Floodlights, based in Naarm/Melbourne, navigate a space where post-punk grit meets atmospheric storytelling. Dubbed âpoetic storytelling creepsâ, their music is restless and searching, driven by a sense of place and a fascination with the emotional undercurrents that shape everyday life.
Their latest single, âThe Light Wonât Shine Foreverâ, leans into these tensions with layered guitars, piano lines, and urgent drums that bloom and build in their intensity, all underpinned by vocal delivery that brings to mind the commanding style of David Byrne. The song feels expansive yet tightly wound, capturing the fleeting nature of joy and uncertainty.
âThis song explores the fleeting nature of emotions – how joy is ephemeral, how hope can be ripped away and then found againâ, explains vocalist and guitarist Louis Parsons.Â
âLife feels like a continuous effort of navigating the unknown, trying to make sense of what you experience, and figuring out how to express those feelings. Losing control can be invigorating and refreshing, but it can also give rise to a sense of dreadful angst. âThe Light Wonât Shine Foreverâ is an ode to the forever winding roadâ.
Their new album âUnderneathâ arrives on 21 Mar.
🎧 Listen to âThe Light Wonât Shine Foreverâ below