Language & Perspective

Language & Perspective is the debut studio album by the American alternative rock band Bad Suns.^[5] The album was recorded with Eric Palmquist in Los Angeles, California, in 2013 and was released on June 24, 2014 by Vagrant Records.^[5] The album title comes from a lyric in the track "Matthew James."

Language & Perspective
Studio album by Bad Suns
Released	June 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
Recorded	2013
Genre	Alternative rock indie rock
Length	37:32
Label	Vagrant
Producer	Eric Palmquist
Bad Suns chronology
Transpose EP (2014) Language & Perspective (2014) Disappear Here (2016)
Singles from Language & Perspective
"Cardiac Arrest" Released: November 11, 2013[1] "Salt" Released: December 12, 2013[2] "Transpose" Released: January 21, 2014 (EP)[3] "We Move Like the Ocean" Released: June 3, 2014[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Earmilk	[6]

Jessica Goodman and Ryan Kistobak of The Huffington Post included Language & Perspective on their list of 2014's best releases, calling it "a rare indie release with little excess amongst its singles".^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Christo Bowman and Bad Suns.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Matthew James"	3:24
2.	"We Move Like the Ocean"	3:09
3.	"Cardiac Arrest"	3:03
4.	"Pretend"	3:34
5.	"Take My Love and Run"	3:09
6.	"Dancing on Quicksand"	3:46
7.	"Salt"	3:47
8.	"Transpose"	3:53
9.	"Learn to Trust"	3:34
10.	"Sleep Paralysis"	3:07
11.	"Rearview"	3:06
Total length:		37:32

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[8]	24

Personnel

Bad Suns

• Gavin Bennett – bass
• Christo Bowman – composer, guitar, vocals
• Ray Libby – guitar
• Miles Morris – drums

Additional Personnel

• Eric Palmquist - keys, programming, production, recording & mixing
• John Greenham - mastering
• Michael Garza - assistant engineering
• C.M. Rodriguez - assistant engineering
• Ozzy Carmona - assistant engineering
• Neil Wogensen - assistant engineering