Different Days
Studio album by
L'Altra
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2005 (2005-01-25)
Genre
Length42:46
LabelHefty Records
Producer
L'Altra chronology
In the Afternoon
(2002)		 Different Days
(2005)		 Telepathic
(2010)
Singles from Different Days
  1. "Bring on Happiness"
    Released: 2004

Different Days is a studio album by American duo L'Altra. It was released on Hefty Records on January 25, 2005.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboardfavorable[3]
Pitchfork7.6/10[4]
Stylus MagazineB+[5]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Rob Theakston of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "an album that skillfully balances and blurs the line between electronic music and a nostalgic longing for a whispy dream pop revival."[2] He added, "The themes of isolation, solitude and general soul-crushing existence make it their most blatantly honest work and help further reinforce the notion that this is their most fully realized and beautiful release to date."[2] Sam Url of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.6 out of 10, saying, "Different Days is notable for its consistency; a collection of primarily lovelorn ballads, each song flickers with detail while retaining many common characteristics."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joseph Costa and Lindsay Anderson

No.TitleLength
1."Sleepless Night"5:38
2."It Follows Me Around"4:26
3."Better Than Bleeding"4:44
4."Bring on Happiness"2:31
5."So Surprise"4:21
6."Mailbomb"4:47
7."There Is No"3:52
8."Different Days"3:21
9."Morning Disaster"5:33
10."A Day Between"3:33
Total length:42:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

L'Altra

  • Joseph Costa – vocals, choir, production, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, bass guitar, Wurlitzer piano, handclaps, programming
  • Lindsay Anderson – vocals, choir, production, electric guitar, bass guitar, piano, organ, Wurlitzer piano, Rhodes piano, Moog synthesizer, melodica, flute

Additional personnel

  • Joshua Eustis – music, production, choir, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, bass guitar, Wurlitzer piano, mellotron, glockenspiel, wooden flute, handclaps, tambourine, shaker, programming, recording, additional piano recording, mixing
  • Frederick Lonberg-Holm – choir, cello, trumpet
  • Brian Harding – clarinet, bass clarinet
  • Nate Walcott – trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Marc Hellner – choir, guitar, programming
  • Eben English – bass guitar, drums, tambourine, shaker
  • Charles Cooper – handclaps, programming
  • Sana Kinaya – handclaps
  • Kevin Duneman – drums
  • Jason Ward – additional drum recording
  • Roger Seibel – mastering
  • Sockho – design
  • Jesse Chehak – photography

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Different Days by L'Altra". Metacritic. Archived from the original on June 6, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Theakston, Rob. "L'Altra - Different Days". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 12, 2013. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ Hasty, Katie (February 12, 2005). "Different Days". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 3, 2005. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Ubl, Sam (February 13, 2005). "L'Altra: Different Days". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ Schepper, Ron (January 25, 2005). "L'altra - Different Days". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on February 17, 2006. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
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