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Their collaborations with Frankie Rose, Constant Smiles, Lanterns on the Lake, Mega Bog, Brigid Mae Power, Lael Neale, Death and Vanilla, Amber Arcades,Sarabeth Tucek,Braids,the Reds,Pinks,and Purples Shana Cleveland,the GOLDEN DREGS,Meg Baird,and Jaye Jayle have further showcased their versatility as musicians.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"infinite-light","title":"Infinite Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e'infinite light', lightning dust's sophomore album for jagjaguwar, finds duo amber webber and joshua wells (both of black mountain) calling upon the powers of classic pop arrangements and making the most of five days with a steinway grand piano. while webber and wells met through their involvement in what they described as two of the saddest bands in canada, the songs written for 'infinite light' found the two moving away from the uniformly downbeat. rather, the songs were more suited to lush and melodramatic arrangements. cue the strings. lightning dust have delivered a cosmic record about the adventure in finding love and the journey in losing and rediscovering 'the light.' \"i declare a war on you, someday soon,\" amber webber warns soon into opener 'antonia jane.' and damned if she isn't singing the truth. following track 'i knew' is absolutely shot out of a cannon, driven by the ping \/ thud pulse and crusty keyboards of suicide and taken to flight by the fleetwood mac chorus your heart belts on the drive home after that first, anxious make-out session. it's a blazing, triumph of a song that permanently cauterizes any notion of lightning dust as a side project. later, on 'never seen,' lightning dust stunningly melds mystic, theatrical balladry into a dark, electro 'hounds of love.' while 'infinite light' is definitely more layered and lush than previous efforts, lightning dust's minimal aesthetic works well in the economy of musical theater, an influence for the record, wherein each song's movements aim to be more inspiring than the one before it. and this is suiting in that infinite light is a nod to 'the light of inspiration' that inspires us to keep dancing, creating and loving in spite of an encroaching darkness. it's a reminder that what makes the mountains so very, very black is a distant light somewhere on the other side. on jag jaguwar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50409861644619,"sku":"314810","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50409861775691,"sku":"314809","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a504bfe3-7dd0-4994-9ed5-36a7cc3eadc3_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726630504"},{"product_id":"lightning-dust","title":"Lightning Dust","description":"\u003cp\u003eamber webber and joshua wells have been playing together for many years as part of black mountain. they've toured the world and have played impenetrable space-rock to the unlikeliest of audiences. with an abundance of creative energy to spare, the two decided to start a separate project together, that they named lightning dust. committing themselves to a more simplistic approach with lightning dust, webber and wells also decided to escape the comforts of their familiar instruments and writing styles. on their self-titled debut, minimal and spacious arrangements and a moody, theatrical vocal-style aptly expose the demons, creating songs that creep into your bones with a haunting chill. the album was recorded in a dank cave and a bright blue house, perhaps an unconscious yet obsessive protest of the sunny beach and beer world that surrounded them on the outside. but despite this unattractive external world, and while completing the album in small fits of insanity, the two were compelled to retreat to the coastal summer air from time to time, when they could take no more of the shadowy frame that they had decided to enclose themselves in. many of the songs on this self-titled debut began years ago as melodies which persistently floated around in webber's head. and, conveniently, wells was at a loss for words to accompany the piano songs that wouldn't leave him alone. their creation lightning dust matched these lingering ghosts with each other, creating a special, lasting work that perfectly brings together the shadows with the sunshine. on jag jaguwar.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50410569171275,"sku":"283596","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/83305e96-6004-487b-94ab-bf511fd04d4d_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726644804"},{"product_id":"nostalgia-killer","title":"Nostalgia Killer","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2019, Lightning Dust broke up. 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The songs here don’t merely travel that well-trod\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elandscape, they reinvent the scene altogether; after all, sometimes love needs reinventing. Nostalgia Killer is about something that affects us all, which is how we make sense of the world and each other over time and across borders. 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