Davey Lane’s eagerly-awaited sophomore solo album, I’m Gonna Burn Out Bright, is a delicious cacophony of shimmering, pop beats saturated in Lane’s silky vocals. The tracks manage to simultaneously sound futuristic and straight out of the ‘70s, with cosmic soundscapes merging with irrefutable Beatles influences.
The album sees Lane collaborating with the likes of GL’s Graeme Pogson, King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard’s Stu Mackenzie, and Saskwatch’s Liam McGorry, helping to extend his already impressive musical range. While the album is mostly fun and upbeat, moments such as Fifteen Years and Bound To Break Me see Lane taking things down a few notches. Another slow one, This Is Hell… sees Lane ditching the onslaught of sparkling, energetic beats displayed across the rest of the album and reminding us of his poetic genius through evocative lyrics accompanied by a lightly strummed guitar melody and floaty vocal harmonies. This is a stark contrast from tracks like Taurus All Apart and Biggest Star which are swimming with more sounds than you can keep track of.
Lane has once again proven that he is a musical genius through this perfect display of what pop music should be.
