On The Threshold – LEAGUE OF LIGHTS
League Of Lights are an electronic pop-rock duo comprised of Farrah and Richard West.
Their third and most accomplished album to date, âDreamers Donât Come Downâ is an outstanding collection of songs that is redolent in places of early ’80s synth pioneers like John Foxx, as well as ’00s exponents of the genre such as Ladytron. With a powerful secret weapon in Farrahâs voice, plus up-tempo songs such as âThe Collectorâ and âPersephoneâ boasting club-banger choruses to kill for, the duo possess crossover pop nous in abundance. Meanwhile, slower and lyrically introspective tracks such as âDreamersâ and âLines In The Sandâ show off a neat line in seductive progressive pop Ă la Kate Bush, Bat For Lashes and Goldfrapp that is no less compelling.
Describing their modus operandi for the album, Richard explains that âwe wanted it to be more piano-driven than our previous release and deliberately utilised a smaller pallet of sounds. We had just recorded the song âModern Livingâ and that helped to define how our new material would sound - more open than before with less synths and more space for Farrah's voice to really lift off. It's as much about the space as it is about the notes.â
Promoted with an anime video, âModern Livingâ is being released as a single ahead of the album. A three minute indie club floorfiller underpinned by a chunky, distorted bass line, the addition of textured guitars and synth provide an effective accompaniment to Farrahâs commanding vocal performance.
The majority of the album was written and recorded during the 2020 spring/summer lockdown, with Farrah stating that âit is about the past, the present and the future; about taking the best from all that you have been through, the pressures of modern life and keeping your dreams alive in dark times.â
Outside of League Of Lights, Richard is a sought after producer and session musician in the rock world and is also a member of the band Threshold, whose albums have regularly charted in mainland Europe.
DREAMERS DONâT COME DOWN
TRACKLISTING
1Â Modern Living
2Â Twenty Twenty One
3Â Ghosts
4Â I Still Remember
5Â Persephone
6Â Dreamers
7Â With You
8Â Lines In The Sand
9Â The Collector
10Â North Of The Sun
11Â Echoes Of A Dream