| Lights / Siberia |
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| Album: | Siberia | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Lights | Added: | Nov 2011 | |
| Label: | Last Gang | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-02-12 | Pull Date: | 2012-04-15 |
| Week Ending: | Apr 15 | Apr 8 | Mar 25 | Mar 4 | Feb 19 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Aug 09, 2012: | Cognitive Dissonance Peace Sign | 4. | Apr 08, 2012: | Instant Cat! Siberia | |
| 2. | Jul 06, 2012: | The Peninsula Report Fourth Dimension | 5. | Apr 06, 2012: | Mountain Music Fourth Dimension | |
| 3. | Apr 12, 2012: | Synthesis Fourth Dimension | 6. | Mar 18, 2012: | Synthesis Fourth Dimension |
| Album Review |
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| Mir Reviewed 2012-01-24 | ||
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The sophomore album from Canadian singer LIGHTS is grittier and rawer than her debut, with a strong dubstep influence. The vocals are pretty, clean, and clear, but not outstanding. However, the mix of synths, heavy dubstep-inspired bass lines, and melodic singing is quite interesting sonically. Sounds like Passion Pit, Ellie Goulding? No FCCs detected. Recommended: 5, 8, 12, 14. 7 or 10 if you’re looking for something slow. 1. 4:19: Lyrically the same idea as Vanessa Carlton’s A Thousand Miles “Where the wind is cold and angry / there you’ll be to take me inside … I don’t care if we suddenly find ourselves in Siberia” – that is too say, not very interesting. But the mood and atmospherics are pretty cool, and it’s a decent melody. 2. 3:24: Heavily dubstep influenced. Nothing especially stands out on this track. 3. 3:38: Pretty singing in a relatively high register. Anthemic. 4. 4:00: Downtempo, hopeful, pretty. 5*. 3:16: Uptempo. Includes a snippet of auto-tune. Verses build to a strong, intense chorus. 6. 3:21: Long intro, then a rather formulaic – yet also quite sweet – paean to her lover. Good melody. 7. 3:24: Downtempo, very soft, with minimal instrumentals. Some of her best vocal work. 8*. 4:05: Uptempo. Unique use of chimes, which contribute to the magical mood. Some dubstep-influenced beats, with a dubstep drop at 2:37. Really cool song. 9. 3:28: Uptempo. Lyrics on the versus are sort of sing-rapped– it’s not full out singing, but not just talking either. Dubstep drop at 1:58, which ends rather abruptly at 2:10 for the more downtempo and softer close of the song. 10. 4:42: Downtempo. Calming and soothing both musically and lyrically (“when I fall asleep I feel you with me”). 11. 8:57: Pretty downtempo. Purely instrumental. Some bagpipe in there, scratchy synths, electronic beeps, etc. 12*. 3:19: Great synths that really stand out. Really pretty, melodic singing. 13. 3:55: Scratchy, raw, and angry sections fade into softer, prettier sections, and then back again. 37 second guest rap verse starting at 2:47. 14*. 3:21: Really pretty. Singing is all out, but the song overall is still relatively calm. Rap guest verse from 2:16 – 2:37. -Mir | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Siberia | 8. | Peace Sign | |||
| 2. | Where The Fence Is Low | 9. | Cactus In The Valley | |||
| 3. | Toes | 10. | Suspension | |||
| 4. | Banner | 11. | Flux And Flow | |||
| 5. | Everybody Breaks A Glass | 12. | Fourth Dimension | |||
| 6. | Heavy Rope | 13. | And Counting... | |||
| 7. | Timing Is Everything | 14. | Day One |