They arrived in a psychedelic dub-pop bubble. A lo-fi, ambient kaleidoscope, the husband/wife duo of Peaking Lights has been slowly twisting into epic focus over their past three albums.
‘Cosmic Logic’, then, is an entirely new trip. Less ayahuasca haze, more intergalactic kitsch. Minimal metallic worms replace the fuzzy sunbeams, odd popping analogue synthesisers cut tropical disco shards, and Indra Dunis steps right up to front the mix, speak-singing her lines with the electro-pop quirks of CSS or Le Tigre.
The ’80s sci-fi pastiche meets early-’00s girl power wears thin over 11 tracks, but there are still moments for the dancefloor. Like ‘New Grrrls’: a new-wave feminist space jam that is, shock horror, fun!
6/10
Words: Kim Hillyard
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