Sun Structures

Sun Structures is the debut studio album by English rock band Temples, released on 5 February 2014 by Heavenly Recordings. The building shown on the album cover is the Rushton Triangular Lodge near Rushton, Northamptonshire. The song "Keep in the Dark" is played over the closing credits to the 2015 thriller film The Gift.

Sun Structures
Studio album by Temples
Released	5 February 2014 (2014-02-05)
Studio	Pyramid (Kettering, England)
Genre	Neo-psychedelia[1] psychedelic pop[2]
Length	52:48
Label	Heavenly
Producer	James Bagshaw
Temples chronology
Sun Structures (2014) Volcano (2017)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.0/10[3]
Metacritic	72/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Exclaim!	9/10[5]
Financial Times	[6]
The Guardian	[7]
The Independent	[8]
NME	8/10[9]
Pitchfork	5.5/10[10]
Q	[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Uncut	8/10[13]

Singles

"Shelter Song" was sent to US modern rock radio by Fat Possum Records on 15 April 2014.^[14]

Track listing

Sun Structures – standard edition

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Shelter Song"	James Bagshaw	3:10
2.	"Sun Structures"	Thomas Walmsley	5:12
3.	"The Golden Throne"	Bagshaw	4:10
4.	"Keep in the Dark"	Walmsley	4:36
5.	"Mesmerise"	Bagshaw	3:42
6.	"Move with the Season"	Bagshaw Walmsley	5:10
7.	"Colours to Life"	Bagshaw Walmsley	5:11
8.	"A Question Isn't Answered"	Bagshaw Walmsley	5:11
9.	"The Guesser"	Bagshaw	4:06
10.	"Test of Time"	Bagshaw	3:53
11.	"Sand Dance"	Walmsley	6:31
12.	"Fragment's Light"	Bagshaw Walmsley	1:57
Total length:			52:48

Sun Structures – Japanese edition bonus tracks^[15]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Shelter Song" (Society Remix)	3:09
14.	"Mesmerise" (Time and Space Machine Remix)	7:33

Sun Structures – iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks^[16]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Shelter Song" (Jagwar Ma Jono's Wrong Mix)	5:26
14.	"Shelter Song" (Justin Robertson's Deadstock 33s Remix)	6:21
15.	"Mesmerise" (Time and Space Machine Remix)	7:33
16.	"Shelter Song" (Society Remix)	3:09

Personnel

Temples

• James Bagshaw
• Thomas Walmsley
• Adam Smith
• Samuel Toms

Technical

• James Bagshaw – production (all tracks); mixing (tracks 1, 12)
• Claudius Mittendorfer – mixing (tracks 2–11)
• Noel Summerville – mastering

Artwork

• Abbie Stephens – artwork, photography
• Zoë Maxwell – artwork, photography
• Thomas Caslin – design, layout

Charts

Chart performance for "Sun Structures"

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17]	55
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18]	69
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19]	80
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20]	58
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21]	36
French Albums (SNEP)[22]	66
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23]	47
Irish Albums (IRMA)[24]	69
Irish Independent Albums (IRMA)[25]	10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[26]	17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27]	24
UK Albums (OCC)[28]	7
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[29]	2
US Billboard 200[30]	163
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[31]	4
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[32]	31
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[33]	44
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[34]	21

Release history

Release history for Sun Structure

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
Japan	5 February 2014	Hostess	[15]
Australia	7 February 2014	[PIAS] Australia	[35]
Ireland		Heavenly	[36]
United Kingdom	10 February 2014		[37]
France		[PIAS] Cooperative	[38]
United States	11 February 2014	Fat Possum	[39]
Germany	14 February 2014	[PIAS] Cooperative	[40]