''Bones'' is the fourth studio album by

Son Lux Son Lux is an American experimental band. Originally the solo project and moniker of founding member Ryan Lott, the band's first three albums, '' At War with Walls & Mazes'', '' We Are Rising'' and ''Lanterns'', shaped the band's unique sound ...

. It was released through

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on June 23, 2015. With the release of the album, members

Rafiq Bhatia Rafiq Bhatia (born 21 August 1987) is an American musician, composer, guitarist, and producer. He is the guitarist and fellow producer of the American experimental rock band Son Lux, having been a touring member prior. As a solo artist, he has r ...

and

Ian Chang Ian Chang (born 10 October 1988) is a musician, drummer, and producer. He is the drummer of the American experimental rock band Son Lux and Landlady. As a solo artist, he has recorded three solo EPs: Spiritual Leader (2017), Romeo Remixes (2018), ...

joined founding member

Ryan Lott Ryan Lott (born 1979) is an American musician. He founded the band Son Lux which has released five albums and four EPs. The band's most recent album ''Brighter Wounds'' appeared in February 2018, the preceding album ''Remedy'' appeared in May 20 ...

, transitioning Son Lux from a solo project to a three-piece band. It peaked at number 14 on the '' Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 10 on the

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chart.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

– performance, production, recording, mixing *

– performance, production, recording, mixing Additional musicians *

Rob Moose Rob Moose (born 1982) is an American multi-instrumentalist, arranger, producer, conductor, and orchestrator. He primarily plays the violin, viola, and guitar. Early life and education Moose was born in 1982. He was raised in Windsor, Connect ...

– violin (1, 4, 7, 9, 11), viola (1, 4, 7, 9, 11) * Logan Cole – upright bass (2, 6) *

Kristin Andreassen Kristin Andreassen is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, old time musician and educator. Currently based in Nashville, Tennessee, she started her music career as a professional clogger with Footworks Percussive Dance E ...

– vocals (2, 3, 5, 10) * Joy Askew – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10) * Jennifer Lott – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10) * Cat Martino – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10) * Nina Moffitt – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10) *

Sarah Pedinotti Sarah Pedinotti is an American songwriter and musician originally from Saratoga Springs, NY. She is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Railbird. In March 2011 Railbird toured to and from SXSW supporting their debut, self-released album ...

– vocals (2, 3, 5, 10) * Kristin Slipp – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10) * Elizabeth Ziman – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10) * Alex Sopp – flute (3) * Jackson Hill – bass guitar (4, 8) * Hanna Benn – vocals (4, 6, 9), vocal arrangement (4, 6, 9) *

Moses Sumney Moses Sumney is a Ghanaian-American singer-songwriter. His self-recorded EP, ''Mid-City Island'', was released in 2014. He released another five-song EP in 2016, titled ''Lamentations''. His first full-length album, ''Aromanticism'', was released ...

– vocals (4) * Liz Nistico – vocals (5), vocal arrangement (5) * D.M. Stith – vocals (6, 7, 8) * Elena Tonra – vocals (9) Technical personnel * Todd Carder – additional engineering * Louie Diller – additional engineering * Igor Haefeli – additional engineering * Tomek Miernowski – additional engineering * Ephriam Nagler – additional engineering * Alex Overington – additional engineering * Chris Tabron – additional engineering * Pete Lyman – mastering * Marke Johnson – art direction, design, photography * Nathan Johnson – art direction, design, photography

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2015 albums Son Lux albums Glassnote Records albums