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Anyone familiar with Brooklyn's St. Lucia know that they do '80s-style synth-pop with an enthusiasm and production sophistication that would make even the most cynical club kid take notice. With their third studio album, 2018's Hyperion, they blow out their big '80s and '90s pop influences with a sleek, dayglow production that shimmers with bright liquid detail. It's a sound the band has been championing since their debut, and which reached an apex on their hooky sophomore album, 2016's Matter. Based around longtime creative and romantic partners, singer/multi-instrumentalist Jean-Philip Grobler and singer/keyboardist Patti Beranek, St. Lucia make the kind of infectious, melodic pop that wouldn't sound out of place in a classic John Hughes film of the 1980s. All this remains true here, and gains added studio punch via producer Rob Kirwan, who has previously helmed albums by U2, Depeche Mode, and Simple Minds. With Kirwan, St. Lucia take their hot-pink bike shorts and classic Ray-Ban Wayfarer aesthetic even further with arrangements and songs that evoke many of the artists that have influenced them. Tracks like "Bigger," "Paradise Is Waiting," and "Walking Away," are buoyant anthems, rife with fizzy synth and piano riffs, stadium-sized programmed drum beats, and outsized melodies that stick in your head for days. Elsewhere, without ever straying too far from originality, they seem to be repurposing specific grooves from old songs -- like mashing up Genesis' "Invisible Touch" with Wham's "Everything She Wants" to create their own catchy "Gun." Elsewhere, "Last Dance" pleasantly brings to mind Songs from the Big Chair-era Tears for Fears, while "Brighter Love" sounds improbably like Jody Watley's "Looking for a New Love" if produced by Human League. What's particularly compelling about St. Lucia's vintage approach to pop on Hyperion is just how fresh it continues to sound.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Cameron Barton, Assistant Engineer - D. Sardy, Mixing Engineer - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer - Rob Kirwan, Producer, Recording Engineer - Jason Disu, Trombone - St. Lucia, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Philip Grobler, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Bass, Vocal - Patricia Beranek, Keyboards, Percussion, Executive Producer, Vocal - Dave Levy, Trumpet - Dustin Kaufman, Drums - Myles Turney, Recording Engineer - Katie Pipal, Recording Engineer - Tanner Lackey, Recording Engineer - Michael McGarril, Saxophone
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Cameron Barton, Assistant Engineer - D. Sardy, Mixing Engineer - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer - Rob Kirwan, Producer, Recording Engineer - St. Lucia, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Philip Grobler, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Patricia Beranek, Percussion, Executive Producer, Vocal - Ross Pryce Clark, Guitar - Dustin Kaufman, Drums - Myles Turney, Recording Engineer - Katie Pipal, Recording Engineer - Tanner Lackey, Recording Engineer
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Everett Bradley, Background Vocal - NEAL COOMER, Background Vocal - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Cameron Barton, Assistant Engineer - D. Sardy, Mixing Engineer - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer - Rob Kirwan, Producer, Recording Engineer - Rob Moose, Viola, Violin, Strings - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Elaine Caswell, Background Vocal - St. Lucia, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Philip Grobler, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Patricia Beranek, Keyboards, Percussion, Executive Producer, Vocal - Ramona Dunlap, Background Vocal - Ross Pryce Clark, Bass Guitar - Dustin Kaufman, Drums - Myles Turney, Recording Engineer - Katie Pipal, Recording Engineer - Tanner Lackey, Recording Engineer - John A. James III, Background Vocal
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Cameron Barton, Assistant Engineer - D. Sardy, Mixing Engineer - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer - Rob Kirwan, Producer, Recording Engineer - Andy Baldwin, Recording Engineer - St. Lucia, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Philip Grobler, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Ross Clark, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Garrett Ienner, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Patricia Beranek, Keyboards, Percussion, Executive Producer, Vocal - Ross Pryce Clark, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer - Dustin Kaufman, Drums - Myles Turney, Recording Engineer - Katie Pipal, Recording Engineer - Tanner Lackey, Recording Engineer - Nicky Paul, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Cameron Barton, Assistant Engineer - D. Sardy, Mixing Engineer - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer - Rob Kirwan, Producer, Recording Engineer - St. Lucia, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Philip Grobler, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Patricia Beranek, Composer, Lyricist, Percussion, Executive Producer, Vocal - Dustin Kaufman, Drums - Myles Turney, Recording Engineer - Katie Pipal, Recording Engineer - Tanner Lackey, Recording Engineer
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Cameron Barton, Assistant Engineer - D. Sardy, Mixing Engineer - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer - Rob Kirwan, Producer, Recording Engineer - Andy Baldwin, Recording Engineer - Jason Disu, Trombone - St. Lucia, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Philip Grobler, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Garrett Ienner, Guitar - Patricia Beranek, Keyboards, Percussion, Executive Producer, Vocal - Dave Levy, Trumpet - Dustin Kaufman, Drums - Myles Turney, Recording Engineer - Katie Pipal, Recording Engineer - Tanner Lackey, Recording Engineer - Michael McGarril, Saxophone
