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  FUZZY LIGHTS
'TWIN FEATHERS'

LITTLE RED RABBIT RECORDS

FORMAT
Catalogue No: LRR020
Format: 2xLPs
Barcode: 823566503521
Catalogue No: LRR020CD
Format: CD
Barcode: 823566503422

TRACK LISTINGS
1. Obscura
2. Fallen Trees
3. Through Water
4. The Museum Song
5. Lucida
6. Rituals
7. Shipwrecks
8. Slowing Time
9. The Sea And The Heather

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INFORMATION
Fuzzy Lights was born in 2004 and has since grown from a two-piece violin and electric guitar duo to a five-piece band. This gradual change in line-up has allowed them to build on their sound by weaving together elements of psych-folk, Americana and noise-rock. With their new album 'Twin Feathers' Fuzzy Lights have brought about a natural development of their sound. Vocals feature more prominently amongst the eerie melodies and meticulous arrangements, acting as strands threaded through the music. Never explicit or declamatory they paint subtle pictures, hinting at the quiet moments and open spaces that define the band's immediate environment at the edge of England's Fens. The opening instrumental 'Obscura' is like a half-remembered soundtrack to Eastern European cinema, caught accidentally late night on TV when you should be sleeping. The bewitching violin and bleakly melodic guitar dance around a deceptive arrangement that subtly bridges ‘Twin Feathers’ and the debut ‘A Distant Voice’. By contrast, 'Fallen Trees', which follows with its seasick guitar and otherworldly vocals, stands at the crossroads of 1960's British folk and haunted noise-rock. It is this unlikely intertwining which truly defines Fuzzy Lights' sound. Elsewhere, a subdued violence that is kept in check for much of the record makes its presence felt. In 'Shipwrecks’, a minimal droning opening develops into a pastoral hymn before giving way to a blast of overdriven slide guitar, thunderous drums and a violin on edge. Something in that tension describes 'Twin Feathers' as a whole: the record's delicate surface slowly reveals tension beneath and, like the metaphorical contradiction implied by its title, it both soars and crashes with stunning conviction. For fans of Dirty Three / Godspeed You Black Emperor / Savage Republic / Willard Grant Conspiracy should take note. "Twin Feathers" is a record which stands at the crossroads of 1960's British folk, and haunted noise rock. Deluxe limited double vinyl version (NO returns) also!

Formed in 2004 as an improvising duo, Fuzzy Lights are now a five piece band led by husband and wife Xavier & Rachel Watkins. Combining folk purity with psychedelic guitar noise, their reverb-soaked music found a dedicated following with the late-2008 release of their debut album 'A Distant Voice'. After touring in the first half of 2009 and playing shows with the likes of Evangelista, Vetiver, Willard Grant Conspiracy and James Blackshaw, the band took the rest of the year out to work on new material. They return in August with their highly-anticipated second album 'Twin Feathers', preceded by the 'Helm' EP in June, both released on Little Red Rabbit Records.
PRESS
PLAN B: “Just perfect . Part hushed classicism, part crumbling intensity.” CLASH: “A huge, cinematic record. Like all great instrumental post-rock, the effect is an organic ebbing and flowing that gives the speakers a damn good work out.” HUW STEPHENS, RADIO 1: “If you like Grizzly Bear and that sort of thing this should be right up your street. It's gorgeous.” LATE JUNCTION (VERITY SHARPE), RADIO 3: “The east of England's answer to Dirty Three.” CHANNEL 4 PLANET SOUND: “Pure unadulterated sonic indulgence. Stunning.” THE LINE OF BEST FIT: “'A Distant Voice' is dense music that pulls at tiny crevices in your soul, slowly unfolding before you.” THE SILENT BALLET: “This is the music of log cabins, of hooded parkas and the stamping of boots; music for hardwood chairs, crackling logs and bear skin rugs. 'A Distant Voice' makes the pulse race.” FOXY DIGITALIS: “Introspective beauty with freakout noise.” BOOMKAT: “A wonderful debut album featuring an especially electrifying violin presence that goes way beyond the call of duty.” o
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