Shine a Light | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 19, 2003 | |||
Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock | |||
Length | 46:30 | |||
Label | Three Gut, Sub Pop Records | |||
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Shine a Light is the second full-length album released by the Constantines, and their first to be released internationally on the Sub Pop record label. It was the first album to feature keyboard player Will Kidman as a member of the band. The album also features some saxophone assistance from Jonas Berkeley.
Reception[edit]
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 83/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Alternative Press | 4/5[3] |
Now | 4/5[4] |
Pitchfork | 8.3/10[5] |
Uncut | [6] |
The music online magazinePitchfork placed Shine a Light at number 172 on its list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[7]
Track listing[edit]
- 'National Hum' – 2:49
- 'Shine a Light' – 4:47
- 'Nighttime Anytime (It's Alright)' – 4:13
- 'Insectivora' – 3:56
- 'Young Lions' – 3:50
- 'Goodbye Baby & Amen' – 4:57
- 'On to You' – 4:36
- 'Poison' – 3:36
- 'Scoundrel Babes' – 2:44
- 'Tiger & Crane' – 3:13
- 'Tank Commander (Hung Up in a Warehouse Town)' – 4:02
- 'Sub-Domestic' – 3:36
References[edit]
- ^'Shine A Light by The Constantines'. Metacritic. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^Phares, Heather. 'Shine a Light – Constantines'. AllMusic. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^'Constantines: Shine a Light'. Alternative Press (183): 124. October 2003.
- ^Perlich, Tim (August 14, 2003). 'Constantines'. Now. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
- ^Ott, Chris (August 20, 2003). 'Constantines: Shine a Light'. Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^'The Constantines – Shine A Light'. Uncut (82): 87. March 2004. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- ^Pitchfork staff (September 28, 2009). 'The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s'. Pitchfork. p. 3. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
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