Brightblack Morning Light--Brightblack Morning Light

If Brightblack Morning Light were a person, you’d want to invite them to every single party you threw. They’ve got character out the wazoo as it were. Begun by childhood friends Nathan "Nabob" Shineywater (guitars, vocals) and Rachael "Rabob" or "Rabinyah" Hughes (Fender Rhodes, vocals), both have since decided to live isolated of modern city life. Instead, they live out in northern California. By summer you can find them in tents, and when winter rolls around they retreat to a cabin. Whether it’s because of their Indian blood or just because that’s who they are, they’ve got character. Once more, their music fits completely with their background. Combining shoegaze-esque grooves with quiet, country rhythms, their self-titled second album is much like what My Bloody Valentine would have been, had they been cowboys (or had Jerry Garcia as leadman). There’s a thought you hadn’t planned on thinking up today. Brightback Morning Light move about instrumental soundscapes slowly, like a celestial sonic donkey moseying it’s way across a Western landscape. Just their song title "Amber Canyon Magik" sums up their music. Does it work? Sort of. If you find yourself nodding off at the length of My Bloody Valentine and Mazzy Star, or skipping through the tracks of the Grateful Dead, Brightback Morning Light is not for you. While they have some good grooves, mainly they’re just long and drawn out. Great groovy background noise, Brightback Morning Light may struggle to keep your undivided attention, but if they do you’ll find wonderfully mesmerizing and fascinating tracks that unravel more of themselves every time you listen.

(Published at MusicEmissions.com)