Lightning Dust Stream New Album ‘Fantasy’ On Pitchfork Ahead Of Release 24th June

Black Mountain synth side project set to release third album on Jagjaguwar next week

Vancouver duo Lightning Dust are set to release their new album ‘Fantasy’ and it’s now streaming in full on Pitchfork ahead of it’s 24th June UK street date via Jagjaguwar.

Listen to ‘Fantasy’ here, ten tracks of slinky nocturnal electronics brimming with irresistible pop tunes: http://pitchfork.com/advance/141-fantasy/

Lightning Dust is the alluring electronic outlet for Amber Webber and Josh Wells of Black Mountain. ‘Fantasy’ is Lightning Dust’s third proper full-length album, and it finds its inspiration in skeletal synth pop, modern R&B beats, the films of John Carpenter and – in accordance with Lightning Dust’s only longstanding rule – absolute minimalism.

The core of ‘Fantasy’ lies as much in the songwriting as in its sonics, and begins with tools familiar to Webber and Wells: her acoustic guitar and his Wurlitzer piano. They worked to distill the arrangements to just the few key elements that were necessary to make the feel right, and through countless hours of labor in The Balloon Factory – their Vancouver studio – the songs found their way to a sonic palette more squarely electronic than either expected.

Stream and host current single ‘Loaded Gun’ here, described by SPIN as one to ‘out-disco Johnny Jewel’:

Watch the lulling video for ‘Diamond’ here, the soaring first track off of the album:

‘Fantasy’ is full of epic pop music to soundtrack everyone’s summer, and available for pre-order at SC Distribution, Amazon, iTunes and all good UK independent stores. The deluxe bundles also include a limited-edition 7″.

Track Listing

1. Diamond
2. Reckless And Wild
3. Mirror
4. Moon
5. Fire Me Up
6. Loaded Gun
7. In The City Tonight
8. Fire, Flesh And Bone
9. Agatha
10. Never Again

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“‘Diamond’ is a gorgeously lean slice of retro-tinged soft-pop, showcasing that Webber and Wells are perfectionists when doing more with less.” – Pitchfork

“A sleepy-eyed country lament painted in shades of monochromatic synth-pop.” – About.com

“an album of ambition and maturity, of subtle shades of darkness and light, of promise fulfilled.” The Line of Best Fit

“Get your sad synth on: Lightning Dust’s ‘Diamond’ cuts deep, and it is divine.” – HitFix