Range of Light (album)

Range of Light
Studio album by
S. Carey
Released1 April 2014
GenreAmbient, chamber pop, indie folk
Length36:35
LabelJagjaguwar
S. Carey chronology
Hoyas
(2012) 		Range of Light
(2014) 		Supermoon EP
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork[2]7.3/10
Consequence of Sound[3]C

Range of Light is the second studio album by S. Carey.[4]

Background

S. Carey described the nine tracks found on his latest LP as being inspired by California and Arizona, where he would spend summers as a kid visiting family, hiking, camping, fishing, and engaging in other outdoorsy activities. In turn, the proper follow-up to 2010’s All We Grow (S. Carey dropped an EP, dubbed Hoyas, in 2012) was released April 1, 2014, in time for hiking season to kick off.[5]

Critical reception

The album received generally positive reviews, pointing out Carey's attention to detail with his voice and background textures. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 69 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on seventeen reviews. Timothy Monger of All Music describes the 2014 LP as him channeling his admiration of John Muir digging deep into California's Sierra mountain range, approaching this project as more of a composer than a songwriter.[6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Glass/Film"4:00
2."Creaking"3:44
3."Crown the Pines"3:30
4."Fire-Scene"4:35
5."Radiant"1:45
6."Alpenglow"4:22
7."Fleeting Light"5:00
8."The Dome"4:18
9."Neverending Fountain"5:13

References

  1. ^ "Range of Light by S. Carey". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  2. ^ "S. Carey: Range of Light". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Album Review: S. Carey – Range Of Light". Consequence.net. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Range of Light - S. Carey". Jagjaguwar.com. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  5. ^ "s. carey forges his own path on Range of Light". Spin Magazine. Retrieved March 6, 2017..
  6. ^ "Range of Light: S. Carey". AllMusic. Retrieved March 6, 2017..