'INTENSE1' A Repo Man's life is always intense.' Repo Man
If you like intensity you might like Lamplight. Their records burn with a rare intensity. I liked their album Lamplight, from 2024. I like their current one Lick The Spoon Let It Soften.Here was a paragraph from my review of Lamplight,
In the sway of a rural breeze, Ian Hatcher -Williams vocals soothe and enchant the listener on his self-titled debut album as Lamplight which recounts his odyssey from a child raised in a Virginia cult to a burnt out tech worker in New York, then back to Virginia, happily married to his childhood friend, Throughout the album Hatcher -Williams explores how identity as it relates to where a person is from and evolves with where they live, and how that facet of self is further compounded by the agency one has over where they call home. To some extent Lamplight is about learning when to take the reins and when to let go - discovering what parts of yourself should be pruned so new branches can grow.'
Some backstory. Lick The Spoon Let It Soften. has literary qualities, which I realise is what I'm most inclined to. There are the slow determined qualities of Red House Painters. Making our way up a hill. Pushing your shoulder to the wheel. It uses personal narrative as fuel. It isn't afraid to burn,
* Thanks again to Darren Jones
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