A New Word To Say is the new single from Bright Light Bright Light, aka Rod Thomas and supporting players. Produced with Neon Neon’s Boom Bip, it’s a slice of unashamedly sincere electro-pop, full of breathless rhythms, nice vocal hooks and a real reach-for-the-lasers chorus. Where I find BLBL’s previous numbers occasionally smacking of simplicity, this latest effort is much more artful - epitomised by the nice jangly melody thrown in amid the final skirmishes, and by the layered vocals that accompany it. In the end, it’s a tune that gives you two distinct options: sing along, or have a shit time.
Bright Light Bright Light is playing The Lexington on Monday 12 April, in what Rod promises SOIWT will be a special show with some cool stage/lighting going on. Tickets here. A New Word To Say is taken from forthcoming album Make Me Believe In Hope. He also does a lot of remixing, mashups and DJing, with more details on this separate MySpace page. There’s a video below too, although the sound isn’t amazing.
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MP3: Bright Light Bright Light – A New Word To Say