Beings (Lanterns on the Lake album)

Beings is the third studio album by British indie band Lanterns on the Lake. It was released 13 November 2015 under Bella Union.

Beings
Studio album by
Lanterns on the Lake
Released25 November 2015 (2015-11-25) (UK)
RecordedNewcastle Upon Tyne
GenreIndie
Length41:06
LabelBella Union
ProducerPaul Gregory
Lanterns on the Lake chronology
Until The Colours Run
(2013)		 Beings
(2015)		 Live With Royal Northern Sinfonia
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
DIY[3]
Drowned in Sound8/10[4]
The Line of Best Fit8.5/10[5]
MusicOMH[6]
The Skinny[7]
Under the Radar8/10[8]

The album was met with praise from critics upon its release, earning a score of 79/100 on review aggregate site Metacritic, indicating "Generally favorable reviews."[9] Music critic Marcy Donelson, writing for AllMusic, awarded the album a score of 4 out of 5 stars and praised opener "Of Dust and Matter" as sounding reminiscent of Siouxsie Sioux, concluding that the album "dwells in a cloudy blend of dreams and creeping nightmares, unsettling yet captivating."[10] In a review written by Joe Goggins, DIY magazine likewise awarded the album 4 stars, singling out the title track as a "standout" and commented that the group "is virtually without equal."[11]

The song "Through The Cellar Door" was used for the soundtrack of the Square Enix game Life Is Strange: Before the Storm.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Lanterns on the Lake

No.TitleLength
1."Of Dust And Matter"5:00
2."I'll Stall Them"4:07
3."Faultlines"5:14
4."The Crawl"4:09
5."Send Me Home"2:26
6."Through The Cellar Door"2:56
7."Beings"6:26
8."Stepping Down"4:23
9."Stuck For An Outline"4:35
10."Inkblot"1:52

Personnel
  • Hazel Wilde - Vocals, Piano, Guitar
  • Paul Gregory - Guitar, Engineering, Mixing, Production
  • Angela Chan - Violin, Cello
  • Bob Allan - Bass
  • Oliver Ketteringham - Drums
Additional personnel
  • Mandy Parnell - Mastering
  • K Craig - Artwork
  • Simon Dennis and Tim Hurst - Brass on 'I'll Stall Them'

[12]

References
  1. "Beings by Lanterns on the Lake". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. Donelson, Macy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. Goggins, Joe. "DIY Magazine Review". DIY. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  4. Spenceley, Haydon (18 November 2015). "Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  5. Honeybourne, Ray (13 November 2015). "The brutal beauty of Lanterns on the Lake". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. Murphy, John (20 November 2015). "MusicOMH Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  7. Green, Mina (2 November 2015). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  8. Hollwedel, Zach (24 November 2014). "Under the Radar Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  9. ""Beings" by Lanterns on the Lake overview". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  10. Donelson, Marcy. "Lanterns on the Lake - "Beings" review". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  11. Goggins, Joe. "Album Review: Lanterns on the Lake - "Beings"". DIY. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  12. "Lanterns On The Lake - Beings". Discogs.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.