The Light in You

The Light in You is the eighth studio album by American rock band Mercury Rev, released on September 18, 2015 by Bella Union.[1] The Light in You is the band's first entirely self-produced and recorded album, as well as the first not to be produced by longtime collaborator Dave Fridmann.[2]

The Light in You
Studio album by Mercury Rev
Released	September 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
Recorded	2014–15
Genre	Alternative rock, neo-psychedelia
Label	Bella Union
Producer	Mercury Rev
Mercury Rev chronology
Snowflake Midnight (2008) The Light in You (2015)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Drowned in Sound	7/10[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Pitchfork Media	7.0/10[2]
PopMatters	[1]
The Line Of Best Fit	[7]
Télérama	ffff[8]

Upon its release, The Light in You received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 75 based on 14 reviews.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Queen of Swans"	3:58
2.	"Amelie"	3:57
3.	"You've Gone with So Little for So Long"	3:30
4.	"Central Park East"	6:13
5.	"Emotional Free Fall"	4:16
6.	"Coming up for Air"	3:16
7.	"Autumn's in the Air"	4:31
8.	"Are You Ready?"	3:47
9.	"Sunflower"	3:28
10.	"Moth Light"	3:43
11.	"Rainy Day Record"	3:41

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9]	77
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10]	152
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11]	70
French Albums (SNEP)[12]	66
Irish Albums (IRMA)[13]	53
UK Albums (OCC)[14]	39

References

1. Garratt, John (September 16, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". PopMatters. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
2. Berman, Stuart (October 1, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
3. "Reviews for The Light in You by Mercury Rev". Metacritic. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
4. Phares, Heather. "The Light in You – Mercury Rev". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
5. Lavery, Aaron (October 2, 2015). "Album Review: Mercury Rev – The Light In You". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
6. Hann, Michael (September 17, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You review – redemption songs from a band restored". The Guardian. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
7. Nash, Ed (October 2, 2015). "Mercury Rev - The Light In You". Retrieved October 2, 2015.
8. Gorin, François (September 26, 2015). "Mercury Rev: The Light in You". Télérama. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
9. "Ultratop.be – Mercury Rev – The Light in You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
10. "Ultratop.be – Mercury Rev – The Light in You" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Mercury Rev – The Light in You" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
12. "Lescharts.com – Mercury Rev – The Light in You". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
13. "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 41, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
14. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 9, 2015.