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Sep 09, 2016 The band’s ambitious third album, “Sunlit Youth,” came out Friday, the result of an extended process that involved writing sessions on three continents among Local Natives’ trio of singer. Local Natives - Sunlit Youth (2016)Local Natives - JellyfishPicture 1: Ryan Hahn (guitar, keyboards, mandolin, vocals), Taylor Rice (lead vocals, guitar), Ke. Release: 2016; Album: Local Natives - Sunlit Youth; Tracklist: 1 Villainy 3:43 2 Past Lives 3:43 3 Dark Days 3:01 4 Fountain of Youth 3:53 5 Masters 4:24 6 J.

Sunlit Youth
Studio album by
Released	September 9, 2016
Recorded	2014–2016 in Thailand, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Hawaii, and Ojai, California
Genre
Length	45:26
Label	Loma Vista(US) Infectious Music(UK/Japan) Hostess(Japan)
Producer	Local Natives Brian Joseph Rob Kirwan Catherine Marks
Local Natives chronology
Hummingbird (2013) Sunlit Youth (2016) Violet Street (2019)
Singles from Sunlit Youth
'Past Lives' Released: April 29, 2016 'Villainy' Released: June 6, 2016 'Fountain of Youth' Released: July 7, 2016 '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.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[7]
Consequence of Sound	B-[8]
DIY	[9]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[10]
Exclaim!	7/10[11]
The Observer	[12]
Pitchfork	6.3/10[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.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	'Villainy'	3:43
2.	'Past Lives'	Local Natives Joseph	3:43
3.	'Dark Days' (featuring Nina Persson)	3:01
4.	'Fountain of Youth'	Local Natives Rob Kirwan	3:53
5.	'Masters'	4:24
6.	'Jellyfish' (featuring Moses Sumney)	Local Natives Joseph Ryan Hahn	2:50
7.	'Coins'	3:58
8.	'Mother Emanuel'	Local Natives Joseph	3:44
9.	'Ellie Alice'	2:56
10.	'Psycho Lovers'	Local Natives Joseph	3:54
11.	'Everything All at Once'	4:10
12.	'Sea of Years'	5:10
Total length:			45:26

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	'Fountain of Youth' (Rooftop Version)

Local Natives Sunlit Youth Vinyl

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

Local Natives – production Brian Joseph – production (1-3, 5–8, 10, 12), recording (1-7, 10-12) Rob Kirwan – production (4), recording (4, 8) Catherine Marks – production (5), recording (5) Little Dragon – production (6) Ryan Hahn – production (6, 9), recording (6, 9) Lars Stalfors – production (10), recording (10) Michael Harris – recording (1-4, 7-9) Shawn Everett – recording (1-3, 7, 10, 11), mixing (11) Dave Gaumé – recording (2, 8, 12)

Rouble Kapoor – recording (12) Craig Silvey – mixing (1-5, 7, 8, 10, 12) Eduardo de la Paz – mixing (6, 9) Bob Ludwig – mastering Brian Roettinger – art direction, photography Evan McQuaid – photography Taylor Giali – design assistance Ryan Whalley – artists and repertoire (A&R) Phil Costello – artist management

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. ^ ^ab'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.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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