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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| name = Love In Shadow
| name = Love in Shadow
| type = Studio
| type = studio
| artist = [[Sumac (band)|Sumac]]
| artist = [[Sumac (band)|Sumac]]
| cover = Love_in_Shadow_(2018).jpg
| cover = Love in Shadow (2018).jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2018|09|21}}
| released = {{Start date|2018|09|21}}
| recorded = [[Robert Lang Studios]] in [[Shoreline, Washington]]
| recorded = September 2017
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| studio = [[Robert Lang Studios|Robert Lang]] ([[Shoreline, Washington]])
| venue =
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| studio = [[Robert Lang Studios]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Post-metal]]|[[sludge metal]]}}
| genre = {{hlist|[[Post-metal]]|[[sludge metal]]}}
| length = {{Duration|m=66|s=09}}
| length = 66:09
| label = [[Thrill Jockey]]
| label = [[Thrill Jockey]]
| producer = {{hlist|[[Kurt Ballou]]|[[Aaron Turner]]}}
| producer = {{hlist|[[Kurt Ballou]]|[[Aaron Turner]]}}
| prev_title = [[What One Becomes]]
| prev_title = [[American Dollar Bill – Keep Facing Sideways, You're Too Hideous to Look at Face On]]
| prev_year = 2016
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title =
| next_title = [[May You Be Held]]
| next_year =
| next_year = 2019
}}
}}

'''''Love in Shadow''''' is the third studio album by American [[post-metal]] band [[Sumac (band)|Sumac]]. It was released on September 21, 2018 through [[Thrill Jockey]].<ref name="revolver1">{{cite web |last=Hill |first=John |title=Sumac Announce New Album 'Love in Shadow,' Tease Music in Preview Video |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/sumac-announce-new-album-love-shadow-tease-music-preview-video |work=[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]] |date=14 June 2018 |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref> Like the band's experimental collaboration with [[Keiji Haino]] earlier in 2018, much of the album was recorded improvisationally.<ref name="IO1">{{cite web |last=O'Neill |first=Brian |title=Aaron Turner Seeks 'Love in Shadow' in Philadelphia |url=http://www.invisibleoranges.com/sumac-interview-live-photos/ |work=[[Invisible Oranges]] |date=20 September 2018 |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref><ref name="bandcamp1">{{cite web |last=Reyes-Kulkarni |first=Saby |title=The Collaboration Between Sumac & Keiji Haino is an Experimental Metal Triumph |date=March 2018 |url=https://daily.bandcamp.com/2018/03/01/sumac-keiji-haino-metal/ |publisher=[[Bandcamp]] |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref> ''Love in Shadow'' was followed by a tour of the [[United States]] in early 2019.<ref name="exclaim1">{{cite web |last=Slingerland |first=Calum |title=Sumac Map Out West Coast Tour |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sumac_map_out_west_coast_tour |work=[[Exclaim!]] |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| MC = 78/100<ref name="MC1">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/love-in-shadow/sumac | title=Love in Shadow by Sumac: Reviews and Tracks | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>
| MC = 78/100<ref name="MC1">{{cite web | url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/love-in-shadow/sumac | title=Love in Shadow by Sumac: Reviews and Tracks | publisher=[[Metacritic]] | accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web |last=Simpson |first=Paul |title=Sumac – Love in Shadow |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/love-in-shadow-mw0003199178 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web |last=Simpson |first=Paul |title=Sumac – Love in Shadow |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/love-in-shadow-mw0003199178 |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev2score = 7.8/10<ref name="PF1">{{cite web |last=Currin |first=Grayson Haver |title=Sumac: Love in Shadow |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sumac-love-in-shadow/ |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>
| rev2score = 7.8/10<ref name="PF1">{{cite web |last=Currin |first=Grayson Haver |title=Sumac: Love in Shadow |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sumac-love-in-shadow/ |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev3 = ''[[PopMatters]]''
| rev3score = 9/10<ref name="PM1">{{cite web |last=Stasis |first=Spyros |title=Sumac Break New Ground with 'Love in Shadow' |url=https://www.popmatters.com/sumac-love-in-shadow-review-2601304047.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 |work=[[PopMatters]] |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>
| rev3score = 9/10<ref name="PM1">{{cite web |last=Stasis |first=Spyros |title=Sumac Break New Ground with 'Love in Shadow' |url=https://www.popmatters.com/sumac-love-in-shadow-review-2601304047.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1 |work=[[PopMatters]] |date=21 September 2018 |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev4score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="RS1">{{cite web |last=Weingarten |first=Christopher R. |title=Review: Sumac's Free Metal Breaks Ugly New Ground |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-sumacs-free-metal-breaks-ugly-new-ground-727869/ |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>
| rev4score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="RS1">{{cite magazine |last=Weingarten |first=Christopher R. |title=Review: Sumac's Free Metal Breaks Ugly New Ground |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/review-sumacs-free-metal-breaks-ugly-new-ground-727869/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=24 September 2018 |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>
| rev5 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
| rev5 = Sputnikmusic
| rev5score = 3.6/5<ref name="SM1">{{cite web |last=Xenophanes |title=Review: Sumac – Love in Shadow |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/78005/SUMAC-Love-In-Shadow/ |publisher=[[Sputnikmusic]] |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>
| rev5score = 3.6/5<ref name="SM1">{{cite web |last=Xenophanes |title=Review: Sumac – Love in Shadow |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/78005/SUMAC-Love-In-Shadow/ |publisher=Sputnikmusic |accessdate=November 16, 2018}}</ref>
}}
}}


