Lanterns on the Lake’s fifth album, Versions of Us is the most empowering yet from the Tyneside band who were nominated for the Mercury Prize for 2020’s Spook The Herd.
They are now joined by Radiohead’s Philip Selway in fine form on drums and percussion for a powerful collection of songs which examine life’s possibilities and ultimately alight on hope.
The earnest force of Hazel Wilde’s voice soars on music that’s austere in its beauty, with its shifting sands of searing guitar, fluttering vintage synths and swarming melodic lines, topped with glistening strings from Angela Chan.
