![]() ![]() Elsewhere, tracks like the melancholy ballad "Smooth Day (At the Library)" and "Middle of the Dark" mix analog-sounding synths, plinky piano, sizzlingly mournful guitar solos, and Hynes' blissed-out soulman-meets- ELO's Jeff Lynne-vibe with superb results. This newfound, angsty swagger and urbane, chic persona fits Hynes well and rubs brilliantly against such yearning and epic pop numbers as "Faculty of Fears" and "I Don't Want to Wake Up Alone." These are huge, Motown-sounding set pieces that frame Hynes as a male Dusty Springfield backed by symphonic strings, jangly guitars, and urgent, driving percussion. In that sense, Hynes has developed nicely as a vocalist since Lavender Bridge, and where he was once a pleasant, if somewhat lo-fi presence as a singer, he now splits the difference between the earnest, literate ache of Ed Harcourt and the theatrical croon of Rufus Wainwright. Conceptual conceits aside, Lightspeed Champion's 2010 sophomore effort Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You finds Hynes and producer Ben Allen ( Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective, Christina Aguilera) delivering a robust, melodically rich, and lyrically complex album that goes well beyond the bedroom Baroque pop of his 2007 debut Falling Off the Lavender Bridge. As the show ends, the awkward musical crew takes their waves and bows and exits to a mass of people wanting more.With a track listing that is split into four sides like a vinyl double-album, two instrumental "Intermission" tracks, a cover shot designed to look like it was placed in an old-timey photo album - not to mention the video for "Marlene," which centers around singer/songwriter Devonte Hynes getting dragged around the desert in a tragi-comic, Harold Lloyd kind of way - Life Is Sweet! Nice to Meet You seems at first like a concept album soundtrack for an imagined Lightspeed Champion film. Lightspeed Champion Track 5 on Falling Off the Lavender Bridge Produced by Mike Mogis Release Date JanuView All Credits 1 6.9K Midnight Surprise Lyrics Intro Shoot me into. The room itself is no less than packed, and unlike other concerts, you can tell who everyone was there to see that day. With one song down the band talks and creates intimacy with their fans before plucking, strumming and soothing their way into another oddball catchy tune. When the song ends the audience bursts into screams, applause and chants letting you know that this is going to be one hell of a show. Slowing and speeding back up flawlessly between measures. ![]() The harmonies are flawless and the instruments are well timed. ![]() The gorgeous female dummer and a cast of oddball musicians come together to captivate the crowd. Lightspeed Champion Life Is Sweet Nice to Meet You by: Marc Hogan FebruLightspeed Champion Falling Off the Lavender Bridge by: Joshua Love FebruNews (7) Blood Orange. Dressed with a racoon cap and a cape, the audience claps along as the violin and keyboard join in. ![]() Negros turn a blueish gray when they're dead. Opening up with their song "galaxy of lost" the lead singer takes a deep baritone while plucking a guitar. Chorus Tell me what it's worth (x2) Verse 2 So tell us that we're spelling everything wrong. Taking the stage in london you would be more inclined to think you where watching a scene from "revenge of the nerds". If you want different, than you want lightspeed champion. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION Life Is Sweet Nice To Meet You 180g Plays Well WIGLP235 UK at the best. ![]()
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