Sun Structures

Sun Structures
Studio album by Temples
Released	5 February 2014
Studio	Pyramid Studio (Kettering, Northamptonshire)
Genre	Neo-psychedelia[1] psychedelic rock[2]
Length	52:48
Label	Heavenly
Producer	James Bagshaw
Temples chronology
Sun Structures (2014) Volcano (2017)

Sun Structures is the debut studio album by English psychedelic rock band Temples, released on 5 February 2014 by Heavenly Records. The building shown on the album cover is Rushton Triangular Lodge near to Rushton in Northamptonshire. The song 'Keep in the Dark' is played over the closing credits to the 2015 thriller film, The Gift.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Clash	9/10[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Independent	[6]
musicOMH	[7]
NME	8/10[8]
Pitchfork Media	5.5/10[9]
PopMatters	6/10[10]
Rolling Stone	[11]

Singles

"Shelter Song" was sent to US modern rock radio by Fat Possum Records on 15 April 2014.^[12]

Track listing

All tracks written by James Bagshaw and Thomas Warmsley. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Shelter Song"	3:10
2.	"Sun Structures"	5:12
3.	"The Golden Throne"	4:10
4.	"Keep in the Dark"	4:36
5.	"Mesmerise"	3:42
6.	"Move with the Season"	5:10
7.	"Colours to Life"	5:11
8.	"A Question Isn't Answered"	5:11
9.	"The Guesser"	4:06
10.	"Test of Time"	3:53
11.	"Sand Dance"	6:31
12.	"Fragment's Light"	1:57
Total length:		52:48

Japanese edition bonus tracks[13]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Shelter Song" (Society Remix)	3:09
14.	"Mesmerise" (Time and Space Machine Remix)	7:33

iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks[14]
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Shelter Song" (Jagwar Ma Jono's Wrong Mix)	5:26
14.	"Shelter Song" (Justin Robertson's Deadstock 33s Remix)	6:21
15.	"Mesmerise" (Time and Space Machine Remix)	7:33
16.	"Shelter Song" (Society Remix)	3:09

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Sun Structures.^[15]

Temples

• James Bagshaw – lead vocals, lead guitar, production (all tracks), mixing ("Shelter Song", "Fragment's Light")
• Adam Smith – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Thomas Warmsley – bass, backing vocals
• Samuel Toms – drums

Additional personnel

• Cerne Canning – management
• Thomas Caslin – design, layout
• Zoë Maxwell – artwork, photography
• Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing (all except "Shelter Song" and "Fragment's Light")
• James Sandom – management
• Abbie Stephens – artwork, photography
• Noel Summerville – mastering

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16]	55
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[17]	69
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[18]	80
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[19]	58
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[20]	36
French Albums (SNEP)[21]	66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22]	47
Irish Albums (IRMA)[23]	69
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA)[24]	10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25]	17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26]	24
UK Albums (OCC)[27]	7
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[28]	2
US Billboard 200[29]	163
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[30]	31
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[31]	44

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Japan[13]	5 February 2014	Hostess Entertainment
Australia[32]	7 February 2014	[PIAS] Australia
Ireland[33]		Heavenly Records
United Kingdom[34]	10 February 2014
France[35]		[PIAS] Cooperative
United States[36]	11 February 2014	Fat Possum Records
Germany[37]	14 February 2014	[PIAS] Cooperative

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