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EP · 2017

Lamp Lit Hours

by Moth Static

Five songs about the people who keep small lights on while everyone else sleeps.

Tracks

  1. 1. Tide Table Keeper, Pencil and MoonThe tide table keeper with his pencil and his one lamp. I wanted this to feel like a very slow tide coming in.dream pop, slowcore3:42
  2. 2. Kite on the Roof, Waiting for WindA paper kite on a roof, waiting for wind. It's the most hopeful thing we'd done to that point, and I think you can hear us grinning.bedroom pop, dream pop2:41
  3. 3. Water Tower Ladder, Rung by RungClimbing an iron ladder in the rain just to see the city. I recorded my own boots on a metal stair for the rhythm.shoegaze, nostalgic pop4:40
  4. 4. Bus Shelter Light, Wet BenchA little glass shelter, one light, rain. We've all waited in one at some awful hour and I wanted to give it a song.slowcore, dream pop3:37
  5. 5. Dockside Tea Hut, Steam on the GlassSteam on the window of a harbour tea hut, and the closing track. Tomas insisted on adding the kettle, and he was right.lo-fi dream pop, ambient pop3:42

Liner notes

After Soft Focus Weather we had a stack of leftovers that all seemed to be about night workers and little huts with one lamp lit. We finished them over a damp autumn and pressed them to vinyl for the first time. I like that they sit together; it's the same quiet neighbourhood, just a few streets over.

Moth Static