''Love in Shadow'' was met with mostly positive reception. The album received an average score of 78/100 from 6 reviews on [[Metacritic]], indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name="MC1" /> Paul Simpson of [[AllMusic]] described the album as "a bracing expression of visceral emotions that refuses to go the easiest, most comforting route, as well as the most focused Sumac album yet".<ref name="allmusic1" /> Both Chrostopher R. Weingarten of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and Spyros Stasis of ''[[PopMatters]]'' wrote that ''Love in Shadow'' broke new ground,<ref name="RS1" /><ref name="PM1" /> and ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork's]]'' Grayson Haver Currin said that Sumac turned "from good to staggering" on the album.<ref name="PF1" /> Sputnikmusic called the album "startlingly unique" and "the most dynamic and interesting album that Aaron Turner has ever created", but wrote that some of the new ideas were jarring and out of place.<ref name="SM1" />
'''''Love In Shadow''''' is the third studio album by American [[post-metal]] band [[Sumac (band)|Sumac]]. It was released on September 21, 2018 through [[Thrill Jockey]].

===Accolades===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin:0em 1em 1em 0pt"
|+Accolades for ''Love in Shadow''
!Year
!Publication
!class=unsortable|Accolade
!class=unsortable|Rank
!class=unsortable|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
⚫
|-
|align=center rowspan="4"|2018
|''[[Loudwire]]''
| "The 30 Best Metal Albums of 2018"
|align=center|20
|align=center|<ref name="loudtop">{{cite web|last=Irizarry|first=Katy|title=The 30 Best Metal Albums of 2018|url=http://loudwire.com/30-best-metal-albums-2018/|work=[[Loudwire]]|date=26 November 2018 |accessdate=December 18, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|''[[PopMatters]]''
| "The Best Metal of 2018"
|align=center|2
|align=center|<ref name="popmattop">{{cite web|last=Stasis|first=Spyros|title=The Best Metal of 2018 |url=https://www.popmatters.com/best-metal-of-2018-2621689330.html?rebelltitem=29#rebelltitem29|work=[[PopMatters]]|date=30 November 2018 |accessdate=December 18, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|''Treble''
| "The Top 25 Metal Albums of 2018"
|align=center|4
|align=center|<ref name="trebtop1">{{cite web|last=Terich|first=Jeff|title=The Top 25 Metal Albums of 2018 |url=https://www.treblezine.com/25-best-metal-albums-of-2018/|work=Treble|date=30 November 2018 |accessdate=December 18, 2018}}</ref>
|-
| "Top 50 Albums of 2018"
|align=center|21
|align=center|<ref name="trebtop2">{{cite web|last=Hickman|first=Langdon|title=Top 50 Albums of 2018|url=https://www.treblezine.com/top-50-best-albums-of-2018/3/|work=Treble|date=6 December 2018 |accessdate=December 18, 2018}}</ref>
|-
|}

