There’s a lot that happens whenever a group decides to go on hiatus for five years and doesn’t release any new material. In Bishop Allen’s case, they relocated from the hustle and increasingly trendy borough of Brooklyn to upstate Kingston, New York, where the closest metro-north station is in Poughkeepsie 17 miles away and roughly two hours from New York City.
In addition to the drastic relocation, they did the film score for Bully and Mutual Friends and appeared in an Anderson Cooper 360 special.
The opener “Start Again” ultimately represents the band reinventing themselves while the more laid-back “Black Hole” allows Darbie Rice to take lead vocals as she sings: “Go on black hole, tell me you had enough....it isn’t love, it isn’t love.”
Lights Out, the band’s fourth studio album, might be their most upbeat and introspective yet. The opener “Start Again” ultimately represents the band reinventing themselves while “Black Hole” allows Darbie Rice to take lead vocals as she sings: “Go on black hole, tell me you had enough....it isn’t love, it isn’t love.”
What makes Lights Out stand out from their previous records is simply more in depth mastering that allows their music to speak for itself. On top of mastering, it’s insanely catchy and you'll find yourself humming for hours on end.
