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Sun Structures

May 12, 2024

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.

Sun Structures
Studio album by
Temples
Released5 February 2014 (2014-02-05)
StudioPyramid (Kettering, England)
Genre
Length52:48
LabelHeavenly
ProducerJames Bagshaw
Temples chronology
Sun Structures
(2014) 		Volcano
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.0/10[3]
Metacritic72/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Exclaim!9/10[5]
Financial Times[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Independent[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork5.5/10[10]
Q[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
Uncut8/10[13]

Singles edit

"Shelter Song" was sent to US modern rock radio by Fat Possum Records on 15 April 2014.[14]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Shelter Song"James Bagshaw3:10
2."Sun Structures"Thomas Walmsley5:12
3."The Golden Throne"Bagshaw4:10
4."Keep in the Dark"Walmsley4:36
5."Mesmerise"Bagshaw3:42
6."Move with the Season"
  • Bagshaw
  • Walmsley
5:10
7."Colours to Life"
  • Bagshaw
  • Walmsley
5:11
8."A Question Isn't Answered"
  • Bagshaw
  • Walmsley
5:11
9."The Guesser"Bagshaw4:06
10."Test of Time"Bagshaw3:53
11."Sand Dance"Walmsley6:31
12."Fragment's Light"
  • Bagshaw
  • Walmsley
1:57
Total length:52:48
Japanese edition bonus tracks[15]
No.TitleLength
13."Shelter Song" (Society Remix)3:09
14."Mesmerise" (Time and Space Machine Remix)7:33
iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks[16]
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel edit

Temples edit

  • James Bagshaw
  • Thomas Walmsley
  • Adam Smith
  • Samuel Toms

Technical edit

  • James Bagshaw – production (all tracks); mixing ("Shelter Song" and "Fragment's Light")
  • Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing (all tracks except "Shelter Song" and "Fragment's Light")
  • Noel Summerville – mastering

Artwork edit

  • Abbie Stephens – artwork, photography
  • Zoë Maxwell – artwork, photography
  • Thomas Caslin – design, layout

Charts edit

Chart performance for "Sun Structures"
Chart (2014) Peak
position
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

Release history edit

Release history for Sun Structure
Region Date Label Ref.
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]

References edit

  1. ^ . Heavenly Recordings. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b Sendra, Tim. "Sun Structures – Temples". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Sun Structures by Temples reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Reviews for Sun Structures by Temples". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  5. ^ Edwards, Michael (7 February 2014). "Temples: Sun Structures". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  6. ^ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (8 February 2014). "Temples: Sun Structures". Financial Times. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  7. ^ Jonze, Tim (6 February 2014). "Temples: Sun Structures – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  8. ^ Gill, Andy (8 February 2014). "Album reviews: Sun Kil Moon, Tinariwen, Temples, Sunn O))), Katy B, Serge Gainsbourg". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  9. ^ Beaumont, Mark (7 February 2014). . NME. Archived from the original on 5 August 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  10. ^ Greene, Jayson (12 February 2014). "Temples: Sun Structures". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Temples: Sun Structures". Q. No. 332. March 2014. p. 109.
  12. ^ Dolan, Jon (11 February 2014). "Sun Structures". Rolling Stone. from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  13. ^ "Temples: Sun Structures". Uncut. No. 202. March 2014. p. 83.
  14. ^ . All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 13 July 2014.
  15. ^ a b "Sun Structures : Temples". HMV Japan. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  16. ^ . iTunes Store (GB). Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  17. ^ . Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  18. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Temples – Sun Structures" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  19. ^ "Ultratop.be – Temples – Sun Structures" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  20. ^ "Ultratop.be – Temples – Sun Structures" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  21. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Temples – Sun Structures" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  22. ^ "Lescharts.com – Temples – Sun Structures". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  23. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Temples – Sun Structures" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  24. ^ . Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  25. ^ . Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  26. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  27. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Temples – Sun Structures". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  28. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  29. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  30. ^ "Temples Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  31. ^ "Temples Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  32. ^ "Temples Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  33. ^ "Temples Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  34. ^ "Temples Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  35. ^ . Mushroom Promotions. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  36. ^ . Tower Records Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  37. ^ . Heavenly Recordings. 19 November 2013. Archived from the original on 9 February 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
  38. ^ "Sun structures – Temples" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  39. ^ "Temples – Sun Structures". Fat Possum Records. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  40. ^ . Amazon (in German). Germany. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

