Sun Structures Explained

Sun Structures
Type:	studio
Artist:	Temples
Cover:	Temples - Sun Structures.png
Studio:	Pyramid (Kettering, England)
Genre:	Neo-psychedelia^[1]
Label:	Heavenly
Producer:	James Bagshaw
Next Title:	Volcano
Next Year:	2017

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.

Singles

"Shelter Song" was sent to US modern rock radio by Fat Possum Records on 15 April 2014.^[2]

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 (2014)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[3]	55

Release history

Region! scope="col"

Date	Label
Japan	5 February 2014	Hostess
Australia	7 February 2014	[PIAS] Australia	^[4]
Ireland		Heavenly	^[5]
United Kingdom	10 February 2014		^[6]
France		[PIAS] Cooperative	^[7]
United States	11 February 2014	Fat Possum	^[8]
Germany	14 February 2014	[PIAS] Cooperative	^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Temples 'Sun Structures' is Rough Trade Shops Album of The Year. 14 November 2014. Heavenly Recordings. 8 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211171538/http://heavenlyrecordings.com/news/2014/11/temples-sun-structures-is-rough-trade-shops-album-of-the-year/. 11 February 2015.
2. Web site: Future Releases on Alternative Radio Stations . All Access Music Group . https://web.archive.org/web/20140713212901/http://www.allaccess.com/alternative/future-releases . 13 July 2014.
3. Web site: Chartifacts – Tuesday 18th February 2014 . . 24 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141205001951/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/44949/chartifacts---tuesday-18th-february-2014 . 5 December 2014.
4. Web site: ALBUM BIO: Temples – Sun Structures [Heavenly Recordings / [PIAS] Australia] (Out Friday, 7 February 2014) ]. . 24 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202054655/http://mushroompromotions.com/bios/album-bio-temples-sun-structures-heavenly-recordings-pias-australia/ . 2 February 2017.
5. Web site: Temples – Sun Structures . Tower Records Ireland . 15 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170202204115/http://www.towerrecords.ie/product/Temples_Sun_Structures/605166 . 2 February 2017.
6. Web site: HVNLP100 Temples 'Sun Structures' . . 19 November 2013 . 11 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140209050612/http://heavenlyrecordings.com/records/2013/11/hvnlp100-temples-sun-structures/ . 9 February 2014.
7. Web site: Sun structures – Temples . fr . . 15 February 2014.
8. Web site: Temples – Sun Structures . . 8 September 2017.
9. Web site: Sun Structures: Temples . . de . Germany . 11 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141213045427/https://www.amazon.de/Sun-Structures-Temples/dp/B00GPOTS3U . 13 December 2014.