Along with the accolades above, ''Love in Shadow'' appeared on several ''[[Metal Hammer]]'' staff members' top lists and as an honorable mention on ''[[The A.V. Club]]'s'' top metal albums list.<ref name="MHtop">{{cite web |title=Metal Hammer Writers Pick Their Top 20 Albums of 2018 |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/metal-hammer-writers-pick-their-top-20-albums-of-2018 |work=[[Metal Hammer]] |date=17 December 2018 |accessdate=December 18, 2018}}</ref><ref name="AVtop">{{cite web |last1=Dowd|first1=A. A.|last2=Anthony|first2=David|title=The Best Metal Albums of 2018 |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-best-metal-albums-of-2018-1830646750 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=27 November 2018 |access-date=December 18, 2018}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{tracklist
|headline=''Love in Shadow'' track listing
|title1=The Task
|title1=The Task
|length1=21:32
|length1=21:32
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|title3=Arcing Silver
|title3=Arcing Silver
|length3=12:02
|length3=12:02
|title4=Ecstacy of Unbecoming
|title4=Ecstasy of Unbecoming
|length4=16:50
|length4=16:50
|total_length=66:09
|total_length=66:09
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Credits adapted from ''Love in Shadow'' liner notes<ref name="notes">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Love in Shadow|type=CD liner notes |others=Sumac |year=2018 |publisher=[[Thrill Jockey]]|id=Thrill-470}}</ref>
Credits adapted from ''Love in Shadow'' liner notes<ref name="notes">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Love in Shadow|type=CD liner notes |others=Sumac |year=2018 |publisher=[[Thrill Jockey]]|id=Thrill-470}}</ref>


;Sumac
'''Sumac'''
* [[Aaron Turner]] – guitar, vocals, artwork, design, production
* [[Aaron Turner]] – guitar, vocals, artwork, design, production
* Nick Yacyshyn – drums
* Nick Yacyshyn – drums
* [[Brian Cook (musician)|Brian Cook]] – bass
* [[Brian Cook (musician)|Brian Cook]] – bass


;Additional personnel
'''Additional personnel'''
* [[Kurt Ballou]] – production, engineering, mixing
* [[Kurt Ballou]] – production, engineering, mixing
* Audrey Lowell – assistive engineering
* Audrey Lowell – assistive engineering
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==Chart performance==
==Chart performance==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for ''Love in Shadow''
⚫
|-
! Chart
! Chart (2018)
! Peak<br/>position
! Peak<br />position
|-
|-
{{Album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|11|artist=Sumac|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2018}}
{{Album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|11|artist=Sumac|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 17, 2018}}
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==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

{{Sumac}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:2018 albums]]
[[Category:2018 albums]]

Latest revision as of 03:05, 19 November 2024

Love in Shadow
Studio album by
Sumac
ReleasedSeptember 21, 2018 (2018-09-21)
RecordedSeptember 2017
StudioRobert Lang (Shoreline, Washington)
Genre
Length66:09
LabelThrill Jockey
Producer
Sumac chronology
American Dollar Bill – Keep Facing Sideways, You're Too Hideous to Look at Face On
(2018) 		Love in Shadow
(2018) 		May You Be Held
(2019)

