Alternative Light Source

Alternative Light Source is the third album by the English electronic group Leftfield, released on 8 June 2015. It is the first new material following the band's 1999 album Rhythm and Stealth. It is also the first Leftfield album without Paul Daley, as well as the first since the band's return in 2010.

Alternative Light Source
Studio album by Leftfield
Released	8 June 2015
Genre	EDM trip hop tech house
Length	52:18
Label	Infectious
Producer	Neil Barnes, Adam Wren
Leftfield chronology
Rhythm and Stealth (1999) Alternative Light Source (2015) This Is What We Do (2022)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	79/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Clash	8/10[3]
The Guardian	[4]
The Line of Best Fit	8.5/10[5]
Mojo	[6]
musicOMH	[7]
The Observer	[8]
Record Collector	[9]
Release Magazine	10/10[10]
Uncut	[11]

On 1 June 2015, the album premiere was streamed live on Leftfield's website, coupled with live tweeting about it on the band's Twitter feed with hashtag #leftfieldstream.^[12]

Critical reception

Nick Annan of Clash said "Alternative Light Source is a worthy successor to Rhythm & Stealth, not as sparse or hard hitting but brimming with energy, ideas and familiar Leftfield diaphragm-rattling bass."^[3] Mojo's Stephen Worthy commented that Neil Barnes "meets the challenge" of releasing a followup to Leftfield's previous albums that went platinum, and said that the album, "...aided by a clutch of judicious guest appearances, balances crowd-pleasing festival epics, intense techy workouts and bubbling synth lullabies."^[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bad Radio" (featuring Tunde Adebimpe)	5:22
2.	"Universal Everything" (featuring Georgia Barnes)	7:06
3.	"Bilocation" (featuring Channy Leaneagh of Poliça)	4:24
4.	"Head and Shoulders" (featuring Sleaford Mods)	5:24
5.	"Dark Matters"	5:02
6.	"Little Fish" (featuring Channy Leaneagh of Poliça)	6:08
7.	"Storms End"	5:00
8.	"Alternative Light Source"	3:16
9.	"Shaker Obsession"	5:22
10.	"Levitate for You" (featuring Ofei)	5:14
Total length:		52:18

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[13]	42
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]	31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]	111
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16]	31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17]	74
UK Albums (OCC)[18]	6