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Everett Bradley, Background Vocal - NEAL COOMER, Background Vocal - Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Cameron Barton, Assistant Engineer - D. Sardy, Mixing Engineer - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer - Rob Kirwan, Producer, Recording Engineer - Andy Baldwin, Recording Engineer - Nicki Richards, Background Vocal - Elaine Caswell, Background Vocal - St. Lucia, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Philip Grobler, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Garrett Ienner, Guitar - Patricia Beranek, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Percussion, Executive Producer, Vocal - Ramona Dunlap, Background Vocal - Dustin Kaufman, Drums, Percussion - Myles Turney, Recording Engineer - Katie Pipal, Recording Engineer - Tanner Lackey, Recording Engineer - John A. James III, Background Vocal
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Cameron Barton, Assistant Engineer - D. Sardy, Mixing Engineer - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer - Rob Kirwan, Producer, Recording Engineer - Andy Baldwin, Recording Engineer - St. Lucia, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Philip Grobler, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Patricia Beranek, Keyboards, Percussion, Executive Producer, Vibraphone, Vocal - Ross Pryce Clark, Bass Guitar - Dustin Kaufman, Drums - Myles Turney, Recording Engineer - Katie Pipal, Recording Engineer - Tanner Lackey, Recording Engineer
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Cameron Barton, Assistant Engineer - D. Sardy, Mixing Engineer - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer - Rob Kirwan, Producer, Recording Engineer - St. Lucia, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Philip Grobler, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Garrett Ienner, Steel Guitar - Patricia Beranek, Keyboards, Percussion, Executive Producer, Vocal - Dustin Kaufman, Drums - Myles Turney, Recording Engineer - Katie Pipal, Recording Engineer - Tanner Lackey, Recording Engineer
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Cameron Barton, Assistant Engineer - D. Sardy, Mixing Engineer - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer - Rob Kirwan, Producer, Recording Engineer - St. Lucia, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Philip Grobler, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Patricia Beranek, Keyboards, Percussion, Executive Producer, Vibraphone, Vocal - Dustin Kaufman, Drums - Myles Turney, Recording Engineer - Katie Pipal, Recording Engineer - Tanner Lackey, Recording Engineer - Michael McGarril, Saxophone
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Stephen Marcussen, Mastering Engineer - Cameron Barton, Assistant Engineer - D. Sardy, Mixing Engineer - Stewart Whitmore, Mastering Engineer - Rob Kirwan, Producer, Recording Engineer - Rob Moose, Viola, Violin, Strings - St. Lucia, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Philip Grobler, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Recording Engineer, Vocal - Garrett Ienner, Guitar - Patricia Beranek, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards, Percussion, Executive Producer, Vocal - Ross Pryce Clark, Percussion - Dustin Kaufman, Drums, Percussion - Myles Turney, Recording Engineer - Katie Pipal, Recording Engineer - Tanner Lackey, Recording Engineer
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
Albumbeschreibung
Anyone familiar with Brooklyn's St. Lucia know that they do '80s-style synth-pop with an enthusiasm and production sophistication that would make even the most cynical club kid take notice. With their third studio album, 2018's Hyperion, they blow out their big '80s and '90s pop influences with a sleek, dayglow production that shimmers with bright liquid detail. It's a sound the band has been championing since their debut, and which reached an apex on their hooky sophomore album, 2016's Matter. Based around longtime creative and romantic partners, singer/multi-instrumentalist Jean-Philip Grobler and singer/keyboardist Patti Beranek, St. Lucia make the kind of infectious, melodic pop that wouldn't sound out of place in a classic John Hughes film of the 1980s. All this remains true here, and gains added studio punch via producer Rob Kirwan, who has previously helmed albums by U2, Depeche Mode, and Simple Minds. With Kirwan, St. Lucia take their hot-pink bike shorts and classic Ray-Ban Wayfarer aesthetic even further with arrangements and songs that evoke many of the artists that have influenced them. Tracks like "Bigger," "Paradise Is Waiting," and "Walking Away," are buoyant anthems, rife with fizzy synth and piano riffs, stadium-sized programmed drum beats, and outsized melodies that stick in your head for days. Elsewhere, without ever straying too far from originality, they seem to be repurposing specific grooves from old songs -- like mashing up Genesis' "Invisible Touch" with Wham's "Everything She Wants" to create their own catchy "Gun." Elsewhere, "Last Dance" pleasantly brings to mind Songs from the Big Chair-era Tears for Fears, while "Brighter Love" sounds improbably like Jody Watley's "Looking for a New Love" if produced by Human League. What's particularly compelling about St. Lucia's vintage approach to pop on Hyperion is just how fresh it continues to sound.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:01
- Main artists: St. Lucia
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative en Indie
(P) 2018 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment
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