Little Machines
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| Studio album by Lights | ||||
| Released | September 23, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013 - March 2, 2014 Los Angeles, CA Vancouver, BC |
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38:33 50:09 (with bonus tracks) |
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| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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| Allmusic |    |
| Idolator | 4/5 |
| Popmatters |   |
| Rock Sound | 7/10 |
Little Machines is the third studio album by Canadian electropop singer-songwriter Lights, released on September 23, 2014 through Warner Bros. Records. It was preceded in July 2014 by the release of its lead single "Up We Go", which debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at No. 84. In October 2014, Little Machines debuted on the Canadian Albums Chart at No. 5, and on the US Billboard 200 at No. 34. The album sold 8,500 copies in its first week in Canada. On March 15, 2015, 'Little Machines' won the 'Pop Album of the Year' award at the 2015 JUNO Awards. The album title comes from a lyric in the song "Running with the Boys".
After promoting the acoustic version of her second studio album, Siberia, in 2013, Lights returned to the studio to work on new material. On Little Machines, Lights was inspired by bold female artists including Björk, Kate Bush, and Patti Smith, while also wanting to remain accessible. Critics have noted the more lighthearted nature of lead single "Up We Go" in comparison to the grittier, more experimental dubstep-pop of Siberia, which is indicative of the sonic direction of the album as a whole.
In an interview with Billboard, Lights explained that while she felt like taking risks on Siberia, Little Machines was more about creating great "incredible songs that everyone can sing along to and lyrically latch onto" and then putting them together as an album. Working with producer Drew Pearson and Mark "Spike" Stent, Lights captured a "timeless electronic sound" and found herself lyrically gravitating towards themes of nostalgia and naivety. Lights has described the album as "a triumph after a hard dry spell" and "a complete journey, from front to back," noting that during the recording process she found herself "[turning] to poetry, art and female songwriting legends .. and just enjoying [herself] again."
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