Song · Temples
“Shelter Song” by Temples
From the album Sun Structures (2014)
“Shelter Song” by Temples appears on 12 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2013 and 2026. It was first released in 2014 on the album Sun Structures. Its best result is #32 on the WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2014. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #238 alternative song of 2014.
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"Shelter Song" comes from Sun Structures, Temples' 2014 album, and it sounds like a record that fell through a trapdoor in a vintage shop and landed in the present still spinning. The melody bends and spirals, the jangle glows like stained glass, and the whole thing is soaked in retro psychedelic haze without tipping over into museum-piece cosplay.
James Bagshaw wrote it with Thomas Warmsley, then produced and mixed it himself, which may explain why it sounds so sure of what it wants to be: bright, dizzy and just a little lysergic.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 172 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2013 | 200 |
| 2014 | 35 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2014 | 103 |
| 2014 | 76 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2014 | 89 |
| 2014 | 32 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Year in Review: Top 200 Songs of 2014 | 200 |
| 2014 | 34 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2014 | 90 |
| 2014 | 73 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 103.1 Songs of 2014 | 104 |
| 2014 | 57 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2014 | 89 |
| 2014 | 46 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2014 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 900 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Countdown 2016 | 913 |
| 2024 | 438 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 596 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2026 | 227 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
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