Brighter Wounds
by Son Lux
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 24 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 24
  3. Negative: 1 out of 24
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  1. pablfknrockwell
    Oct 5, 2020
    10
    A perfect album, I’ve been listening to it since 2018 and I never get tired. Amazing production, haunting vocals and fantastic songwriting.
  2. lulabymusic
    Mar 19, 2018
    9
    The "Brighter Wounds" is a record that claims the title of the most extraordinary release of the beginning of 2018.
  3. magicznytyp
    Mar 15, 2018
    10
    Great album - totally personal, with godlike sound and even better lyrics. For me - it's the best of Son Lux, equally good as "Lanterns" - sometimes I would say it's even better, maybe not as catchy, but I think in here it's more about the experience. The only flaw is that "Young" is to short.

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Pitchfork
    Feb 16, 2018
    73
    Brighter Wounds, Son Lux’s fifth LP and second since guitarist Rafiq Bhatia and drummer Ian Chang entered the fold, has loftier ambitions than Lott’s prior work.
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  2. Q Magazine
    Feb 13, 2018
    60
    Much of Brighter Wounds is beautifully textured and sonically impressive but songs feel constructed from carefully plotted blueprints, which doesn't leave much room for nuance. [Apr 2018, p.115]
  3. Under The Radar
    Feb 13, 2018
    80
    If appreciation of the familiar done well is comforting, appreciation for the unfamiliar done well is bracing. Music like this opens windows and doors, letting in the fresh airs of possibility of what can come from whipping the backside of imagination and watching it run free.
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