| Temples / Sun Structures |
|---|
| Album: | Sun Structures | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Temples | Added: | Mar 2014 | |
| Label: | Heavenly | |||
| A-File Activity |
|---|
| Add Date: | 2014-03-21 | Pull Date: | 2014-05-23 |
| Week Ending: | May 25 | May 18 | May 11 | May 4 | Apr 27 | Apr 20 | Apr 13 | Apr 6 |
| Airplays: | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 05, 2021: | The Best of Everything Sand Dance | 4. | Oct 14, 2016: | Time Traveler Shelter Song | |
| 2. | Mar 08, 2018: | FMF Shelter Song | 5. | Apr 12, 2016: | Life Aquatic Move With The Season | |
| 3. | Sep 09, 2017: | Homeroom Move With The Season | 6. | May 26, 2014: | Box of Chocolates Shelter Song |
| Album Review |
|---|
| DJ LA Reviewed 2014-03-20 | ||
|
Temples—Sun Structures Review by Luis A. Apolaya The entirety of this British band’s debut album is what a modern take on a late 60’s nostalgia marathon would sound like. It’s not as adventurous or innovative as Tame Impala (though Temple’s singer is another Lennon sound-alike), but it’s still a pleasant collection of what we love to remember from the 60’s. Recommended: 1, 2, 6, 8. RIYL Tame Impala, The Zombies, The Byrds, psychedelic-era Beatles. **1. (3:11) If someone had told me this track was released in 1967 I would have believed it, if only it wasn’t so well-produced. Byrds-esque guitars, catchy cadence, hook and distant chorus. **2. (5:13) Lots of guitar with fuzz and twang, moderately upbeat, percussion and bass and occasional synth add up to create a pleasurable ruckus. *3. (4:11) Melody reminiscent of what is popularly presented as Egyptian music, upbeat, feels slightly mysterious, low-volume, almost inaudible synths from 3:30. *4. (4:37) March-like cadence, Beatlesque (think Revolver), hints at baroque pop, synth harp also appears. *5. (3:42) High-pitched guitar riff, happy and excited feel, catchy overall **6. (5:11) Slow to mid-tempo, how a very pleasant acid trip would feel like, think Tame Impala’s “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards” without the synths. *7. (5:11) Lots of twangy guitar and synth backgrounds, engaging cadence, distant chorus. **8. (5:12) Mid-tempo, yet instruments add some urgency, suggests Celtic folk music, something that would play while valiant warriors commence their journey to find the bloody bastard plaguing their kingdom with mysterious deaths. *9. (4:07) Reminiscent of the Doors, has that groovy guitar and synth, more emphasis on the synth than the guitar. 10. (3:53) The music’s getting kinda repetitive at this point, upbeat, lots of falsetto, lots of synths. 11. (6:31) Suggests Arabian sounds, also kinda repetitive, mid-tempo, lots of echo, lots of synths, guitars display some artistic liberty by the latter half of the track. *12. (1:57) Acoustic guitar, distant vocals, some synths appear in the background, very nice soft melody to end the album. | ||
| Track Listing |
|---|