Kishi Bashi's first album 151a set a rather high benchmark for us fans. It was gorgeous and emotional in it's approach and yet stripped back and personal. Hard to achieve all that on one album but Kishi Bashi made it happen. I personally played that album till the wheels came off. I still listen to it at least once a month. It's in that official rotation list for life I imagine.
Anyhow, let's get to Lighght. It's at times a bit more poppy than the first album. Maybe it's the use of a bit more electronica in his compositions. It's a fantastic album. I know I'm a bit biased because I loved his first album so much. He would have to really drive that train off the rails for me to jump off the Kishi Bashi bandwagon and he most definitely doesn't here.
Lighght is more lush in sound than 151a. I think there's definite growth and some good range on this album. "Hahaha Pt. 1" and "Pt.2" have such great soundscapes you can really get lost in all the layers.
The song that kicked off this album a year ago is "Philosophize In It! Chemicalize With It." I had a previous post about the song as a original single created for an advertisement. I'm sure every ad company would be thrilled to have a talent like Kishi Bashi composing an original piece for their product. This is so damn happy, you can't help but have a massive smile when you listen to it. Certified ear-crack twice over.
I know I made the claim he's a bit more electronica on this album. That was a bit of an overstatement. There are only a few tracks that have that vibe and his newest single "The Ballad of Mr. Streak" happens to be one of them. It's a great attempt to make something more electronica and thumping. It has a bit of a Passion Pit vibe but with a good amount of violins layered in. This album is perfectly timed for that great summer fun vibe. A must buy to start the summer.
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