Cherish the Light Years

Cherish the Light Years is the second studio album from the American band Cold Cave, released on April 5, 2011 on Matador Records.

Cherish the Light Years
Studio album by Cold Cave
Released	April 5, 2011
Recorded	October–November 2010
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, Plantain Studios, Stratosphere Sound, and Soundtrack Studios, New York City
Genre	Dark wave, synthpop
Length	40:35
Label	Matador
Producer	Chris Coady
Cold Cave chronology
Love Comes Close (2009) Cherish the Light Years (2011) Full Cold Moon (2014)
Singles from Cherish the Light Years
"The Great Pan Is Dead" Released: February 4, 2011 "Villains of the Moon" Released: May 16, 2011 "Confetti" Released: September 5, 2011

Release and reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork	(7.7/10)[1]
PopMatters	(7/10)[2]
Drowned in Sound	(4/10)[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[4]
MusicOMH	[5]
Clash Magazine	(8/10)[6]
The A.V. Club	(B)[7]
Allmusic	[8]
Rolling Stone	[9]
Consequence of Sound	[10]
NME	(7/10)[11]

Cherish the Light Years was released on April 5, 2011. The album was released by Matador Records on 12" vinyl, CD, and Digital formats. iTunes features an iTunes LP digital download which features an exclusive track, lyrics, and photos.

The album currently holds a 71 out of 100 rating on Metacritic. The score was based on reviews from 26 critics with 20 of the reviews being positive, 4 mixed, and 2 negative.^[12]

In a positive review from Pitchfork, Mark Richardson writes "Cherish has the feel of a breakthrough, and Wes Eisold comes across as an artist with a vision that will resonate with a larger audience."^[1]

Michael Wheeler, writer for Drowned in Sound writes in a negative review, "What happened is the only thing I can think throughout the first few listens of Cold Cave’s second album, with every subsequent spin less an opportunity to further digest than an effort to double-check if things really are as palpably awful as they seemed the last listen around."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wesley Eisold; "Catacombs" and "Underworld USA" written by Eisold and Sean Martin.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Great Pan Is Dead"	4:06
2.	"Pacing Around the Church"	3:26
3.	"Confetti"	5:37
4.	"Catacombs"	3:22
5.	"Underworld USA"	4:59
6.	"Icons of Summer"	5:50
7.	"Alchemy and You"	3:28
8.	"Burning Sage"	4:03
9.	"Villains of the Moon"	5:44

iTunes exclusive bonus track

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Our Tears Help the Flowers Grow"	4:19

Japanese CD bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Heaven's Gate"	3:03
11.	"Our Tears Help the Flowers Grow"	4:19
12.	"Sex Ads '09"	2:43

10th anniversary edition vinyl LP bonus track

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Believe in My Blood"	4:30

Personnel

Band personnel

• Wesley Eisold - vocals, synthesizer, and bass guitar
• Jennifer Clavin - backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9) and synthesizer (8)
• Guy Licata - drums and percussion (all tracks)
• Sean Martin - guitar (1, 4, 5)
• Matt Sweeney - bass (1)
• Gillian Rivera - violin (1, 3)
• Beth Meyers - viola (1, 3)
• Justin Kantor - cello (1, 3)
• Dominick Fernow - electronics (2, 4, 8)
• Daryl Palumbo - guitar (2, 3, 7, 9), bass (2, 3, 7, 9) and synthesizer (6)
• Tonie Joy - guitar (3), bass (8)
• Nick Zinner - guitar (7)
• Eric Beyondo - trumpet (7)

Technical personnel

• Chris Coady - producer, mixing
• Joe LaPorta - mastering
• Greg Morris - engineering
• Daryl Palumbo - pre-production
• Kris Lapke - tracking
• Wesley Eisdold - art direction, layout and design
• Dominick Fernow - art direction, layout and design
• Sebastian Mlynarski - photography