The Light in You

The Light in You
Studio album by
Mercury Rev
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
Recorded2014–15
GenreAlternative rock, neo-psychedelia
LabelBella Union
ProducerMercury Rev
Mercury Rev chronology
Snowflake Midnight
(2008) 		The Light in You
(2015) 		Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited
(2019)

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]

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[1]
The Line Of Best Fit[7]
Téléramaffff[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]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Mercury Rev
  • Jonathan Donahue — lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, transistor organ, bells, chimes, orchestral arrangements
  • Grasshopper — Cabronita electric guitar, harmony vocals, electric sitar, National steel mandolin, clarinet, Moon-glo organ, vibraphone, Perico percussion, Gretsch kit drums; lead vocals (track 10)
Additional personnel
  • Jennifer Donovan — violin
  • Jesse Chandler — pianos, harmony vocals, flutes, woodwinds
  • Anthony Molina — bass, harmony vocals, piano
  • Scott Petito — Hofner bass, electric sitar, electric guitar
  • Jason Miranda — drums
  • Hari Prakaash — gong
  • Ken Stringfellow — vocals
  • Aden Stringfellow — vocals
  • Vanessa Gray — vocals (tracks 1, 5, 11)
  • Alise Marie — vocals (tracks 3, 4, 6)
  • Rebecca Bortman — vocals (track 8)
  • Nicole Atkins — vocals (tracks 10, 11)

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
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

References

  1. ^ a b Garratt, John (September 16, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". PopMatters. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Berman, Stuart (October 1, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. 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. ^ Nash, Ed (October 2, 2015). "Mercury Rev - The Light In You". Retrieved October 2, 2015.
  8. ^ Gorin, François (September 26, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". Télérama. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mercury Rev – The Light in You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – Mercury Rev – The Light in You" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  11. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mercury Rev – The Light in You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  12. ^ "Lescharts.com – Mercury Rev – The Light in You". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
  13. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 41, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 9, 2015.