WILD PINK - A BILLION LITTLE LIGHTS
Wild Pink return with their latest adventure, A Billion Little Lights; a cohesive piece of art that provides a sense of familiarity and comfort.
Wild Pink’s frontman John Ross describes their third album, A Billion Little Lights, as achieving emotional security and opening himself to accepting love. Through this comes a sense of directionless rhythm; the similarity and contrast between them combine. This is a powerful idea of living that we may all feel, especially right now with life going nowhere but just be thankful for what we have.
This message can be felt throughout the first track, ‘The Wind Was Like A Train’, as the combination of instruments create a light, positive vibe, reminiscent of the sounds of mid-summer.
When mixing the rich undertones of vocals from Ross and Julia Steiner (Ratboys), violins and bass, you end up with understanding the emotional security that Ross finally has reached, despite feeling smaller and more directionless than ever before.
Second track ‘Bigger Than Christmas’ starts with a softness that builds up to a climax of sound. Rather than feeling overwhelming, it feels like the relief of relaxing after a bad day. ‘The Shining But Tropical’ and ‘You Can Have It Back’ feel similar in composition, with the rest of the album following in a similar pattern. Though a general feeling of similarity is apparent from song to song, the richness of all the different elements coming together allows a cohesive piece of art that provides comfort for the listener, especially prominent in ‘Pacific City’.
Emily Berry
★★★★☆