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Sunlit Youth
Studio album by
Local Natives
ReleasedSeptember 9, 2016
Recorded2014–2016 in Thailand, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Hawaii, and Ojai, California
Genre
Length45:26
LabelLoma Vista (US)
Infectious Music (UK/Japan)
Hostess (Japan)
Producer
Local Natives chronology
Hummingbird
(2013) 		Sunlit Youth
(2016) 		Violet Street
(2019)
Singles from Sunlit Youth
  1. "Past Lives"
    Released: April 29, 2016
  2. "Villainy"
    Released: June 6, 2016
  3. "Fountain of Youth"
    Released: July 7, 2016
  4. "Coins"
    Released: August 26, 2016

Sunlit Youth is the third studio album by American indie rock band Local Natives, released on September 9, 2016 with Loma Vista Recordings.[1]

Background[edit]

Sunlit Youth was recorded between 2014 and 2016 in Thailand, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Hawaii, and Ojai, California.

Release[edit]

The album was preceded by the singles "Past Lives," "Villainy," "Fountain of Youth," and "Coins".[2][3][4][5] Before its release, "Past Lives" was featured in the episode "7th" from the first season of the Netflix series Flaked, which was released on March 11, 2016.

Goofs[edit]

The album has a noticeable misprint of the song "Psycho Lovers" (track #10), which on the CD is labeled as "Pyscho Lovers".

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Consequence of SoundB−[8]
DIY[9]
Drowned in Sound8/10[10]
Exclaim!7/10[11]
The Observer[12]
Pitchfork6.3/10[13]
Under the Radar[14]

Sunlit Youth received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 12 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[6]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Local Natives

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Villainy"
  • Local Natives
  • Brian Joseph
3:43
2."Past Lives"
  • Local Natives
  • Joseph
3:43
3."Dark Days" (featuring Nina Persson)
  • Local Natives
  • Joseph
3:01
4."Fountain of Youth"
  • Local Natives
  • Rob Kirwan
3:53
5."Masters"
  • Local Natives
  • Joseph
  • Catherine Marks
4:24
6."Jellyfish" (featuring Moses Sumney)
2:50
7."Coins"
  • Local Natives
  • Joseph
3:58
8."Mother Emanuel"
  • Local Natives
  • Joseph
3:44
9."Ellie Alice"
  • Local Natives
  • Ryan Hahn
2:56
10."Psycho Lovers"
3:54
11."Everything All at Once" 4:10
12."Sea of Years"
  • Local Natives
  • Joseph
5:10
Total length:45:26
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Fountain of Youth" (Rooftop Version) 

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Sunlit Youth.[15]

Local Natives
  • Taylor Rice – performer
  • Kelcey Ayer – performer
  • Ryan Hahn – performer
  • Matt Frazier – performer
  • Nik Ewing – performer
Additional personnel

Charts[edit]

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16] 98
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[17] 92
US Billboard 200[18] 23
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 8
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 165

References[edit]

  1. ^ Strauss, Matthew (2016-06-07). "Local Natives Announce New Album Sunlit Youth, World Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  2. ^ Camp, Zoe (2016-04-29). "Local Natives Return with New Song "Past Lives:" Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  3. ^ Geslani, Michelle (2016-06-06). "Local Natives premiere new song "Villainy" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  4. ^ Ysteboe, Taylor (2016-07-07). "Local Natives Release Lyric Video for New Song, "Fountain of Youth"". Paste. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  5. ^ Roberts, Christopher (2016-08-26). "Listen: Local Natives - "Coins"". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  6. ^ a b "Sunlit Youth – Local Natives". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  7. ^ Donelson, Marcy (2016-09-08). "Sunlit Youth – Local Natives". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  8. ^ Van Nguyen, Dean (2016-09-09). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  9. ^ McNeilly, Liam (2016-09-09). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". DIY. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  10. ^ Sharpe, Christopher T. (2016-09-12). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2016-09-16. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  11. ^ Noble-Marks, Eric (2016-09-07). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  12. ^ Mongredien, Phil (2016-09-11). "Local Natives: Sunlit Youth review – clever but overpolished indie". The Observer. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  13. ^ Leas, Ryan (2016-09-23). "Local Natives: Sunlit Youth". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2016-09-23.
  14. ^ Moss, Will (2016-09-09). "Local Natives – Sunlit Youth". Under the Radar. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  15. ^ Sunlit Youth (LP liner notes). Local Natives. Loma Vista. 2016. LVR00015.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Local Natives – Sunlit Youth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Local Natives – Sunlit Youth" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  18. ^ "Local Natives Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  19. ^ "Local Natives Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  20. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Local Natives – Sunlit Youth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
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