Different Days is a studio album by American duo L'Altra. It was released on Hefty Records on January 25, 2005.[1]
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| Released | January 25, 2005 | |||
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| Length | 42:46 | |||
| Label | Hefty Records | |||
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Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Billboard | favorable[3] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10[4] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+[5] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Rob Theakston of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "an album that skillfully balances and blurs the line between electronic music and a nostalgic longing for a whispy dream pop revival."[2] He added, "The themes of isolation, solitude and general soul-crushing existence make it their most blatantly honest work and help further reinforce the notion that this is their most fully realized and beautiful release to date."[2] Sam Url of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.6 out of 10, saying, "Different Days is notable for its consistency; a collection of primarily lovelorn ballads, each song flickers with detail while retaining many common characteristics."[4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Joseph Costa and Lindsay Anderson
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sleepless Night" | 5:38 |
| 2. | "It Follows Me Around" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Better Than Bleeding" | 4:44 |
| 4. | "Bring on Happiness" | 2:31 |
| 5. | "So Surprise" | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Mailbomb" | 4:47 |
| 7. | "There Is No" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Different Days" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Morning Disaster" | 5:33 |
| 10. | "A Day Between" | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 42:46 | |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.
- Joseph Costa – vocals, choir, production, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, bass guitar, Wurlitzer piano, handclaps, programming
- Lindsay Anderson – vocals, choir, production, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, Wurlitzer piano, Rhodes piano, Moog synthesizer, melodica, flute
Additional personnel
- Joshua Eustis – music, production, choir, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, bass guitar, Wurlitzer piano, mellotron, glockenspiel, wooden flute, handclaps, tambourine, shaker, programming, recording, additional piano recording, mixing
- Frederick Lonberg-Holm – choir, cello, trumpet
- Brian Harding – clarinet, bass clarinet
- Nate Walcott – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Marc Hellner – choir, guitar, programming
- Eben English – bass guitar, drums, tambourine, shaker
- Charles Cooper – handclaps, programming
- Sana Kinaya – handclaps
- Kevin Duneman – drums
- Jason Ward – additional drum recording
- Roger Seibel – mastering
- Sockho – design
- Jesse Chehak – photography
References
edit- ^ a b c "Different Days by L'Altra". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ a b c Theakston, Rob. "L'Altra - Different Days". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Hasty, Katie (February 12, 2005). "Different Days". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 3, 2005. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ a b Ubl, Sam (February 13, 2005). "L'Altra: Different Days". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ Schepper, Ron (January 25, 2005). "L'altra - Different Days". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 17, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
External links
edit- Different Days at Discogs (list of releases)