Illiterate Light – Arches

Limited turquoise colored vinyl LP pressing. It's dangerous to put Illiterate Light in a box, especially with the release of their new album, Arches. Are they a guitar-driven indie rock duo? Kaleidoscopic neo-psychedelia? Synth-kissed, harmony-laden folk? What does one do with an album beginning with fake tits and diet coke," then pivoting to train derailments in rural Ohio and never-ending black holes? These prolific farmers-turned-rockers have captured the energy of their live shows-fans crowd-surfing, moshing, crying, and crooning-and infused it into their latest release. Illiterate Light's third album, Arches, is not a passageway but an arrival. "We're no longer striving to define a sound," said drummer Jake Cochran. "We're leaning into sides of ourselves that have felt off-limits, sticking to what feels right rather than concerning ourselves with comparison." Out November 1 via Thirty Tigers, the record is bursting with thunderous anthems, biting lyrics, and lush harmonies."

1. Payphone
2. Dead Nettles
3. All the Stars Are Buring Out
4. Montauk
5. Black Holes
6. Norfolk Southern
7. I Ride Alone
8. No Way Out
9. Blood Lines

Label: Red Book Records

Catalog: 3635

Genre: Rock