Bones is the fourth studio album by Son Lux. It was released through Glassnote Records on June 23, 2015. With the release of the album, members Rafiq Bhatia and Ian Chang joined founding member Ryan Lott, transitioning Son Lux from a solo project to a three-piece band. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 10 on the Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.
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Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66 based on 13 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Son Lux
Ryan Lott – performance, production, recording, mixing
Rafiq Bhatia – performance, production, recording, mixing
Ian Chang – performance, production, recording, mixing
Additional musicians
Rob Moose – violin (1, 4, 7, 9, 11), viola (1, 4, 7, 9, 11)
Logan Cole – upright bass (2, 6)
Kristin Andreassen – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
Joy Askew – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
Jennifer Lott – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
Cat Martino – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
Nina Moffitt – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
Sarah Pedinotti – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
Kristin Slipp – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
Elizabeth Ziman – vocals (2, 3, 5, 10)
Alex Sopp – flute (3)
Jackson Hill – bass guitar (4, 8)
Hanna Benn – vocals (4, 6, 9), vocal arrangement (4, 6, 9)
Moses Sumney – vocals (4)
Liz Nistico – vocals (5), vocal arrangement (5)
D.M. Stith – vocals (6, 7, 8)
Elena Tonra – vocals (9)
Technical personnel
Todd Carder – additional engineering
Louie Diller – additional engineering
Igor Haefeli – additional engineering
Tomek Miernowski – additional engineering
Ephriam Nagler – additional engineering
Alex Overington – additional engineering
Chris Tabron – additional engineering
Pete Lyman – mastering
Marke Johnson – art direction, design, photography
Nathan Johnson – art direction, design, photography