{"product_id":"the-floodlight-collective-1","title":"The Floodlight Collective","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLockett Pundt\u003c\/strong\u003e is the guitarist and songwriter in Deerhunter. \u003cstrong\u003eLockett Pundt's\u003c\/strong\u003e first full-length as \u003cem\u003eLotus Plaza\u003c\/em\u003e is an expansive Panda Bear-esque meditation on the modern history of the pop song with an obvious appreciation for the atmospheric vocal harmonies of the 50's, the Brill Building writers of the 60's, and the sounds of the early 80's post-punk UK scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt features \u003cstrong\u003eBradford Cox\u003c\/strong\u003e (aka Atlas Sound) on \"\u003cem\u003eDifferent Mirrors\u003c\/em\u003e\". \"\u003cem\u003eRed Oak Way\u003c\/em\u003e\" starts the album off with a drumbeat and a ringing guitar hook, and we are off and away on a space-age pop trip. \"\u003cem\u003eQuicksand\u003c\/em\u003e\" hits next with some bouncing big beats that would not sound out of place on a classic Shangri-Las song, and spiced with a dash of West Coast surf city. \"\u003cem\u003eThese Years\u003c\/em\u003e\" is the most understated track on the album, a slow haze of introspective rumination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDifferent Mirrors\u003c\/em\u003e\" tips the hat to Martin Hannett with the opening dry reverbed thwack of a one-two beat before soaring into the stratosphere, while \"\u003cem\u003eWhiteout\u003c\/em\u003e\" is an ethereal hot summer day of dripping guitars and shakers. Side 2 begins with \"\u003cem\u003eWhat Grows\u003c\/em\u003e\", an unabashed rocker with snarling, spiraling guitars and a chugging undertow that clocks in at a perfect 3 minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eSunday Night\u003c\/em\u003e\" slows it down and gives one time to recover before the gorgeous krautpsych swirl of \"\u003cem\u003eAntoine\u003c\/em\u003e\", with beats seemingly nicked from a Harmonia album, leaves behind all earthly bounds. The title track is a densely layered spacewalk that leads into the final cut, \"\u003cem\u003eThreaded Needle\u003c\/em\u003e\", wherein \u003cstrong\u003eLockett\u003c\/strong\u003e smartly sums up the proceedings by combining all of the above into a perfect closer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe production is multi-multi-layered with a seemingly endless amount of subtle detail in each track, while the vocals are generally low in the mix and add yet another layer to the sound. There are certainly references to \u003cstrong\u003eLockett's\u003c\/strong\u003e day job here, and it can be no other way as he is an integral part of that 'other' group. But he clearly stakes a claim to his own sound here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50436380983627,"sku":"311012","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/69230513-a0eb-4033-b28d-b884116a1bdf_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726916466","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/the-floodlight-collective-1","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}