Language & Perspective

Language & Perspective is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band Bad Suns.[4] The album was recorded with Eric Palmquist in Los Angeles, California, in 2013 and was released on June 24, 2014 by Vagrant Records.[4]

Language & Perspective
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length37:32
LabelVagrant
ProducerEric Palmquist
Bad Suns chronology
Transpose EP
(2014)
Language & Perspective
(2014)
Disappear Here
(2016)
Singles from Language & Perspective
  1. "Cardiac Arrest"
    Released: November 11, 2013[1]
  2. "Salt"
    Released: December 12, 2013[2]
  3. "We Move Like the Ocean"
    Released: June 3, 2014[3]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Earmilk          [5]

Jessica Goodman and Ryan Kistobak of The Huffington Post included Language & Perspective on their list of 2014's best releases, calling it "a rare indie release with little excess amongst its singles".[6]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Christo Bowman and Bad Suns

No.TitleLength
1."Matthew James"3:24
2."We Move Like the Ocean"3:09
3."Cardiac Arrest"3:03
4."Pretend"3:34
5."Take My Love and Run"3:09
6."Dancing On Quicksand"3:46
7."Salt"3:47
8."Transpose"3:53
9."Learn to Trust"3:34
10."Sleep Paralysis"3:07
11."Rearview"3:06
Total length:37:32

Charts edit

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 24

Personnel edit

Bad Suns

  • Gavin Bennett – bass
  • Christo Bowman – composer, guitar, vocals
  • Ray Libby – guitar
  • Miles Morris – drums

Additional Personnel

  • Eric Palmquist - keys, programming, production, recording & mixing
  • John Greenham - mastering
  • Michael Garza - assistant engineering
  • C.M. Rodriguez - assistant engineering
  • Ozzy Carmona - assistant engineering
  • Neil Wogensen - assistant engineering

References edit

  1. ^ Bad Suns (November 11, 2013). "Cardiac Arrest - Single by Bad Suns". SoundCloud. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  2. ^ Bad Suns (December 12, 2013). "Salt - Single by Bad Suns". SoundCloud. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Elloway, Andi (June 3, 2014). "LISTEN: Bad Suns Share New Track 'We Move Like the Ocean'". Variance. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Thomas, Fred. "Language & Perspective – Bad Suns". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. ^ Murphy, Anna. "Album review: Bad Suns - Language & Perspective". Earmilk. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. ^ Goodman; Kristobak, Jessica; Ryan (15 December 2014). "The 23 Best Albums of 2014". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 15 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Bad Suns Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 27, 2016.