Sweetheart of the Sun

For the album by The Greencards, see Sweetheart of the Sun (The Greencards album).

Sweetheart of the Sun
Studio album by
the Bangles
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2011
RecordedJune 2009 – June 2011
GenrePop rock
Length42:23
LabelModel Music Group
Producer
The Bangles chronology
Doll Revolution
(2003) 		Sweetheart of the Sun
(2011) 		Ladies and Gentlemen... The Bangles!
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(69/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
antiMusic[3]
Blurt[4]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[5]
Mojo[1]
The New York Times(average)[6]
No Depression(favorable)[7]
Slant Magazine[8]
Uncut[1]

Sweetheart of the Sun is the fifth studio album by American pop rock band the Bangles, released on September 27, 2011. It is the band's second album since their 2003 reunion, and their first as a trio after the departure of longtime member Michael Steele. The twelve-song album was co-produced by the Bangles and Matthew Sweet.

  1. ^ a b c "Sweetheart of the Sun". Metacritic. 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Wierzbicki, Kevin (2011). "The Bangles – Sweetheart of the Sun". antiMusic.com. Archived from the original on August 8, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2019.
  4. ^ Pick, Steve (September 27, 2011). "Bangles – Sweetheart of the Sun". Blurt. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  5. ^ EW Staff (September 23, 2011). "Albums: Sept. 30, 2011". EW.com. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  6. ^ Caramanica, Jon (October 3, 2011). "New Albums by Dum Dum Girls and the Bangles". NYTimes.com. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  7. ^ Watson, Julie Wenger (November 13, 2011). "CD Review: The Bangles – Sweetheart of the Sun (Release Date 09/27/2011)". No Depression. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014.
  8. ^ Keefe, Jonathan (September 26, 2011). "Review: The Bangles, Sweetheart of the Sun". Slant Magazine. Retrieved December 14, 2019.