2009 studio album by Yacht
See Mystery Lights Yacht . It was released on July 28, 2009 via DFA Records . Recording sessions took place in Portland, Oregon and Marfa, Texas in 2007 and 2008. Production was handled by Yacht.
The album marks the band's first released to feature its eventual frontwoman Claire L. Evans as a full-time member. The album's cover art was designed by Boyd Elder .
Critical reception
See Mystery Lights was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics . At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 70, based on twenty-five reviews.
Accolades for See Mystery Lights
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CLASH Top 40 Albums of 2009
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Track listing
No. Title Length 1. "Ring the Bell" 4:23 2. "The Afterlife" 4:58 3. "I'm in Love with a Ripper" 4:13 4. "It's Boring / You Can Live Anywhere You Want" 8:52 5. "Psychic City (Voodoo City)" 5:07 6. "Summer Song" 3:32 7. "We Have All We've Ever Wanted" 4:11 8. "Don't Fight the Darkness" 3:08 9. "I'm in Love with a Ripper" (Party Mix) 5:16 10. "Psychic City" (Version) 1:32
Personnel
Jona Bechtolt — songwriter, producer, recording, mixing, artworkClaire L. Evans — songwriter, art directionRich Jensen — songwriter (tracks: 5, 10)
Steve Schroeder — additional vocals (tracks: 1, 7)
Jherek Bischoff — strings (tracks: 3, 9) Adam Forkner — additional guitar (tracks: 3, 9) , additional mixingAlex Marks — additional vocals (track 4)
Anthony Desimone — additional vocals (track 4)
Chase Lindley — additional vocals (track 4)
Lauren Klotzman — additional vocals (track 4)
Rachel Lindley — additional vocals (track 4)
Rebecca Carlisle-Healy — additional vocals (track 7)
Simon Davey — mastering
Boyd Elder — cover artCharts
References
^ "Critic Reviews for See Mystery Lights - Metacritic" . Metacritic
Hoffman, K. Ross. "See Mystery Lights - YACHT | Album | AllMusic" . AllMusic
Yates, Daniel B. (September 4, 2009). "Album Review: YACHT - See Mystery Lights" . Drowned in Sound
Hogwood, Ben (August 31, 2009). "YACHT - See Mystery Lights | Album Reviews" . musicOMH
Bimm, Jordan (August 27, 2009). "Yacht - NOW Magazine" . NOW Toronto
"YACHT: See Mystery Lights" . Pitchfork Raper, Dan (July 26, 2009). "YACHT: See Mystery Lights, PopMatters" . PopMatters
Richardson, Matthew (April 22, 2009). "YACHT: See Mystery Lights" . Prefix . Retrieved May 28, 2010 – via Wayback Machine .
Hoard, Christian (July 28, 2009). "See Mystery Lights : YACHT : Review : Rolling Stone" . Rolling Stone Wayback Machine .Kornhaber, Spencer; Adams, Sam (July 28, 2009). "YACHT: See Mystery Lights" . The A.V. Club
Dean, Will (August 28, 2009). "Yacht: See Mystery Lights" . The Guardian ISSN 0261-3077 . Retrieved May 8, 2024.
Welsh, April (December 2, 2009). "Top 40 Albums of 2009 pt.3" . CLASH
Wolk, Douglas (August 2009). "Boyd Elder's album cover for YACHT" . Print
"YACHT Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)" . Billboard "YACHT Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" . Billboard
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