Afghan Whigs / Black Love

Night by Candlelight

Afghan Whigs · Black Love (1996)

-12.2 LUFS
0.0 True peak
7.4 Loudness range
14.8 Dynamic range
-7.1 Short-term max

Genre cohort

Alternative Rock · 1990s louder than 34% of 372 tracks (median -11.1 LUFS)

-28 to -27 LUFS: 1 track-27 to -26 LUFS: 0 tracks-26 to -25 LUFS: 1 track-25 to -24 LUFS: 2 tracks-24 to -23 LUFS: 3 tracks-23 to -22 LUFS: 2 tracks-22 to -21 LUFS: 2 tracks-21 to -20 LUFS: 1 track-20 to -19 LUFS: 1 track-19 to -18 LUFS: 0 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 1 track-17 to -16 LUFS: 7 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 14 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 20 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 29 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 52 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 53 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 51 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 52 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 48 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 28 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 3 tracks-6 to -5 LUFS: 0 tracks-5 to -4 LUFS: 0 tracks-4 to -3 LUFS: 1 track -12.2 -28 LUFS -16 LUFS -3 LUFS

Engineer cohort

Bob Ludwig (all tracks) louder than 41% of 158 tracks (median -11.2 LUFS)

Bob Ludwig × Alternative Rock louder than 18% of 41 tracks (median -9.3 LUFS)

-23 to -22 LUFS: 1 track-22 to -21 LUFS: 2 tracks-21 to -20 LUFS: 0 tracks-20 to -19 LUFS: 1 track-19 to -18 LUFS: 4 tracks-18 to -17 LUFS: 3 tracks-17 to -16 LUFS: 3 tracks-16 to -15 LUFS: 8 tracks-15 to -14 LUFS: 8 tracks-14 to -13 LUFS: 17 tracks-13 to -12 LUFS: 20 tracks-12 to -11 LUFS: 16 tracks-11 to -10 LUFS: 17 tracks-10 to -9 LUFS: 14 tracks-9 to -8 LUFS: 29 tracks-8 to -7 LUFS: 12 tracks-7 to -6 LUFS: 3 tracks -12.2 -23 LUFS -15 LUFS -6 LUFS

Studio cohort

Gateway Mastering (all tracks) louder than 30% of 122 tracks (median -10.1 LUFS)

10th loudest of 11 on this release

Metadata

Year
1996
Label
Elektra
Genres
Alternative Rock
Source
CD
Version
WAV (44.1/16bit)
Measured
2026-09-13
Engine
mastering-to@06c3922
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