Shine a Light (Constantines album)

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Shine a Light
Constantines shinealight art.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 19, 2003
Genre Indie rock, alternative rock
Length46:30
Label Three Gut, Sub Pop Records
Constantines chronology
Constantines
(2001)
Shine a Light
(2003)
Tournament of Hearts
(2005)

Shine a Light is the second full-length album released by the Constantines, and their first to be released internationally on the Sub Pop record label. It was the first album to feature keyboard player Will Kidman as a member of the band. The album also features some saxophone assistance from Jonas Berkeley.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Alternative Press 4/5 [3]
Now 4/5 [4]
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [5]
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Pitchfork placed Shine a Light at number 172 on its list of top 200 albums of the 2000s. [7]

Track listing

  1. "National Hum" – 2:49
  2. "Shine a Light" – 4:47
  3. "Nighttime Anytime (It's Alright)" – 4:13
  4. "Insectivora" – 3:56
  5. "Young Lions" – 3:50
  6. "Goodbye Baby & Amen" – 4:57
  7. "On to You" – 4:36
  8. "Poison" – 3:36
  9. "Scoundrel Babes" – 2:44
  10. "Tiger & Crane" – 3:13
  11. "Tank Commander (Hung Up in a Warehouse Town)" – 4:02
  12. "Sub-Domestic" – 3:36

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References

  1. "Reviews for Shine A Light by The Constantines". Metacritic . Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  2. Phares, Heather. "Shine a Light – Constantines". AllMusic . Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  3. "Constantines: Shine a Light". Alternative Press (183): 124. October 2003.
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