The Light in You

The Light in You
Studio album by Mercury Rev
Released October 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)
Recorded 2014–15
Genre Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia
Label Bella Union
Producer Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev chronology
Snowflake Midnight
(2008)		 The Light in You
(2015)

The Light in You is the ninth studio album by American rock band Mercury Rev, released on October 2, 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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Drowned in Sound7/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
Pitchfork Media7.0/10[2]
PopMatters[7]
The Line Of Best Fit[8]
Téléramaffff[9]

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]

Track listing

No. Title Length
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

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 77
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 152
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12] 70
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 66
Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 53
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 39

References

  1. ↑ "Happy release day, Mercury Rev!". Bella Union. October 2, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Berman, Stuart (October 1, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Reviews for The Light in You by Mercury Rev". Metacritic. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  4. ↑ Phares, Heather. "The Light in You – Mercury Rev". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  5. ↑ Lavery, Aaron (October 2, 2015). "Album Review: Mercury Rev – The Light In You". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ Hann, Michael (September 17, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You review – redemption songs from a band restored". The Guardian. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  7. ↑ Garratt, John (September 16, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". PopMatters. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  8. ↑ Nash, Ed (October 2, 2015). "Mercury Rev - The Light In You". Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ Gorin, François (September 26, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". Télérama. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mercury Rev – The Light in You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mercury Rev – The Light in You" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mercury Rev – The Light in You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mercury Rev – The Light in You". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  14. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 41, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
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