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Lights



There are moments that can be experienced in life that you may find yourself wishing you had a soundtrack. Something to make that first kiss earthshaking, to make that breakup seem that much more dramatic, and to make that starry night the stuff that movies are made from. An album came out this week that does just that.

The artist known as Lights exploded onto the music scene in 2008 with her own kind of electro pop. The song February Air was played heavily on radio and television and was a part of her self titled EP released the same year.

In September 2009, however, she released her full length album "The Listening". I just now got to listening to the album and am completely blown away. For those of you unfamiliar with her work, I'd compare her to the female version of "Owl City". Ethereal, romantic, well written lyrics, and melodies that are as catchy as they are memorable.

Listen to this album and re-experience your relationship innocence. It really is a great album.