See Mystery Lights is the fourth album by Portland, Oregon-based band Yacht.[6] It is the first Yacht release to feature the band's eventual frontwoman, Claire L. Evans, as a full-time member.[3] The album's cover art was designed by Boyd Elder.[7] It was released on July 28, 2009 on DFA Records.[1]

See Mystery Lights
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 28, 2009 (2009-07-28)[1]
LabelDFA Records
Yacht chronology
I Believe in You. Your Magic Is Real.
(2008)
See Mystery Lights
(2009)
Shangri-La
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork Media(8.5/10)[4]
Rolling Stone[5]

Track listing edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ring the Bell"Jona Bechtolt, Claire L. Evans4:25
2."The Afterlife"Bechtolt, Evans5:00
3."I'm in Love with a Ripper"Bechtolt, Evans4:15
4."It's Boring / You Can Live Anywhere You Want"Bechtolt, Evans8:54
5."Psychic City (Voodoo City)"Bechtolt, Evans, Rich Jensen5:09
6."Summer Song"Bechtolt, Evans3:34
7."We Have All We Ever Wanted"Bechtolt, Evans4:14
8."Don't Fight the Darkness"Bechtolt, Evans3:10
9."I'm in Love with a Ripper" (party mix)Bechtolt, Evans5:18
10."Psychic City" (stripped version)Bechtolt, Evans1:33

References edit

  1. ^ a b Richardson, Matthew (2009-04-22). "YACHT: See Mystery Lights (New Album)". prefixmag.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2009-01-10.
  2. ^ "See Mystery Lights by YACHT". Metacritic. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b K. Ross Hoffman. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1605766 "See Mystery Lights", AllMusic review.
  4. ^ "YACHT: See Mystery Lights Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 1, 2009. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  6. ^ Hoard, Christian (2009-07-28). "See Mystery Lights : YACHT". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2009-08-02. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  7. ^ Wolk, Douglas (August 2009). "Boyd Elder's album cover for YACHT". Print. Retrieved April 3, 2010.

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