Lemon Glow
| "Lemon Glow" | ||||
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| Single by Beach House | ||||
| from the album 7 | ||||
| Released | February 15, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2017 | |||
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| Genre | Dream pop | |||
| Length | 4:04 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Beach House | |||
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| Visualizer | ||||
| "Lemon Glow" on YouTube | ||||
"Lemon Glow" is a song by American dream pop band Beach House. It was released on February 15, 2018, through Sub Pop, as the lead single from their album 7 (2018). Accompanied with a visualizer, it was received positively by several publications, with several of them calling it the band's "most danceable track to date".
Background
[edit]Following the release of their compilation album B-Sides and Rarities (2017), the band announced the release of "Lemon Glow" on Instagram on February 15, 2018.[1] Accompanied with a caption read on the Instagram post as "Wishing everyone out there love tonight", the band stated that it would appear on their then-untitled seventh studio album, serving as its lead single.[2] An accompanying visualizer, in which Salvatore Maicki of The Fader described as a "groovy checkered visual", was released on the same day.[3]
Composition
[edit]"Lemon Glow" contains a "metallic [and] strobing synth line" that is heard throughout the song.[4] It also uses additional synthesizers and drum machines, with the song ending abruptly.[3][5] While being asked by Pitchfork about the beat running throughout the song, guitarist Alex Scally stated that it's a "shitty ’90s drum machine that we found in L.A. in like 2012", with a demo of the beat being titled "dyslexia".[6]
Critical reception
[edit]The song received positive reviews from critics. Upon release, several publications considered "Lemon Glow" to be Beach House's "most danceable track to date", including The Fader,[3] NME,[5] and Spin.[7] Named as "Best New Track", Shaad D'Souza from Pitchfork described "Lemon Glow" as a "new direction for [Beach House], with subtle changes to their distinct sound that signal a sharpening of the band’s typically soft edges."[4] Lauren O'Neill from Vice considered that it is "a little more foreboding than [they're] used to from [Beach House]" but stated that it is "a great new twist on their sound".[8]
"Lemon Glow" was named as the 10th best track of the first-half of 2018 by Cosmopolitan, who referred it as "woozy".[9]
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the liner notes of 7.[10]
Beach House
Additional
- James Barone – live drums, engineering
- Sonic Boom – drill, production
- Mikhail Pivovarov – engineering
- David Tolemei – engineering, additional editing and recording
- Alan Moulder – mixing
- Caesar Edmunds – engineering
- Greg Calbi – mastering
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[11] | 47 |
References
[edit]- ^ Helman, Peter (February 14, 2018). "Beach House – "Lemon Glow"". Stereogum. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ Minsker, Evan (February 15, 2018). "Beach House Ready New Album, Share New Song "Lemon Glow": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ a b c Maicki, Salvatore (February 14, 2018). "Beach House return with new single". The Fader. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ a b D'Souza, Shaad (February 15, 2018). "Beach House: "Lemon Glow" Track Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Connick, Tom (February 15, 2018). "Beach House return with 'Lemon Glow', from a new album". NME. Retrieved July 14, 2024.
- ^ Moreland, Quinn (April 23, 2018). "Beach House On Their New Album 7 and Capturing the Dark Side of Glamour". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ Cook-Wilson, Winston (February 15, 2018). "Beach House Release New Song "Lemon Glow," Tease New Album". Spin. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ O'Neill, Lauren (February 15, 2018). "Beach House Release New Song "Lemon Glow," Tease New Album". Vice. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ Thompson, Eliza (July 6, 2018). "Best Songs of 2018 So Far - Music to Listen to This Year". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
- ^ 7 (LP liner notes). Beach House. Sub Pop. 2018. SP1240.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Beach House Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved May 9, 2024.