Love in Shadow is the third studio album by American post-metal band Sumac. It was released on September 21, 2018 through Thrill Jockey.[1] Like the band's experimental collaboration with Keiji Haino earlier in 2018, much of the album was recorded improvisationally.[2][3] Love in Shadow was followed by a tour of the United States in early 2019.[4]

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Pitchfork7.8/10[7]
PopMatters9/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Sputnikmusic3.6/5[10]

Love in Shadow was met with mostly positive reception. The album received an average score of 78/100 from 6 reviews on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5] Paul Simpson of AllMusic described the album as "a bracing expression of visceral emotions that refuses to go the easiest, most comforting route, as well as the most focused Sumac album yet".[6] Both Chrostopher R. Weingarten of Rolling Stone and Spyros Stasis of PopMatters wrote that Love in Shadow broke new ground,[9][8] and Pitchfork's Grayson Haver Currin said that Sumac turned "from good to staggering" on the album.[7] Sputnikmusic called the album "startlingly unique" and "the most dynamic and interesting album that Aaron Turner has ever created", but wrote that some of the new ideas were jarring and out of place.[10]

Accolades

[edit]
Accolades for Love in Shadow
Year Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
2018 Loudwire "The 30 Best Metal Albums of 2018" 20 [11]
PopMatters "The Best Metal of 2018" 2 [12]
Treble "The Top 25 Metal Albums of 2018" 4 [13]
"Top 50 Albums of 2018" 21 [14]

Along with the accolades above, Love in Shadow appeared on several Metal Hammer staff members' top lists and as an honorable mention on The A.V. Club's top metal albums list.[15][16]

Track listing

[edit]
Love in Shadow track listing
No.TitleLength
1."The Task"21:32
2."Attis' Blade"15:45
3."Arcing Silver"12:02
4."Ecstasy of Unbecoming"16:50
Total length:66:09

Personnel

[edit]

Credits adapted from Love in Shadow liner notes[17]

Sumac

Additional personnel

Chart performance

[edit]
Chart performance for Love in Shadow
Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[18] 11
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[19] 33

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Hill, John (14 June 2018). "Sumac Announce New Album 'Love in Shadow,' Tease Music in Preview Video". Revolver. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  2. ^ O'Neill, Brian (20 September 2018). "Aaron Turner Seeks 'Love in Shadow' in Philadelphia". Invisible Oranges. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  3. ^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (March 2018). "The Collaboration Between Sumac & Keiji Haino is an Experimental Metal Triumph". Bandcamp. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  4. ^ Slingerland, Calum. "Sumac Map Out West Coast Tour". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Love in Shadow by Sumac: Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Sumac – Love in Shadow". AllMusic. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  7. ^ a b Currin, Grayson Haver. "Sumac: Love in Shadow". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  8. ^ a b Stasis, Spyros (21 September 2018). "Sumac Break New Ground with 'Love in Shadow'". PopMatters. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Weingarten, Christopher R. (24 September 2018). "Review: Sumac's Free Metal Breaks Ugly New Ground". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  10. ^ a b Xenophanes. "Review: Sumac – Love in Shadow". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  11. ^ Irizarry, Katy (26 November 2018). "The 30 Best Metal Albums of 2018". Loudwire. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  12. ^ Stasis, Spyros (30 November 2018). "The Best Metal of 2018". PopMatters. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  13. ^ Terich, Jeff (30 November 2018). "The Top 25 Metal Albums of 2018". Treble. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  14. ^ Hickman, Langdon (6 December 2018). "Top 50 Albums of 2018". Treble. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  15. ^ "Metal Hammer Writers Pick Their Top 20 Albums of 2018". Metal Hammer. 17 December 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  16. ^ Dowd, A. A.; Anthony, David (27 November 2018). "The Best Metal Albums of 2018". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  17. ^ Love in Shadow (CD liner notes). Sumac. Thrill Jockey. 2018. Thrill-470.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ^ "Sumac Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  19. ^ "Sumac Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
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