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- Summary: The debut full-length release from the band that includes Smith Westerns' Max Kakacek and Julien Ehrlich as well as Will Miller, Malcolm Brown, Print Chouteau, Josiah Marshall and Charles Glanders was produced by Foxygen’s Jonathan Rado.
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- Record Label: Secretly Canadian
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Golden Days | |
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Oh, don't you save me from hanging on I tell myself what we had is gone And after all that I put you through I get knocked out like I never knew It... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 17 out of 18
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Jun 6, 2016In its relentless fixation upon youth Light Upon The Lake seems to have stumbled across the timeless.
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Jun 2, 2016A better summertime album will be hard to find this year. You can expect to see Whitney's name on a lot of year-end lists and deservedly so.
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Jun 3, 2016Their dulcet, vintage tones intoxicate and overwhelm the senses, while the cutting lyrics set the table for a thoroughly emotional listening experience.
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Jun 2, 2016Bass, horns, strings, organ and choir provide the backbone, and when Whitney allow themselves to kick it up a gear and really let rip, as on ‘Golden Days’ (with its cathartic “Na na na” outro) or the George Harrison-meets-The Band magnificence of ‘Dave’s Song’, they’re untouchable.
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Jun 3, 2016The record’s finest moments relate to everyone’s lives, in one way or another. Whether it’s golden youth or present day regrets, there’s something to cling onto.
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Jun 2, 2016Those with a low tolerance for winsome male falsettos may wish to steer clear, but anyone who loves the strain of American pop that began when the Byrds started branching out in 1966 and 1967 should rush to hear this delightful confection.
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Jun 20, 2016It’s all very pretty and pleasant, but whereas Smith Westerns burned with the emotions of their songs, Whitney seem rather more detached from theirs. Which, as easy-going as these 10 songs are, renders them more as temporary, unconvincing background music. It’s nice for a while, but their effects soon give way to the winds of truth and reality.
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Jun 7, 2016
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Nov 27, 2021
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