Wisconsin post-celestial-shoegazer trio Lights Out Asia delivers their sophomore full length and debut for n5MD titled Tanks and Recognizers. This follow-up to their critic and fan favorite Garmonia (sun sea sky) pushes their sound far forward with a palpable intensity by giving a seemingly subliminal nod to some of the more electronically minded ethereal bands of the mid-'80s to early '90s like Breathless, Chapterhouse, My Bloody Valentine or even the more emotionally rich moments of Colourbox. Lights Out Asia who is actually influenced more by a more current crop of like-minded artists such as Mogwai, Massive Attack, and Robin Guthrie's various works, blend them all, the erstwhile and contemporary, with an updated style, feel and modern expansiveness. Tanks and Recognizers is a cinematic and ambitiously crafted album which could easily fit into any indie rock or electronic music collection. Soaring, floating, and moving forward as it pulls you in to its hopeful heart consuming ebb and flow of electronics, guitars and lofty vocal yearning. Tanks and Recognizers is that perfect album for those days when the horizon and sky are of the same hue and for those moments where every perspective is so gorgeously blurred.
[5:53] 01. Lights Out Asia - Roy [5:26] 02. Lights Out Asia - Ring Of Stars [4:36] 03. Lights Out Asia - Four Square [3:52] 04. Lights Out Asia - Oh! Toronto [7:48] 05. Lights Out Asia - March Against The Savages [1:47] 06. Lights Out Asia - Lilies Of The Subway [7:23] 07. Lights Out Asia - Art Divided By Science [3:46] 08. Lights Out Asia - Drift/Fade [10:54] 09. Lights Out Asia - Spiti Elefas