Malibu Nights

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Malibu Nights
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Studio album by
LANY
ReleasedOctober 5, 2018 (2018-10-05)
Recorded2018
Genre
Length33:20
Label
Producer
LANY chronology
LANY
(2017)		Malibu Nights
(2018)		 Mama's Boy
(2020)
Singles from Malibu Nights
  1. "Thru These Tears"
    Released: July 17, 2018
  2. "I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore"
    Released: August 22, 2018
  3. "Thick and Thin"
    Released: September 11, 2018
  4. "If You See Her"
    Released: October 1, 2018
  5. "Malibu Nights"
    Released: October 16, 2018
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Malibu Nights is the second studio album by American indie pop band LANY. It was released on October 5, 2018, by Side Street Entertainment and Polydor Records. The album was produced by Mike Crossey. [5]

Contents

The album was promoted by four singles with one promotional single, including the ballad lead single "Thru These Tears". [6]

Writing and recording

Malibu Nights was written and recorded in early 2018 following the end of a romantic relationship frontman Paul Jason Klein was having with English singer Dua Lipa. [7] Klein says he wrote music as a form of catharsis without the idea of an album in mind but realized after "50 days" that he had written the band's second album. [7] Klein later stated he was thankful for experiencing heartbreak as it allowed him a productive and therapeutic outlet. [7]

The album was originally planned to be called January but was renamed to be more universal. [7]

Music

The album's sound was characterised as "airy, treacly and catchy" by Bandwagon Asia. [5] Billboard called it the band's "most vulnerable work to date" and a set of "nine lush pop songs". [1] The lead single "Thru These Tears" was called a "somber exploration of lost love" and "a song about finding the hope in sorrow". [8] Second single "I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore" details the "anguish and heartache felt after a lover unexpectedly leaves frontman and lead vocalist Paul Jason Klein", with the pre-chorus: "Sick of staring up at the ceiling. How'd you change your mind just like that? The only way to get past this feeling, is to tell myself you're not coming back". [9]

Along with lyrics about "love, longing and loss in the wake of heartbreak", the album incorporates more guitar, piano and drums than their self-titled debut. [1] The album's title track is based around a piano instrumental. [1]

Promotion

The album was announced in an Instagram post in March 2018, and later promoted with a performance of lead single "Thru These Tears" on The Late Late Show with James Corden in August 2018. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Thick and Thin"
3:32
2."Taking Me Back"
  • LANY
  • Crossey
3:14
3."If You See Her"
3:02
4."I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore"
3:21
5."Let Me Know"
4:36
6."Run"
  • Klein
  • Yatchenko
  • Allen
  • LANY
  • Crossey
  • King Henry
3:48
7."Valentine's Day"
  • LANY
  • Crossey
3:37
8."Thru These Tears"
  • Klein
  • Goss
  • Yatchenko
  • Allen
  • LANY
  • Crossey
  • King Henry [a]
3:24
9."Malibu Nights"
  • LANY
  • Crossey
4:46
Total length:33:20
Japanese edition bonus track [10]
No.TitleLength
10."I Don't Wanna Love You Anymore" (live at Conway Studio)4:36
Total length:38:02

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Malibu Nights. [11]

LANY [12]

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Malibu Nights
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [13] 164
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [14] 92
Irish Albums (IRMA) [15] 98
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 81
US Billboard 200 [17] 36


Notes

  1. ↑ Despite being credited as a member of the band, Priest has only songwriting credits and no performing credits.

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References

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  2. ↑ "PHOTOS: LANY enters the home stretch of its marathon at the Masonic". RIFF Magazine. June 15, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ↑ Yeung, Neil (12 October 2023). "Malibu Nights Review by Neil Z. Yeung". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 October 2023. ...after the month he [Paul Klein] spent writing these nine tracks of tear-soaked millennial synth pop...
  4. ↑ Yeung, Neil Z. "Malibu Nights - LANY". AllMusic . Retrieved December 6, 2018.
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  8. ↑ "LANY's 'Thru These Tears' Is Greater Than a Simple Heartbreak Anthem". Ones to Watch . Retrieved January 23, 2019.
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