''Brighter Wounds'' is the fifth 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 City Slang on February 9, 2018. Music videos were created for "Slowly", "All Directions", and "The Fool You Need".

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 77 based on 11 reviews. This indicated that it garnered "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. Son Lux *

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 ...

– performance, production, arrangement *

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 ...

– performance, production, arrangement *

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), ...

– performance, production, arrangement Additional musicians * Starr Busby – vocals *

Kate Davis Kathryn L. "Kate" Davis (born February 4, 1991) is an American singer, songwriter, and bassist. Early life Davis started learning music on the violin. She moved to the Pacific Northwest in middle school and began to study the double bass. She p ...

– vocals * Casey Dienel – vocals * Nina Moffitt – vocals * Kristin Slipp – vocals * Vuyo Sotashe – vocals * DM Stith – vocals * Vanessa Upson – vocals * Hideaki Aomori – clarinet , flute , saxophone * Hajnal Pivnick – violin *

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 , viola * C.J. Camerieri – trumpet , horn * Jackson Hill – bass guitar *

Arrington de Dionyso Arrington de Dionyso (b. ) is an Olympia, Washington-based artist and experimental musician. He was a member of Old Time Relijun since the 1990s. During Old Time Relijun's hiatus, he formed a new band based on Indonesian music called Malaikat dan ...

– clarinet , flute * Indianapolis Children's Choir – vocals * Dave Douglas – trumpet * Trina Basu – violin * Arun Ramamurthy – violin * Anjna Swaminathan – violin *

Nadia Sirota Nadia Sirota (born in New York) is an American viola player. Her father is Robert Sirota, a composer and conductor. Life and career Sirota is best known for her singular sound and expressive execution, coaxing solo works from the likes of N ...

– viola * Alex Sopp – flute Technical personnel * Ryan Lott – string arrangement , horn arrangement , mixing * Rob Moose – string arrangement * C.J. Camerieri – horn arrangement *

Chris Tabron Chris Tabron is a Grammy award-winning American record producer, mixer, and engineer, based in New York City. As a producer or mixer, Tabron has worked on records by Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Mary J. Blige, Common, The Strokes, Robert Glasper, ...

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