Shangri-La (Yacht album)

Shangri-La
Studio album by
Yacht
ReleasedJune 21, 2011 (2011-06-21)
Recorded2010–2011
Genre
Length43:22
LabelDFA
ProducerJona Bechtolt
Yacht chronology
See Mystery Lights
(2009) 		Shangri-La
(2011) 		I Thought the Future Would Be Cooler
(2015)

Shangri-La is the fifth studio album by American dance-pop band Yacht. It was released on June 21, 2011 via DFA Records. Produced entirely by its member Jona Bechtolt, it marks the band's second album to include Claire L. Evans. It is a concept album about utopia.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.7/10[1]
Metacritic75/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute84/100%[3]
Consequence of SoundB[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Pitchfork6.5/10[7]
Slant[8]
The A.V. ClubB[9]
The Guardian[10]
Tiny Mix Tapes[11]
Under The Radar[12]

Shangri-La was met with generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 75, based on twenty-one reviews.[2] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 6.7 out of 10, based on twenty-two reviews.[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans.

No.TitleLength
1."Utopia"3:09
2."Dystopia (The Earth Is on Fire)"4:01
3."I Walked Alone"4:52
4."Love in the Dark"4:34
5."One Step"3:23
6."Holy Roller"5:11
7."Beam Me Up"2:14
8."Paradise Engineering"3:46
9."Tripped and Fell in Love"7:14
10."Shangri-La"4:58
Total length:43:22

Personnel

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  • Jona Bechtolt — songwriter, producer, engineering, mixing
  • Claire L. Evans — songwriter
  • Rob "Bobby Birdman" Kieswetter — additional vocals & additional vocals arrangement (tracks: 1-5, 7, 10)
  • Ryann Bosetti — additional vocals (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 10)
  • Susannah Lipsey — additional vocals (tracks: 1, 6, 10)
  • Tim Johnson — additional vocals (tracks: 1, 6, 10)
  • Jeffrey Brodsky — drums (track 1), congas (track 5)
  • Nicholas Miller — additional vocals (track 6)
  • Wolf Carr — additional vocals (track 6)
  • Jherek Bischoff — strings arrangement & cello (track 10)
  • Paris Hurley — violin (track 10)

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[13] 15
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14] 30

References

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  1. ^ a b "Shangri-La by Yacht reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Critic reviews for Shangri-La - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Burg, Erik (June 27, 2011). "Album Review: YACHT – Shangri-La". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  4. ^ Cadigan, Hilary (June 20, 2011). "Album Review: YACHT - Shangri-La". Consequence Of Sound. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  5. ^ Lynch, Joe (July 1, 2011). "Albums: July 8, 2011". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Wood, Mikael (June 20, 2011). "Album Review: Yacht's 'Shangri-La'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  7. ^ Hogan, Marc (July 5, 2011). "YACHT: Shangri-La". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  8. ^ Cataldo, Jesse (June 27, 2011). "Review: YACHT, Shangri-La". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  9. ^ Adams, Erik (June 21, 2011). "YACHT: Shangri-La". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  10. ^ Hughes, Tom (June 30, 2011). "Yacht: Shangri-La – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  11. ^ Savage, Rowan. "Music Review: YACHT - Shangri-La". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  12. ^ Pace, J. (July 28, 2011). "Shangri-La". Under The Radar. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  13. ^ "YACHT Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  14. ^ "YACHT Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
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