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词条 Volcanic Sunlight
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  1. Critical reception

  2. Track listing

  3. Personnel

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Infobox album
| name = Volcanic Sunlight
| type = studio
| artist = Saul Williams
| cover = Saul Williams - Volcanic Sunlight.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2011|5|10}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Dance-pop
| length = {{Duration|m=55|s=16}}
| label = Columbia Records
| producer = Renaud Létang
| prev_title = The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!
| prev_year = 2007
| next_title = MartyrLoserKing
| next_year = 2016
}}

Volcanic Sunlight is the fourth solo studio album by Saul Williams.[1] It was released by Columbia Records in 2011.

The album features a different approach than his previous albums, embracing a dance-pop direction,[2] with various influences from funk, disco, '60s garage rock, new wave, and dubstep.[3]

Critical reception

{{Album ratings
| MC = 73/100[3]
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[4]
| rev2 = Okayplayer
| rev2score = 85/100[5]
| rev3 = PopMatters
| rev3score = {{Rating|6|10}}[6]
}}

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 73% based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Alexander Heigl of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, calling it "a solid, finely-tuned album that reveals new turns and tricks with every listen."[6] Dylan Grier of Okayplayer gave the album an 85 out of 100, writing: "this album is, in many ways, much simpler than many of his previous offerings, but may leave listeners more confounded than ever."[5]

Track listing

{{Track listing
| all_writing = Saul Williams, except "Girls Have More Fun" by Williams and CX KiDTRONiK
| title1 = Look to the Sun
| length1 = 4:08
| title2 = Patience
| length2 = 3:52
| title3 = Explain My Heart
| length3 = 4:15
| title4 = Triumph
| length4 = 6:03
| title5 = Diagram
| length5 = 3:47
| title6 = Girls Have More Fun
| note6 = also known as "Girls on Saturn"
| length6 = 2:27
| title7 = Give It Up
| length7 = 4:12
| title8 = Dance
| note8 = featuring Janelle Monáe
| length8 = 3:35
| title9 = Volcanic Sunlight
| length9 = 3:56
| title10 = Rocket
| length10 = 3:52
| title11 = Fall Up
| length11 = 4:17
| title12 = Innocence
| length12 = 5:43
| title13 = New Day
| length13 = 5:14
}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Saul Williams – lead vocals, songwriting, arrangement, guitar (3), bass guitar (13), keyboards (2–5, 7–11, 13), percussion (3)
  • Renaud Létang – production, arrangement, keyboards (1–8, 10–13), guitar (1–5, 7, 8, 10–13), bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 12), percussion (3, 6), tambourine (13), piano (13), mixing
  • David Sztanke – keyboards (1, 5–11, 13)
  • Vincent Taeger – drums (1, 2, 4–9, 12, 13), tambourine (13)
  • Vincent Taeger – percussion (1, 12)
  • Lippie – backing vocals (2)
  • Julien Chirol – brass (2, 9, 10, 13), trombone (3), flute (3)
  • Lionel Segui – brass (2, 9, 10, 13), trombone (3), tuba (3)
  • Misha Cliquennois – brass (2, 9, 10, 13), trumpet (3), horn (3)
  • Mamané Thiam – percussion (3, 4)
  • Denis Teste – keyboards (4)
  • Saturn – backing vocals (6, 8)
  • Deep Cotton – backing vocals (12)
  • Janelle Monáe – backing vocals (12)
  • Thomas Moulin – recording
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/saul_williams_to_take_volcanic_sunlight_on_north_american_tour|title=Saul Williams to Take 'Volcanic Sunlight' on North American Tour|work=Exclaim!|first=Gregory|last=Adams|date=December 21, 2011|accessdate=October 9, 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|last = Brown|first = Marisa|title=A Different Kind of Dance: Saul Williams' Volcanic Sunlight|work = The Huffington Post|date=2012-01-24|url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/modiba/saul-williams-volcanic-sunlight_b_1225437.html|accessdate = October 2, 2012}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/volcanic-sunlight/saul-williams|title=Volcanic Sunlight by Saul Williams|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=October 3, 2018}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/volcanic-sunlight-mw0002138478|title=Volcanic Sunlight - Saul Williams|work=AllMusic|first=Thom|last=Jurek|accessdate=October 3, 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/saul-williams.html|title=Saul Williams|work=Okayplayer|first=Dylan|last=Grier|accessdate=November 1, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111119235608/http://www.okayplayer.com/reviews/saul-williams.html|archivedate=November 19, 2011}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/151500-saul-williams-volcanic-sunlight-2495915726.html|title=Saul Williams: Volcanic Sunlight|work=PopMatters|first=Alexander|last=Heigl|date=November 30, 2011|accessdate=October 3, 2018}}

External links

  • {{Discogs master|442905|Volcanic Sunlight}}
  • {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=8ceea044-1b47-4122-8de7-538a563317a0|name=Volcanic Sunlight}}
{{Saul Williams}}

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