Sun Coming Down
2015 album by Ought
Sun Coming Down is the second studio album by indie rock band Ought, released on 18 September 2015 by Constellation Records. The album was written and recorded over a two-month period in the Montreal studio Hotel2Tango and produced by Radwan Ghazi Moumneh. Upon release, Sun Coming Down received generally positive reviews from music critics, with praise directed to lead singer Tim Darcy's vocal delivery and the album's socially aware and emotionally sincere lyrics. Several critics named the album as one of the best of the year and its song Beautiful Blue Sky as one of the best of the decade.
Background and recording
Sun Coming Down was conceived following touring for the band's previous album, More Than Any Other Day, released in 2014. The album was written and recorded over a two-month period in the Hotel2Tango studio in Montreal, and produced by Radwan Ghazi Moumneh, with the band's recording routine undertaken on a "strict schedule" in contrast to the recording process for its predecessor. Lead Tim Darcy stated the songs developed "in a vacuum" and without "pre-determination", mostly created in the studio during recording sessions, and developed collaboratively and with an openness to exploring the extremes of "loud and fast" and "quieter" directions for songs. Darcy stated that his speak-singing vocal delivery on the album was borne from losing his voice when yelling, and the delivery allowed him to more clearly enunciate his lyrics. The band trialled songs for the album in live shows from April 2015.
Release and promotion
Sun Coming Down was announced by the band in July 2015, announcing a North American tour and releasing the songs Beautiful Blue Sky and Men for Miles.
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