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Sun Structures is the debut studio album by English psychedelic rock band Temples, released on 5 February 2014 by Heavenly Records.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash9/10[3]
The Guardian[4]
The Independent[5]
musicOMH[6]
NME8/10[7]
Pitchfork Media5.5/10[8]
PopMatters6/10[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
The Needle Drop[11]

Singles

"Shelter Song" was sent to US modern rock radio by Fat Possum Records on 15 April 2014.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by James Bagshaw and Thomas Warmsley.

No.TitleLength
1."Shelter Song"3:10
2."Sun Structures"5:12
3."The Golden Throne"4:10
4."Keep in the Dark"4:36
5."Mesmerise"3:42
6."Move with the Season"5:10
7."Colours to Life"5:11
8."A Question Isn't Answered"5:11
9."The Guesser"4:06
10."Test of Time"3:53
11."Sand Dance"6:31
12."Fragment's Light"1:57
Total length:52:48
Japanese edition bonus tracks[13]
No.TitleLength
13."Shelter Song" (Society Remix)3:09
14."Mesmerise" (Time and Space Machine Remix)7:33
iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks[14]
No.TitleLength
13."Shelter Song" (Jagwar Ma Jono's Wrong Mix)5:26
14."Shelter Song" (Justin Robertson's Deadstock 33s Remix)6:21
15."Mesmerise" (Time and Space Machine Remix)7:33
16."Shelter Song" (Society Remix)3:09

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Sun Structures.[15]

Temples
  • James Bagshaw – performer, production (all tracks), mixing ("Shelter Song", "Fragment's Light")
  • Adam Smith – performer
  • Samuel Toms – performer
  • Thomas Warmsley – performer
Additional personnel
  • Cerne Canning – management
  • Thomas Caslin – design, layout
  • Zoë Maxwell – artwork, photography
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing (all except "Shelter Song" and "Fragment's Light")
  • James Sandom – management
  • Abbie Stephens – artwork, photography
  • Noel Summerville – mastering

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 38
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17] 69
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18] 80
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19] 58
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 36
French Albums (SNEP)[21] 66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 47
Irish Albums (IRMA)[23] 69
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA)[24] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 24
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 7
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[28] 2
US Billboard 200[29] 163
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[30] 31
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[31] 44

Release history

Region Date Label
Japan[13] 5 February 2014 Hostess Entertainment
Australia[32] 7 February 2014 [PIAS] Australia
Ireland[33] Heavenly Records
United Kingdom[34] 10 February 2014
France[35] [PIAS] Cooperative
United States[36] 11 February 2014 Fat Possum Records
Germany[37] 14 February 2014 [PIAS] Cooperative

References

  1. ^ "Sun Structures – Temples". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Sun Structures – Temples". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. ^ Goodman, Lizzie (12 February 2014). "Temples – Sun Structures". Clash. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. ^ Jonze, Tim (6 February 2014). "Temples: Sun Structures – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. ^ Gill, Andy (8 February 2014). "Album reviews: Sun Kil Moon, Tinariwen, Temples, Sunn O))), Katy B, Serge Gainsbourg". The Independent. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  6. ^ Marsh, Graeme (4 February 2014). "Temples – Sun Structures". musicOMH. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  7. ^ Beaumont, Mark (7 February 2014). "Temples – 'Sun Structures'". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. ^ Greene, Jayson (12 February 2014). "Temples: Sun Structures". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  9. ^ Stevens, Nathan (14 February 2014). "Temples: Sun Structures". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  10. ^ Dolan, Jon (11 February 2014). "Temples 'Sun Structures'". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  11. ^ Fontano, Anthony (25 February 2014). "Temples 'Sun Structures'". The Needle Drop. The Needle Drop. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Sun Structures : Temples". HMV Japan. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Sun Structures (Deluxe Version) by Temples". iTunes Store UK. Apple. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  15. ^ Sun Structures (CD liner notes). Temples. Heavenly Records. 2014. HVNLP100CD.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  17. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Temples – Sun Structures" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Temples – Sun Structures" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
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  20. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Temples – Sun Structures" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  21. ^ "Lescharts.com – Temples – Sun Structures". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  22. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Temples – Sun Structures". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  23. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 7, 2014". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  24. ^ "Top 10 Independent Artist Albums, Week Ending 13 January 2014". Chart-Track. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  25. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  26. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Temples – Sun Structures". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  27. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  28. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  29. ^ "Temples – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  30. ^ "Temples – Chart history: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  31. ^ "Temples – Chart history: Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  32. ^ "ALBUM BIO: Temples – Sun Structures [Heavenly Recordings / [PIAS] Australia] (Out Friday, 7 February 2014)". Mushroom Promotions. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  33. ^ "Temples – Sun Structures". Tower Records Ireland. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  34. ^ "HVNLP100 Temples 'Sun Structures'". Heavenly Records. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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  36. ^ "Temples – Sun Structures". Fat Possum Records. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  37. ^ "Sun Structures" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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