We Are Rising

Description

We Are Rising is the sophomore full-length album by the American experimental electronic music singer/songwriter Son Lux (a.k.a. Ryan Lott), released on Anticon in April 2011.

In response to a creative challenge issued by NPR, Ryan Lott wrote and recorded his second Son Lux album in just 28 days – but listening to the thing, you’d never know he did the whole thing under the gun. Its structures are even more complex than those on his mesmerizing debut, and the range of influence is expanded to include electronics, modern classical, and even free jazz. The slapdash recording sessions yield a warmer, more spontaneous sound, but the songs themselves are still like riddlesome, tightly-constructed mantras. «All the Right Things» acknowledges doubt but asks for “a tale … I can hold in my hands when I pray.” «Leave the Riches» invites holy devastation, and the suite of «Chase», «Claws», and «Let Go» could be about two lovers, a believer wrestling with worldly temptations, or even the Divine in pursuit of his beloved. [Josh Hurst, CT, April 2011]

> iTunes (https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-are-rising/1081967933)

CD tracklist:

01. Flickers – 4:56
02. All The Right Things – 3:52
03. Rising – 4:30
04. Leave The Riches – 4:49
05. Flowers – 2:55
06. Chase – 3:01
07. Claws – 4:07
08. Let Go – 3:22
09. Rebuild – 3:55

Note: Simultaneously released on CD and 12-inch vinyl LP by Anticon. Available at Bandcamp: https://sonlux.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-rising

We Are Rising – REMIXED: https://sonlux.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-rising-remixed

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