The Wonderlands: Sunlight

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Sunlight
JonForeman-TheWonderlandsSunlight.jpg
EP by Jon Foreman
Released May 26, 2015
Length 24:48
Label lowercase people
Producer
Jon Foreman chronology
Limbs and Branches
(2008)Limbs and Branches2008		 Sunlight
(2015)		 Shadows
(2015)Shadows2015

Sunlight is the first of four EPs to be released under Jon Foreman's second solo-project, The Wonderlands. Foreman describes the project as, "trying to explore the physical space of music. I wanted to create a place that would exist only when you press play; a place of light and shadows, tension and release, things that you know and things that you don’t know. It's incredible that you can create a mood, almost a structure of feeling. All 24 songs will correspond with different moods of the day. At the end I'm going to do 25 concerts in 24 hours."[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
365 Days of Inspiring Media 4.5/5 stars[3]
CCM Magazine 4/5 stars[4]
Cross Rhythms 9/10 squares[5]
FDRMX 4.8/5 stars[6]
Jesus Freak Hideout 4/5 stars[7]
3.5/5 stars[8]
4.5/5 stars[9]
New Release Tuesday 4.5/5 stars[10]

Matt Conner, giving the EP four stars from CCM Magazine, describes, "Foreman's new solo sets show a deep consideration of a life lived in both darkness and light."[4] Awarding the EP four and a half stars for New Release Tuesday, Mary Nikkel states, "The first installment of The Wonderlands is a strong start for a promising EP arc."[10] Jessica Morris, giving the EP a 4.8 star review at FDRMX, writes, "A delight to the ears, heart and the imagination, Sunlight tackles some of the most debilitating and important topics of life with a lightness and hope that will strengthen you."[6] Awarding the EP a nine out of ten from Cross Rhythms, Helen Whitall says, "there are some excellent songs here and lyrically Foreman is going from strength to strength."[5] Joshua Andre, indicating in four and a half star review at 365 Days of Inspiring Media, recognizes, "As for the rest of The Wonderlands releasing in a few months; if they’re as half as good as Sunlight, then Jon Foreman is sure to have a brighter and longer career ahead of him!"[3] Signaling in a four star review by Jesus Freak Hideout, Roger Gelwicks responds, "Sunlight is a refreshing piece of artistry".[7]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Jon Foreman. 

No. Title Length
1. "Terminal"   5:09
2. "The Mountain"   3:58
3. "You Don't Know How Beautiful You Are"   3:32
4. "Caroline"   4:08
5. "Patron Saint of Rock and Roll"   3:35
6. "All of God's Children"   4:26

Chart performance

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 104
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[12] 9
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[13] 2
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[14] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 11

References

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  11. ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=305 "Jon Foreman – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Jon Foreman. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=794 Jon Foreman – Chart history" Billboard Top Alternative Albums for Jon Foreman. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=310 Jon Foreman – Chart history" Billboard Christian Albums for Jon Foreman. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=1071 Jon Foreman – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for Jon Foreman. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=408 Jon Foreman – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Jon Foreman. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
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