Peaking Lights – Cosmic Logic

Ooh, a boy-girl electro duo! You'd think, with the market as flooded as it is, these analogue kids would have the savvy to perhaps get a foothold by testing the format a little. Sure, a trio's just another mouth to feed but still, it worked well enough for CHVRCHES. Actually, scrub that, because Peaking Lights are distinct enough (and odd enough) to demand smarter comparisons.

For a start, they’re not particularly pop. There's a taut, reedy quality to Aaron Coyes' and Indra Dunis's compositions that favours arrangement over melody: words flesh out the soundboard rather than carry narrative. Cosmic Logic demonstrates its craft via studio smarts rather than deep song craft. And Dunis is no Lauren Mayberry. Her reserved vocal style suits the psychedelic meandering of Tell Me Your Song, and the overall 8-bit aesthetic, but not perhaps anything more outwardly melodic. Cosmic Logic, ultimately, is cool to the touch. Admirable? For sure. Likeable? That's your call.