Depending on whether you like films or music, you may or may not have heard of Son Lux, a trio of creator/producers based in New York. In terms of the latter they’ve released half a dozen albums and nine EP’s of largely experimental, Radiohead-influenced post rock and electronica since 2008, but in celluloid terms, the story has much more profile.
Originally a solo project of Ryan Lott, they have also singularly or collectively scored a number of celluloid projects including The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby in 2013, until being offered the chance to work on a bizarre sounding movie premise, one which would eventually reach cinema screens as Everything Everywhere All At Once. Oscar nominations for the Best Original Score followed (they were the first group to be put forward since The Beatles) along with another one for Lott himself, in this case Best Song for This is A Life.
Amongst the chaos that followed the trio found time to completely rework their 2013 album Lanterns, bringing in a host of new collaborators to replace the original cast. This has resulted in Alternate Forms, a contemporary updating which seeks to push back any imagined boundaries even further. Here opener Alternate World shines with alt-pop majesty and No Crimes (New History) a classicist ambience, but not for the first time the sultry pipes of Anna B. Savage steal the show on Pyre (Alarm Bells). Now you may hear people talking about Son Lux, whether it’s about movies – or music.
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