40 Watt Sun Announce Perfect Light Out Jan. 21; Streaming “The Spaces in Between”
Set to issue through Cappio Records digitally and Svart Records physically, Perfect Light will be the third full-length from Patrick Walker‘s 40 Watt Sun, as well as the first since 2016’s Wider Than the Sky (review here). The Jan. 21, 2022, release is preceded by the new single “The Spaces in Between,” which features textures of piano and guitar woven together in a clearheaded but contemplative spirit of melancholia, which, if you know Walker‘s work either in 40 Watt Sun or his other outfit, the doomlier Warning, you know is a hallmark of what he does.
He’s brought some esteemed company along for the ride on Perfect Light. I for one very much look forward to what Walker and Lorraine Rath might sound like together on a track. “The Spaces in Between” has Ajit Gill on drums, bassist Ryan Cowell and Chris Redman on piano.
Fresh off the PR wire:
40 Watt Sun – Perfect Light
40 Watt Sun has today announced a highly-anticipated new album, Perfect Light, and released their first new music since 2016. The Spaces in Between is streaming on all digital platforms now. Perfect Light will be released on January 21st digitally via Cappio Records and on physical formats via Svart Records. Pre-orders are live now: https://linktr.ee/40WattSun
Joining Patrick Walker (guitar and vocals), the track features guest musicians Ajit Gill, drummer of London-based progressive jazz band Vertaal, bass player Ryan Cowell, and pianist Chris Redman.
Perfect Light is a collection of eight songs recorded across a year, in Hertfordshire (Chat Bizarre Studios) and London (Holy Mountain Studios). Whilst Patrick’s vivid melodies remain as powerful as ever, and his familiar lyrical themes and fixations continue to haunt this new album of material, the music itself marks another transition in the development of his songwriting.
The well-crafted, personal songs range from sparse, unaccompanied voice and guitar, through gently layered instrumentation featuring piano and delicate brush work, to moments more reflective of the warm, subtle overdrive of the band’s previous album, Wider than the Sky (2016). Like Patrick’s best work, the songs quietly build with emotion, and ache with a darkness and melancholy beauty.
Perfect Light will be available as a 2CD numbered digibook containing a 38-page booklet of lyrics and photography by Patrick Walker bound within the gatefold. The second disc contains a 26+ minute live EP recorded at United Reform Church, Hertfordshire.
The vinyl edition will be available as a 2LP gatefold set on black vinyl, with a 28-page booklet featuring lyrics and photography. There will also be a limited edition pressed on yellow vinyl.
The first vinyl pressing will also include a bonus 12″ single in a unique picture sleeve, featuring two alternative versions of album tracks, including a version of Reveal recorded with Emma Ruth Rundle.
Signed/personalised copies are available direct from the band web store: https://40wattsunshop.bigcartel.com/products
Tracklisting:
1. Reveal
2. Behind My Eyes
3. Until
4. Colours
5. The Spaces in Between
6. Raise Me Up
7. A Thousand Miles
8. Closure
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