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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 Sun StructuresStudio album by TemplesReleased5 February 2014 2014 02 05 StudioPyramid Kettering England GenreNeo psychedelia 1 psychedelic rock 2 Length52 48LabelHeavenlyProducerJames BagshawTemples chronologySun Structures 2014 Volcano 2017 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 0 10 3 Metacritic72 100 4 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 Exclaim 9 10 5 Financial Times 6 The Guardian 7 The Independent 8 NME8 10 9 Pitchfork5 5 10 10 Q 11 Rolling Stone 12 Uncut8 10 13 Contents 1 Singles 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 3 1 Temples 3 2 Technical 3 3 Artwork 4 Charts 5 Release history 6 ReferencesSingles edit Shelter Song was sent to US modern rock radio by Fat Possum Records on 15 April 2014 14 Track listing editNo TitleLyricsLength1 Shelter Song James Bagshaw3 102 Sun Structures Thomas Walmsley5 123 The Golden Throne Bagshaw4 104 Keep in the Dark Walmsley4 365 Mesmerise Bagshaw3 426 Move with the Season BagshawWalmsley5 107 Colours to Life BagshawWalmsley5 118 A Question Isn t Answered BagshawWalmsley5 119 The Guesser Bagshaw4 0610 Test of Time Bagshaw3 5311 Sand Dance Walmsley6 3112 Fragment s Light BagshawWalmsley1 57Total length 52 48 Japanese edition bonus tracks 15 No TitleLength13 Shelter Song Society Remix 3 0914 Mesmerise Time and Space Machine Remix 7 33 iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks 16 No TitleLength13 Shelter Song Jagwar Ma Jono s Wrong Mix 5 2614 Shelter Song Justin Robertson s Deadstock 33s Remix 6 2115 Mesmerise Time and Space Machine Remix 7 3316 Shelter Song Society Remix 3 09Personnel editTemples edit James Bagshaw Thomas Walmsley Adam Smith Samuel Toms Technical edit James Bagshaw production all tracks mixing Shelter Song and Fragment s Light Claudius Mittendorfer mixing all tracks except Shelter Song and Fragment s Light Noel Summerville mastering Artwork edit Abbie Stephens artwork photography Zoe Maxwell artwork photography Thomas Caslin design layoutCharts editChart performance for Sun Structures Chart 2014 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 17 55 Austrian Albums O3 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 21Release history editRelease history for Sun Structure Region Date Label Ref 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 References edit Temples Sun Structures is Rough Trade Shops Album of The Year Heavenly Recordings 14 November 2014 Archived from the original on 11 February 2015 Retrieved 8 October 2016 a b Sendra Tim Sun Structures Temples AllMusic Retrieved 15 February 2014 Sun Structures by Temples reviews AnyDecentMusic Retrieved 19 December 2019 Reviews for Sun Structures by Temples Metacritic Retrieved 15 February 2014 Edwards Michael 7 February 2014 Temples Sun Structures Exclaim Retrieved 3 November 2018 Hunter Tilney Ludovic 8 February 2014 Temples Sun Structures Financial Times Retrieved 8 May 2019 Jonze Tim 6 February 2014 Temples Sun Structures review The Guardian Retrieved 15 February 2014 Gill Andy 8 February 2014 Album reviews Sun Kil Moon Tinariwen Temples Sunn O Katy B Serge Gainsbourg The Independent Archived from the original on 25 May 2022 Retrieved 15 February 2014 Beaumont Mark 7 February 2014 Temples Sun Structures NME Archived from the original on 5 August 2015 Retrieved 15 February 2014 Greene Jayson 12 February 2014 Temples Sun Structures Pitchfork Retrieved 15 February 2014 Temples Sun Structures Q No 332 March 2014 p 109 Dolan Jon 11 February 2014 Sun Structures Rolling Stone Archived from the original on 21 February 2014 Retrieved 15 February 2014 Temples Sun Structures Uncut No 202 March 2014 p 83 Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations All Access Music Group Archived from the original on 13 July 2014 a b Sun Structures Temples HMV Japan Retrieved 15 February 2014 Sun Structures Deluxe Version by Temples iTunes Store GB Archived from the original on 17 June 2014 Retrieved 15 February 2014 Chartifacts Tuesday 18th February 2014 Australian Recording Industry Association Archived from the original on 5 December 2014 Retrieved 24 March 2014 Austriancharts at Temples Sun Structures in German Hung Medien Retrieved 24 March 2014 Ultratop be Temples Sun Structures in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 24 March 2014 Ultratop be Temples Sun Structures in French Hung Medien Retrieved 24 March 2014 Dutchcharts nl Temples Sun Structures in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 24 March 2014 Lescharts com Temples Sun Structures Hung Medien Retrieved 24 March 2014 Offiziellecharts de Temples Sun Structures in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 17 January 2024 GFK Chart Track Albums Week 7 2014 Chart Track IRMA Retrieved 17 February 2014 GFK Chart Track Independent Albums Week 7 2014 Chart Track IRMA Retrieved 15 February 2014 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 17 February 2014 Swisscharts com Temples Sun Structures Hung Medien Retrieved 24 March 2014 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 17 February 2014 Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company Retrieved 17 February 2014 Temples Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved 27 February 2014 Temples Chart History Heatseekers Albums Billboard Retrieved 17 January 2024 Temples Chart History Independent Albums Billboard Retrieved 24 March 2014 Temples Chart History Top Rock Albums Billboard Retrieved 24 March 2014 Temples Chart History Top Tastemaker Albums Billboard Retrieved 17 January 2024 ALBUM BIO Temples Sun Structures Heavenly Recordings PIAS Australia Out Friday 7 February 2014 Mushroom Promotions Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 Retrieved 24 March 2014 Temples Sun Structures Tower Records Ireland Archived from the original on 2 February 2017 Retrieved 15 February 2014 HVNLP100 Temples Sun Structures Heavenly Recordings 19 November 2013 Archived from the original on 9 February 2014 Retrieved 11 February 2014 Sun structures Temples in French Fnac Retrieved 15 February 2014 Temples Sun Structures Fat Possum Records Retrieved 8 September 2017 Sun Structures Temples Amazon in German Germany Archived from the original on 13 December 2014 Retrieved 11 February 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sun Structures amp oldid 1196845054, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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