Naturaliste is the fifth studio album by the Australian indie pop trio, the Lucksmiths, which was released on 10 March 2003 via Candle Records (catalogue number LUCKY16).
[1] Donald said, "With this album, one of the things we wanted to do was return it to the basic sound we started out with, and we've always retained live.
"[4] Pitchfork noted, "many of the band's hallmarks-- clever turns of phrases, a gift for sweet melodies, an odd obsession with the weather-- are present, but their once mostly jaunty, jangly pop is now often swapped for wistful, plaintive melodies.
"[3] Rhythms also noted the "maturing and expanding songwriting abilities" that "provoke a yearning for the simpler worldview of youth".
"[1] Drowned in Sound claimed the album was, "the melodic equivalent of a change in season, and only the most obscure form of tunnel vision could fail to recognise the desolate beauty that raises its impregnable head with every continuous play of this album.