The Light in You | ||||
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Released | September 18, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014–15 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia | |||
Label | Bella Union | |||
Producer | Mercury Rev | |||
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The Light in You is the eighth studio album by American rock band Mercury Rev, released on September 18, 2015, by Bella Union. [1] The Light in You is the band's first entirely self-produced and recorded album, as well as the first not to be produced by longtime collaborator Dave Fridmann. [2]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [5] |
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Pitchfork Media | 7.0/10 [2] |
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Télérama | ffff [8] |
Upon its release, The Light in You received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75 based on 14 reviews. [3]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Queen of Swans" | 3:58 |
2. | "Amelie" | 3:57 |
3. | "You've Gone with So Little for So Long" | 3:30 |
4. | "Central Park East" | 6:13 |
5. | "Emotional Free Fall" | 4:16 |
6. | "Coming up for Air" | 3:16 |
7. | "Autumn's in the Air" | 4:31 |
8. | "Are You Ready?" | 3:47 |
9. | "Sunflower" | 3:28 |
10. | "Moth Light" | 3:43 |
11. | "Rainy Day Record" | 3:41 |
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [9] | 77 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [10] | 152 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] | 70 |
French Albums (SNEP) [12] | 66 |
Irish Albums (IRMA) [13] | 53 |
UK Albums (OCC) [14] | 39 |