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Black Light White Light resonates infectious shoegaze set in swirling psychedelia packed in a Spectorish sound with a modern Scandinavian twist. Formed in Copenhagen, Denmark 2009 by singer/guitarist Martin Ejlertsen (ILERTSEN)the project grew out of a love for American psychedelic rock, the 60's Swinging London as well as 1990's shoegazers sound from Creation Records and 4AD.
After a four-year album break, the Swedish-Danish cosmic pop band Black Light White Light returns with The Admirer, The new album presents the band's most personal, versatile and certainly most adventurous release to date. A mix of psychedelic rock, cosmic pop, and piano-driven ballads to surf-boogie rock packed
with spacious soundscapes echoing a pervasive
melancholy and a Scandinavian noir vibe.
Wandering melodies, layers of keyboards,
sizzling delay guitars, and manipulated
effects blends into an intoxicating mix
on 10 personal songs about e.g
epilepsy, David Bowie, family, love,
pain and confusion. The indie-rockers
have previously received notable
airplay from BBC Radio 6 w/ Lauren
Laverne and Denmark Public Radio’s
DR.DK among other tastemakers.
Building on a retro 60’s vibe with strumming
acoustic guitars, grand piano, groovy bass lines,
spacey synths and layers of choir backing
vocals The Admirer certainly shows
that the cosmic pop and
neo-psychedelia, that the band
has embraced, has developed
further into modern chamber
pop with ambiance of
atmospheric indie rock.
The highlighted track,
‘Epilepsy’ has already
received the title of
Nordic Music Review’s
‘Single of the Week’.