Having appeared on BlackPlastic.co.uk just two months ago with his distinctive garage-influenced track, Two More Years, Virginia artist and producer Caleb L’Etoile is back with his latest single.
Where Two More Years was an experimental, grimy slice of melancholic electronic music, Lighter, Now! is something quite different. The lyrics here still deal with darkness, depicting abusive relationships, but in contrast to Two More Years, L’Etoile finds brightness here.
Warm synth tones establish a reflective, hopeful sound as Caleb’s vocals tumble rapidly, a flowing stream-of-consciousness. Painful memories rear their head, and then provide the foundations for the lightness Caleb seeks, as he asks, ‘Why can’t we make it all, a bit lighter?’. The pacing stumbles briefly, and yet it feels almost appropriate, the rush and imperfection of healing and processing._
Lighter, Now is the first single from Caleb L’Etoilre’s upcoming record, You Gathered Friction. Check out Caleb's live video for Lighter, Now! below: