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Cover of Keeper of the Light

EP · 2026

Keeper of the Light

by Zuri Bell

Five songs about grandparents, lighthouses and long roads, with the volume turned up on the courage.

Tracks

  1. 1. You Can't Dim My MorningThey said keep your voice down low and I said watch me. It is the loudest thing I have ever written, and the proudest.anthemic afrobeats, gospel-tinged2:42
  2. 2. I Said I'd Teach You to DanceGrandma held my hand and told me to teach the little one to move. I did, and that is where the song came from.tender afrobeats, highlife2:13
  3. 3. Ferry Lights Come Home to MeEvening on the water and a little ferry bringing you my way. It is the most romantic one I have, in a very quiet voice.romantic dance-pop, cosy pop2:45
  4. 4. Keeper of the Light, Come HomeGrandpa kept the lamp for many a day. It is slow, salty and wistful, and the horns sound like fog.smooth afrobeats, wistful highlife3:07
  5. 5. Leave the Light On, Desert RoadLong road, golden dust and a motel sign that says vacancy. I wrote it in a van on tour, half asleep.dreamy pop, desert pop3:00

Liner notes

This one is about the people who kept the lamp on for me. A grandfather at the lighthouse, a grandmother teaching me to dance, a ferry bringing someone home. It also has a song about refusing to be quiet, which I needed to write. We cut it with a small band and the choir friends one last time around that single microphone.

Zuri Bell