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Bright Light Bright Light Album News

• 30th Mar 2012

After two stunning singles, Love Part II and Disco Moment, Bright Light Bright Light releases a debut album of dance-pop perfection. Rod Thomas, the man behind BLBL, has remixed the likes of Kelis and Gotye, supported Ellie Goulding and Erasure, and worked with talents as diverse as Boom Bip and songwriter Jon Shave.

Rod Thomas can do something unusual for a man who makes dance music. He can talk about his songs. Not about how many bpm they boast, or on what equipment they were recorded (although he’ll give you that info if you insist). Rather, Rod can say what inspired every track on his remarkable, debut album, Make Me Believe In Hope. He can reveal the real-life tales behind the lyrics and describe the exact emotion he sums up with each song.

“I love ‘90s dance music and sample-based tracks,” says Rod. “I adore Ace Of Base. But I also love songs with storytelling lyrics and a melody that runs throughout. The two aren’t exclusive. Dance music doesn’t have to be disposable. Just because music is made with machines doesn’t mean it can’t have soul.”

Make Me Believe In Hope was recorded in London, L.A. and New York, features Scissor Sister’s Del Marquis and production from Andy Chatterley (Kylie, Kanye) and Jon Shave (Jessie J, Girls Aloud).

Broody ballad Grace is a break-up song with a twist – it is written from the point of view of the person doing the dumping. “Sad songs are never about the dumper, only the dumpee,” says Rod. “But it’s not a pleasant position to be in.”

Cry At Films was written after Rod and Scissor Sisters’ Del Marquis saw a Depeche Mode gig together in New York. Del guests on guitar and vocals on a song that imagines life as a film – when it starts to go wrong. Feel It, about giving in to dark desires, boasts tribal techno beats and a guest gospel vocal and was inspired by Twin Peaks – Rod is an obsessive fan of the series, as is the song’s co-writer Jon Shave, The pair’s shared love of David Lynch and ‘90s dance music resulted in two other album tracks – piano house-influenced Waiting For The Feeling and the shimmering, midtempo Moves.

In 2010, Popjustice Hi-Fi released Love Part II as BLBL’s first official single, after Peter Robinson declared himself Rod’s biggest fan. Popjustice continue their support premiering the video for Waiting For The Feeling, the first single from the album released on April 30th.

In support of the album Bright Light Bright Light is playing the following London gigs:

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4 – HOXTON BAR & GRILL – This Wonderland showcase

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https://popularcompany.ticketabc.com/events/ThisWonderlandLaunch/

16 – QUEEN OF HOXTON – This Must Be Pop Live Presents

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Rod will also be Djing on April 14th at the Fringe Festival at Camp Basement.