''Every Kind of Light'' is the sixth studio album by

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, released on June 28, 2005 by

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. This was the first full-length album release by the band since 1998's '' Success'', after which they had disbanded. Starting in 2000, the band began performing numerous reunion shows, while principal songwriters

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and

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pursued solo recordings and tours.Richardson, Derk
The Posies pop up with a new comeback CD

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. 1 September 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2011 This is the first Posies album to feature bassist/guitarist Matt Harris and drummer Darius Minwalla.

Distribution

''Every Kind of Light'' was available on iTunes three weeks prior to its announced release, and the album quickly hit the iTunes Most Popular list. Two songs from the album, "Love Comes" and "I Guess You're Right", came as sample music on

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-equipped computers.

Reception

''Every Kind of Light'' received mixed to positive reviews. On the review aggregate site

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, the album has a score of 66 out of 100, indicating "generally favorable reviews."Critic Reviews of Every Kind of Light

. Retrieved 26 June 2011 Peter Gaston of '' Spin'' wrote that "Even with a rather ho-hum second stanza, ''Every Kind of Light'' is an instant reminder that the '90s would have been a far worse place without the Posies, and that this decade is much better off with them around."Gaston, Peter
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. Retrieved 26 June 2011 Joe Tangari of ''

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'' called the album "...a decent record spiked with a few classic moments of patent posies pop ecstasy, even though the album fails to live up to The Posies previous works."Tangari, Joe
Album Reviews: The Posies: Every Kind of Light

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. Retrieved 26 June 2011 In a mixed review,

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's Mark Deming called the album "...a bit hollow," writing that "It's nice to have the Posies back in the studio again," but that "''Every Kind of Light'' isn't the triumphant return fans might have hoped for."Deming, Mark
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Track listing

Personnel

;The Posies *

- lead vocals, guitars *

- lead vocals, guitars, bass *Matt Harris - bass, guitar *Darius Minwalla - drums ;Additional personnel *Dan Marcus - trombone on "I Finally Found a Jungle I Like!!" *Jay Thomas - trumpet on "Last Crawl" and "I Finally Found a Jungle I Like!!" ;Production *Ineptunes - production *Kip Beelman - engineer *Ed Brooks - mastering *Rick Fisher - mastering *Paul Grosso - art direction, design

References

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