Lemon Glow

"Lemon Glow" is a song by American dream pop band Beach House. It was released on February 15, 2018 through Sub Pop, as the lead single for their album 7 (2018). It received positive reviews from critics, with several of them calling it the band's "most danceable track to date".

Background
Following the release of their compilation album B-Sides and Rarities (2017), the band announced the release of "Lemon Glow" on Instagram on February 15, 2018. Accompanied with a caption read on the Instagram post as "Wishing everyone out there love tonight", the band stated that it would appear on their then-untitled seventh studio album, serving as its lead single. An accompanying visualizer, in which Salvatore Maicki of The Fader described as a "groovy checkered visual", was released on the same day. "Lemon Glow" contains a "metallic [and] strobing synth line" that is heard throughout the song. It also uses additional synthesizers and drum machines, with the song ending abruptly.

Critical reception
The song received positive reviews from critics. Upon release, several publications considered "Lemon Glow" to be Beach House's "most danceable track to date", including The Fader, NME, and Spin. Named as "Best New Track", Shaad D'Souza from Pitchfork described "Lemon Glow" as a "new direction for [Beach House], with subtle changes to their distinct sound that signal a sharpening of the band’s typically soft edges." Lauren O'Neill from Vice considered that it is "a little more foreboding than [they're] used to from [Beach House]" but stated that it is "a great new twist on their sound".

Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of 7.

Beach House
 * Victoria Legrand
 * Alex Scally

Additional
 * James Barone – live drums, engineering
 * Sonic Boom – drill, production
 * Mikhail Pivovarov – engineering
 * David Tolemei – engineering, additional editing and recording
 * Alan Moulder – mixing
 * Caesar Edmunds – engineering
 * Greg Calbi – mastering