Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect

Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect
Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect
Studio album by Sundara Karma
Released	6 January 2017
Genre	Indie rock; new wave; synth-pop; pop rock;
Length	47:30
Label	Sony Music; Chess Club;
Sundara Karma chronology
Singles from Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect
	"A Young Understanding"; Released: 26 February 2016; "She Said"; Released: 23 August 2016; "Olympia"; Released: 20 October 2016; "Flame"; Released: 11 November 2016; "Happy Family"; Released: 16 December 2016;

Released6 January 2017

Genre

Length47:30

Label

Sony Music
Chess Club

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Source	Rating
Metacritic	67/100^[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash Mag	8/10^[5]
The Line of Best Fit	8/10^[6]

Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect is the debut studio album by English band Sundara Karma. It was released in January 2017 under Chess Club Records. In 2020, the album was certified Silver in the UK after achieving sales of over 60,000.^{[citation needed]}

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No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Young Understanding"	4:03
2.	"Loveblood"	3:47
3.	"Olympia"	4:11
4.	"Happy Family"	6:02
5.	"Flame"	3:48
6.	"Lose the Feeling"	4:13
7.	"She Said"	3:44
8.	"Vivienne"	3:49
9.	"Be Nobody"	2:50
10.	"Deep Relief"	3:42
11.	"Watching From Great Heights"	2:57
12.	"The Night"	4:24
Total length:		47:30

v t e Sundara Karma
Studio albums	Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect (2017) Ulfilas' Alphabet (2019) Better Luck Next Time (2023)
EPs	Loveblood (2015) Kill Me (2020) Oblivion! (2022)
Singles	"Flame" "Higher States"

Youth Is Only Ever Fun in Retrospect

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