At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75 based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[ 6]
Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album 4 and half stars out of 5 and called it, "an intricately assembled album of delicate harmonies and solidly crafted beats that sits at the intersection of bedroom pop and left-field production."[ 7] The Skinny Lanterns is the sound of a maverick talent edging ever closer to his full, stimulating potential."[ 12]
All tracks are written by Ryan Lott
Title 1. "Alternate World" 4:15 2. "Lost It to Trying" 4:42 3. "Ransom" 5:09 4. "Easy" 4:01 5. "No Crimes" 5:00 6. "Pyre" 4:56 7. "Enough of Our Machines" 5:09 8. "Plan the Escape" 5:32 9. "Lanterns Lit" 2:56
Bandcamp edition bonus track Title 10. "Pyre (Alarm Bells)" 4:14
iTunes edition bonus track Title 10. "Lost It to Trying (Mouths Only Lying)" 3:48
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Ryan Lott – performance, recordingIeva Berberian – vocals (1, 3)
Cameron Schenk – vocals (1, 6)
Aaron Strumpel – vocals (1, 6)
Shara Worden – vocals (1)Chris Thile – mandolin (1)Christopher Wray – pedal steel guitar (1), bass guitar (1)
Jack Bashkow – saxophone (2)
Steven Temme – saxophone (2, 4)
Alex Sopp – flute (2, 5), piccolo (2, 5)
Lily & Madeleine – vocals (2, 8)
Rob Moose – violin (3, 5, 7)Elena Urioste – violin (3)
Rafiq Bhatia – guitar (4)Cat Martino – vocals (5, 6)
Nadia Sirota – viola (5, 7)David Stith – vocals (5, 8)
Kate Davis – vocals (5)Peter Silberman – vocals (5)Darren King – drums (5)Noam Pikelny – banjo (7)Clarice Jensen – cello (7)
Jonny Rodgers – tuned wine glasses (8)
Joseph Branciforte – additional engineering
DJ2 Kyriakides – additional engineering
David Lai – additional engineering
Paul Mahern – additional engineering
Tomek Miernowski – additional engineering
Eric Tate – additional engineering
Anthony Ciannamea – artwork
Ryan Sievert – artwork
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