Lighthouse (iamthemorning album)

Lighthouse is the third studio album by Russian chamber progressive band iamthemorning. It was released on April 1, 2016 through Kscope. It features several guest musicians, including Gavin Harrison and Colin Edwin from Porcupine Tree, as well as Mariusz Duda from Riverside.[2]

Lighthouse
Studio album by
iamthemorning
ReleasedApril 1, 2016
StudioMurder Mile Studios in London (England); Mosfilm Studio in Moscow (Russia); Serakos Studio in Warsaw (Poland); Galernaya 20 Studio and Red-Wave Studio in Saint Petersburg (Russia).[1]
GenreProgressive rock, chamber pop
Length47:24
LabelKscope
Produceriamthemorning
Iamthemorning chronology
From the House of Arts
(2014)		 Lighthouse
(2016)

The album was primarily recorded at Murder Mile Studios in London and Mosfilm Studios in Moscow, mixed at Murder Mile Studio, mastered by Marcel van Limbeek and Neil Pickles at Reveal Sound Studios in London and produced by iamthemorning. The album was premiered by AllMusic on March 30, 2016.[3]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Echoes and Dust(favorable)[5]
The Metalist(favorable)[6]
Eclipsed[2]

The album was positively received by critics, with favorable reviews and complimentary comments from specialized music sites such as AllMusic,[4] the indie music site Echoes and Dust,[5] or the UK metal blog The Metalist.[6]

AllMusic gave the album a 4 out of 5 score, and Thom Jurek's review emphasizes that while "The music on Lighthouse is more restrained than on earlier albums ... The control executed over pace, narrative, and arrangements is remarkably consistent and strong, making the set an inseparable whole...", and then concludes that "Despite referencing sounds familiar to many, this piano-and-vocal duo carve out a persona that's unmistakably their own."[4]

On September 1, Lighthouse won album of the year at TeamRock's 2016 Progressive Music Awards.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by iamthemorning[8].

No.TitleLength
1."I Came Before the Water Pt I"1:41
2."Too Many Years"5:10
3."Clear Clearer"4:35
4."Sleeping Pills"3:43
5."Libretto Horror"2:13
6."Lighthouse" (feat. Mariusz Duda)6:13
7."Harmony"5:18
8."Matches"4:18
9."Belighted"3:26
10."Chalk and Coal"4:57
11."I Came Before the Water Pt II"2:56
12."Post Scriptum"2:43
Total length:47:24

Personnel

References
  1. "Iamthemorning - Lighthouse", Kscope Release (KSCOPE352) at Discogs
  2. "Artists: iamthemorning". Kscope. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  3. "Album Premiere: Iamthemorning, 'Lighthouse'". AllMusic. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  4. Jurek, Thom. "Lighthouse - Iamthemorning". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. Cooper, Dave (1 April 2016). "Album Review: Iamthemorning – Lighthouse". Echoes and Dust. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  6. "Iamthemorning – Lighthouse". The Metalist. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  7. Prog (1 September 2016). "The Progressive Music Awards 2016: Live Blog". TeamRock. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  8. "Lighthouse by iamthemorning". bandcamp.com. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
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