Under the Sun (Maya Shenfeld album)

Under the Sun is the second studio album by Berlin-based composer Maya Shenfeld, released on 23 February 2024 through Thrill Jockey. It received acclaim from critics.

Under the Sun
Studio album by
Maya Shenfeld
Released23 February 2024 (2024-02-23)
GenreElectronic
Length39:15
LabelThrill Jockey
ProducerMaya Shenfeld
Maya Shenfeld chronology
In Free Fall
(2022)		 Under the Sun
(2024)

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Clash8/10[2]
Mojo[3]
Uncut8/10[4]

Under the Sun received a score of 84 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on four critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1] Uncut described the album as "elemental and menacing",[4] while Mojo called it "an elegant, thought-provoking record".[3] Nick Roseblade of Clash found that Shenfeld has "expanded her sonic palate and used an old proverb 'there's nothing new under the sun' as a launch pad" as she "manages to coax new emotions from her synths that [others] couldn't".[2] Reviewing the album for The Quietus, Ian Opolot called it "a mirage that is every bit dazzling, piercing (at times haunting) in its use of synthesisers, organs and the distant-memory-like sound of the Ritter Youth Choir".[5]

Track listing
Under the Sun track listing
No.TitleLength
1."A Guide for the Perplexed"7:12
2."Tehom"3:28
3."Geist"4:13
4."Interstellar"4:37
5."Light, Refracted"2:47
6."On Its Rounds the Wind Returns"5:40
7."Sedek"3:21
8."Analemma"7:57
Total length:39:15

Personnel
  • Maya Shenfeld – composer, producer, mixing, modular synthesizers and electronics
  • Omer Idan – oboe
  • Gineke Pranger – recorders
  • Ann-Kristin Mayr – conductor (Youth Choir Ritterchor)
  • James Ginzburg – composer and producer (track 7)
  • Tadklimp – additional production (tracks 5, 6 and 8) and mixing
  • Rashad Becker – mastering
  • Gal Shenfeld – artwork
  • Daniel Castrejón – design

References
  1. "Under the Sun by Maya Shenfeld Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  2. Roseblade, Nick (12 February 2024). "Maya Shenfeld – Under the Sun | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
  3. "Maya Shenfeld – Under the Sun". Mojo. March 2024. p. 86.
  4. "Maya Shenfeld – Under the Sun". Uncut. February 2024. p. 35.
  5. Opolot, Ian (20 February 2024). "Maya Shenfeld – Under the Sun". The Quietus. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
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