A Billion Little Lights

Wild Pink - A Billion Little Lights
Critic Score
Based on 13 reviews
2021 Ratings: #600 / 753
User Score
Based on 124 ratings
2021 Rank: #689
Liked by 15 people
February 19, 2021 / Release Date
LP / Format
Indie Rock / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

82
Beats Per Minute
Wild Pink’s third full length sees them at their most fluent, achieving a compositional and performative apex
80
Upset

It's an album for clear nights where the universe's beauty and sheer scale can be pulled into widescreen focus.

76
Pitchfork

Splitting the difference between War on Drugs and Death Cab for Cutie, the latest from the Brooklyn band offers indie rock at its most familiar and instantly gratifying.

70
Exclaim!

While A Billion Little Lights as a whole is not as elegantly cohesive as Wild Pink's past work, the starry-eyed melodies shine stronger and more confidently than ever.

70
Loud and Quiet

Wild Pink started off by making small scale, meditative versions of songs you might envisage being blasted at a football field, and A Billion Little Lights ups the scope without sacrificing their central pensive nature.

70
Uncut

Lyrical references to stargazing, sprawling jasmine and the passage of time paint a picture of the infinite, and our small place in it, that is heightened by the band’s soaring melodies.

70
FLOOD Magazine

Without seeming pretentious or self-indulgent, A Billion Little Lights is a roomy and spacious effort that fits bashfully into the existing corpus of contemporary indie.

60
musicOMH

A Billion Little Lights is a good album when heard in isolation, but it pales in comparison to those albums that inspired its creation.

60
The Line of Best Fit

The execution isn’t quite perfect - at times, you can feel the record trying, as if it’s labouring under its own weight. But the band, and particularly Ross, deliver it with such honesty that that much can be forgiven.

BGL13
56

pretty boring, slightly forgettable, but not necessarily bad

heavymetalbumma
82

I was pretty nervous for this release since Wild Pink's last album means a lot to me and the instant grat tracks weren't doing a lot to hold my attention. Of course I was foolish to be worried cause what the fuck do I know. The band still sounds amazing and I'm sure this will rival "Yolk in the Fur" after repeat listens. They still are my number one band to listen to while driving at night or in the snow. It's the perfect atmosphere for their music. They're so tranquil and thought ... read more

Orlkont
70

I was playing Stardew Valley when I was listening to this and then it rained.

Jwallace1997
80

This put me in a good mood

Favorite Track: The Shining But Tropical

Least Favorite Track: Track Mud

leo333000
45

indie rock at it's lamest

TruLad69
80

The safest and easiest Indie Rock you’ll hear this year but by Jove if it works it works.

Dunno how missed this earlier in the year but I’ve been smashing this past week with the sun out. I’m getting a lot of Owen vibes if he just suddenly decided to listen to a shit ton of Americana. Twinkly guitars with insanely strong chorus’ and hooks. What’s not to like?

Fav Track: Amalif
Least Fav Track: Bigger Than Christmas

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Added on: October 7, 2020