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Lights Over The Lake is the third album from South Wales based band No Thee No Ess. No Thee No Ess is a collaboration between two established figures in the South Wales arts and indie music scene - Andy Fung (Dererro, Cymbient) and Paul Battenbough (King Of Despair). No Thee No Ess are a band who like many of their Welsh compatriots (Super Furry Animals and Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci) create music that does not fit into any particular scene or genre, but create music that will engulf your whole body and mind and transport you to a mystic world. Lights Over The Lake is an album that is full of soaring strings, ambience and atmosphere, and densely layered sounds, haunting vocals and sweet harmonies. This is an album that demands full attention from the listener. There are some who may criticise the album for being too long, with it’s 14 tracks and one hour play length some may find it difficult to remain attentive throughout. Though in an age where the creative art of the album is being lost, it is refreshing to have a band releasing an album that demands the listeners attention from start to finish. The other beauty with this album is the more you listen to it, the more things you discover. There is too much going on to appreciate the complexities on just one listen. Each listen leads to the discovery of new magical moments. Standout tracks include ‘Waiting for a King’, a reflective moment of melancholic beauty. ‘Birds’ which at over eight minutes long becomes the albums pivotal point, this is an earth shattering song that highlights the unique talent of the band. ‘Devastated City’ is a spoken word track telling a story which gives the listener something to focus and reflect upon. ‘Good For Me’ is another moment of beauty which would not have been out of place on a Gorky’s album. ‘Siamese Fighter’ is a song that Wayne Coyne would be proud of, you will be hard pushed to find a more psychedelic lyric all year than “stay in and get high/eating apple pie/cos its good for me”. If you are looking for an album that is full of cosmic psychedelic pop then ‘Lights Over The Lake’ is an album for you. This is an album that I will be going back to many times over the next twelve months, and is certainly one I will go back to when it comes to compiling the end of year lists. Rating: 7/10 Steve Tay |
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