Lights The Listening Albumrar

Compare this debut to her later, more work on Siberia . Album Review: Lights – The Listening - Renowned For Sound

From the first shimmering arpeggio of “Saviour,” it’s clear: The Listening isn’t set in your bedroom. It’s set in a neon-lit cockpit above a rain-streaked city. The production — handled largely by Lights herself alongside her longtime collaborator Thomas “Tawgs” Salter — blends , ‘80s synth warmth , and 2000s indie pop intimacy . But unlike many synth-heavy records of the era, The Listening breathes. It’s not cold or robotic. It’s alive — blinking, humming, dreaming. lights the listening albumrar

Produced by renowned Canadian producer Dave “Dizz” Ogilvie (known for work with Skinny Puppy and David Usher), the full-length The Listening was released on September 22, 2009, via Sire Records/Underground Operations. It debuted at No. 7 on Canadian Albums Chart and No. 3 on U.S. Billboard Electronic Albums chart, selling over 50,000 copies in its first year. Compare this debut to her later, more work on Siberia