Released April 17, 2012 Picture Show
(2012) Pop Psychology
(2014) Release date 17 April 2012 Label Mercury Records | Length 46:30 Artist Neon Trees Producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen | |
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Genres Alternative rock, New wave, Pop rock, Electropop Similar Pop Psychology, Habits, The Lateness of the Hour, Night Shades, Love Is A Four Letter Word | ||
Neon trees moving in the dark lyrics
Picture Show is the second studio album by American rock band Neon Trees. The lead single, "Everybody Talks", was released on December 20, 2011, and the album was released on April 17, 2012. The music video for "Everybody Talks" was released on March 8, 2012.
Contents
On March 15, 2012 an interview with Neon Trees stated that Picture Show would have 11 tracks and 4 bonus tracks. On March 19, the cover art for Picture Show was released, and on March 27, the cover art for the deluxe edition was revealed on their livestream appearance, along with confirmation of a vinyl version that will available for the deluxe edition.
The album was produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen, mixed by Billy Bush and engineered by Carlos de la Garza, Billy Bush and Greg Collins. It was mastered by Joe LaPorta.
"Everybody Talks" was used in the Homeland episode "Q&A". The episode aired on October 28, 2012.
"Moving in the Dark" was used in the NCIS episode "Namesake". The episode aired on October 30, 2012.
Promotion
The band released their lead single, "Everybody Talks" in December 2011 and a video followed in early March 2012. The single has currently peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and the top 20 of 7 other major charts on Billboard.
The band also went on tour with AWOLNATION across the country, and has toured college campuses/festivals alone.
Reception
The album debuted at number 77 in Canada, and number 17 on the United States Billboard 200. Picture Show received generally mixed to positive reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 63, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Billboard gave the album a mixed review, saying that Neon Trees were successful in keeping their new album similar to its predecessor, Habits, but their experimenting did not pay off (with songs like, "Trust" that last over 6 minutes). Similarly, Rolling Stone gave the album 3 stars out of 5, also saying that, "Four of its last five tracks exceed five minutes. Neon Trees clearly hope there's life beyond bubblegum". Entertainment Weekly similarly gave the album a C+ grade. Absolute Punk gave the album an 80% rating. Also, Artistdirect.com gave the album a positive review, and mentioned the song, "I Am the DJ" as a standout track.
Track listing
All tracks written by Tyler Glenn, except where noted.
Personnel
Neon Trees
Additional Musicians
Horn Section
Songs
1Moving in the Dark3:02
2Teenage Sounds4:22
3Everybody Talks2:57