Stars Are The Light
Moon Duo
- LP
- Label
- Sacred Bones Records
The artwork for the vinyl edition of Stars Are the Light comes in four different color schemes.This is the Purple Cover with a Standard Black Vinyl.
Stars Are The Light was mixed by Sonic Boom, AKA Peter Kember, the former Spacemen 3 member whose name usually adds an intriguing layer to a project. While working with a guy who was once in Spacemen 3 already makes a lot of sense for a band like Moon Duo, Kember’s input as Sonic Boom often has a way of injecting different textures into an artist’s songwriting. He’s already helped artists like Beach House achieve a new emphasis or sense of dynamics and he did the same for Moon Duo here: Stars Are The Light sounds vivid throughout.
In a lot of ways, Stars Are The Light is the most truly psychedelic Moon Duo album, from its bright sci-fi mythology artwork to the entrancing array of synth sounds the band lean on across its eight songs. Johnson’s guitars are still important, but they take a backseat more often than not — languidly rippling or flickering, otherwise becoming one with the groove. Instead, the whole album is dressed up in these lush, Technicolor flourishes. Yamada crafted all of the synth sounds for Stars Are The Light, and they are often stunning — whooshing by, or glimmering like sunlight passing through falling water.