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Need Your Light

Need Your Light is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Ra Ra Riot, released on February 19, 2016. The album was produced by Ryan Hadlock, except for "Water" & "I Need Your Light" produced by Rostam Batmanglij.

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Need Your Light
Studio album by
Ra Ra Riot
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2016
GenreIndie rock, indie pop
Length35:48
LabelBarsuk
ProducerRostam Batmanglij
Ryan Hadlock
Ra Ra Riot chronology
Beta Love
(2013) 		Need Your Light
(2016) 		Superbloom
(2019)
Singles from Need Your Light
  1. "Water"
    Released: November 16, 2015
  2. "Absolutely"
    Released: January 1, 2016
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/1001
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB2
Consequence of SoundC3
DIYStarStar4
Exclaim!6/105
Pitchfork Media6.8/106
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStar7
Under the RadarStarStarStarStarHalf star8

Need Your Light is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band Ra Ra Riot, released on February 19, 2016. The album was produced by Ryan Hadlock, except for "Water" & "I Need Your Light" produced by Rostam Batmanglij.91011

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Water" (featuring Rostam)4:40
2."Absolutely"3:46
3."Foreign Lovers"2:10
4."I Need Your Light" (featuring Rostam)4:24
5."Bad Times"3:35
6."Call Me Out"3:35
7."Instant Breakup"3:26
8."Every Time I'm Ready to Hug"2:53
9."Bouncy Castle"3:02
10."Suckers"4:17
Total length:35:48
References

References

  1. "Need Your Light by Ra Ra Riot". Metacritic. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  2. McCown, Alex (February 19, 2016). "Music Review Ra Ra Riot is throwing an(other) '80s-themed dance party on Need Your Light". The A.V. Club. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  3. Nelson, Geoff (February 15, 2016). "Ra Ra Riot – Need Your Light". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  4. Fothergill, Lucas (February 19, 2016). "Album Review: Ra Ra Riot - Need Your Light". DIY. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  5. Sciarpelletti, Laura (February 17, 2016). "Ra Ra Riot Need Your Light". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  6. Moreland, Quin (February 19, 2016). "Ra Ra Riot: Need Your Light". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  7. Dieringer, Ryan (February 17, 2016). "Ra Ra Riot: Need Your Light". PopMatters. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  8. Dransfield, Scott (February 18, 2016). "Ra Ra Riot: Need Your Light (Barsuk) Review". Under the Radar. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  9. Renner Brown, Eric. "Ra Ra Riot announces Need Your Light and new song Water". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 17, 2016.
  10. Strauss, Matthew (November 16, 2015). "Ra Ra Riot Announce Need Your Light, Share "Water", a Collaboration With Vampire Weekend's Rostam". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  11. Brodsky, Rachel (November 16, 2015). "Ra Ra Riot Announce New Album, 'Need Your Light'". Spin. Retrieved January 17, 2016.