Sun Structures | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 5 February 2014 | |||
Studio | Pyramid (Kettering, England) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 52:48 | |||
Label | Heavenly | |||
Producer | James Bagshaw | |||
Temples chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10[3] |
Metacritic | 72/100[4] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Exclaim! | 9/10[5] |
Financial Times | [6] |
The Guardian | [7] |
The Independent | [8] |
NME | 8/10[9] |
Pitchfork | 5.5/10[10] |
Q | [11] |
Rolling Stone | [12] |
Uncut | 8/10[13] |
Sun Structures is the debut studio album by English rock band Temples, released on 5 February 2014 by Heavenly Recordings. The building shown on the album cover is the Rushton Triangular Lodge near Rushton, Northamptonshire. The song "Keep in the Dark" is played over the closing credits to the 2015 thriller film The Gift.
"Shelter Song" was sent to US modern rock radio by Fat Possum Records on 15 April 2014.[14]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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1. | "Shelter Song" | James Bagshaw | 3:10 |
2. | "Sun Structures" | Thomas Walmsley | 5:12 |
3. | "The Golden Throne" | Bagshaw | 4:10 |
4. | "Keep in the Dark" | Walmsley | 4:36 |
5. | "Mesmerise" | Bagshaw | 3:42 |
6. | "Move with the Season" |
| 5:10 |
7. | "Colours to Life" |
| 5:11 |
8. | "A Question Isn't Answered" |
| 5:11 |
9. | "The Guesser" | Bagshaw | 4:06 |
10. | "Test of Time" | Bagshaw | 3:53 |
11. | "Sand Dance" | Walmsley | 6:31 |
12. | "Fragment's Light" |
| 1:57 |
Total length: | 52:48 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Shelter Song" (Society Remix) | 3:09 |
14. | "Mesmerise" (Time and Space Machine Remix) | 7:33 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Shelter Song" (Jagwar Ma Jono's Wrong Mix) | 5:26 |
14. | "Shelter Song" (Justin Robertson's Deadstock 33s Remix) | 6:21 |
15. | "Mesmerise" (Time and Space Machine Remix) | 7:33 |
16. | "Shelter Song" (Society Remix) | 3:09 |
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] | 55 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] | 69 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] | 80 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] | 58 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21] | 36 |
French Albums (SNEP)[22] | 66 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] | 47 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] | 69 |
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA)[25] | 10 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] | 17 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] | 24 |
UK Albums (OCC)[28] | 7 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[29] | 2 |
US Billboard 200[30] | 163 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[31] | 4 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[32] | 31 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[33] | 44 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[34] | 21 |
Region | Date | Label | Ref. |
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Japan | 5 February 2014 | Hostess | [15] |
Australia | 7 February 2014 | [PIAS] Australia | [35] |
Ireland | Heavenly | [36] | |
United Kingdom | 10 February 2014 | [37] | |
France | [PIAS] Cooperative | [38] | |
United States | 11 February 2014 | Fat Possum | [39] |
Germany | 14 February 2014 | [PIAS] Cooperative | [40] |