shane Cody and Zak Appleby

No.TitleLength
1."Sedona"3:59
2."Otis"3:11
3."15 Years"3:07
4."For No One"3:49
5."Black Gold"3:40
6."Honey Slider"3:36
7."My Cousin Greg"3:56
8."Gasoline"2:51
9."By God"3:15
10."Say It"3:22
11."Darlin'"4:18
Total length:39:04

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [9] 118
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [10] 15
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [11] 8
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12] 8
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [13] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [14] 25

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