Different Days is a studio album by American duo
L'Altra. It was released on
Hefty Records
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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 71, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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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."[ He added, "The themes of isolation, solitude and general soul-crushing existence makes it their most blatantly honest work and helps further reinforce the notion that this is their most fully realized and beautiful release to date."][ Sam Url of '']Pitchfork
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'' 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."[
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Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
L'Altra
* 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
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– 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
External links
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2005 albums
L'Altra albums
Hefty Records albums