Lighthouse is the third studio album by Russian chamber progressive band iamthemorning. It was released on 1 April 2016 through Kscope. It features several guest musicians, including Gavin Harrison and Colin Edwin from Porcupine Tree, as well as Mariusz Duda from Riverside.[2]
| Lighthouse | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 April 2016 | |||
| Studio | Murder Mile Studios in London (England); Mosfilm Studio in Moscow (Russia); Serakos Studio in Warsaw (Poland); Galernaya 20 Studio and Red-Wave Studio in Saint Petersburg (Russia).[1] | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, chamber pop | |||
| Length | 47:24 | |||
| Label | Kscope | |||
| Producer | iamthemorning | |||
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The album was primarily recorded at Murder Mile Studios in London and Mosfilm Studios in Moscow, mixed at Murder Mile Studio, mastered by Marcel van Limbeek and Neil Pickles at Reveal Sound Studios in London and produced by iamthemorning. The album was premiered by AllMusic on 30 March 2016.[3]
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Echoes and Dust | (favorable)[5] |
| The Metalist | (favorable)[6] |
| Eclipsed |    [2] |
The album was positively received by critics, with favorable reviews and complimentary comments from specialized music sites such as AllMusic,[4] the indie music site Echoes and Dust,[5] or the UK metal blog The Metalist.[6]
AllMusic gave the album a 4 out of 5 score, and Thom Jurek's review emphasizes that while "The music on Lighthouse is more restrained than on earlier albums ... The control executed over pace, narrative, and arrangements is remarkably consistent and strong, making the set an inseparable whole...", and then concludes that "Despite referencing sounds familiar to many, this piano-and-vocal duo carve out a persona that's unmistakably their own."[4]
On 1 September Lighthouse won album of the year at TeamRock's 2016 Progressive Music Awards.[7]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by iamthemorning[8]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Came Before the Water Pt I" | 1:41 |
| 2. | "Too Many Years" | 5:10 |
| 3. | "Clear Clearer" | 4:35 |
| 4. | "Sleeping Pills" | 3:43 |
| 5. | "Libretto Horror" | 2:13 |
| 6. | "Lighthouse" (feat. Mariusz Duda) | 6:13 |
| 7. | "Harmony" | 5:18 |
| 8. | "Matches" | 4:18 |
| 9. | "Belighted" | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Chalk and Coal" | 4:57 |
| 11. | "I Came Before the Water Pt II" | 2:56 |
| 12. | "Post Scriptum" | 2:43 |
| Total length: | 47:24 | |
Personnel
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Stanislava Sorokina, Svetlana Utkina, Yury Volkov, Maria Cherepanova, Elizaveta Levina, Anastasia Andriyanenko, Daria Severinova, Alina Vahrina, Anastasia Kavalerova, Nikol Zgeib, Anna Sokolova, Anastasia Malova, Sofia Liberman, Margarita Raspopova, Martin Sadomirsky, Svetlana Philippova, Serafima Chervotkina |
References
edit- ^ "Iamthemorning - Lighthouse", Kscope Release (KSCOPE352) at Discogs
- ^ a b "Artists: iamthemorning". Kscope. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ "Album Premiere: Iamthemorning, 'Lighthouse'". AllMusic. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ a b c Jurek, Thom. "Lighthouse - Iamthemorning". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ^ a b Cooper, Dave (1 April 2016). "Album Review: Iamthemorning – Lighthouse". Echoes and Dust. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Iamthemorning – Lighthouse". The Metalist. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
- ^ Prog (1 September 2016). "The Progressive Music Awards 2016: Live Blog". TeamRock. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "Lighthouse by iamthemorning". bandcamp.com. Retrieved April 19, 2016.