A Color Map of the Sun is the fourth studio album by the American electronic music producer Pretty Lights,[1] released on July 2, 2013 by Pretty Lights Music and 8 Minutes 20 Seconds Records.

In describing why he chose this requirement, Smith has stated: "I was trying to think of something that would be a massive challenge for myself and just a really cool project.

The second disc of the CD features an additional 13 live studio recordings of the new music produced for the album.

[4] On December 6, 2013 A Color Map of the Sun received nomination for Best Dance/Electronica Album in the 2014 Grammys.

[5] Pretty Lights made his TV debut on Conan, performing "Around the Block" with Talib Kweli, Break Science, and Eric Krasno of Soulive.