Nichols+Roark’s Cinematic, Techno Pop Single “CITY LIGHTS” is an Evocation of the Allure of the Night Life in the Cosmopolitan Sprawl

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Nichols+Roark, the London-based DJ/Producer duo, utilize captivating, saturated synth tones and measured yet urgent, techno beats in the dusky synthpop single “CITY LIGHTS.” The effect is one of a sense of melancholic contemplation. When paired with a near-future looking metropolis somewhere perhaps London or some other urban sprawl at night—in the tube, the New York subway, near the Port of London, looking out across the city and its sprawl of lights and lots of foot traffic and darkened side streets. The view wanders in all spaces while you are engulfed by the song and its strong beat like an early 2000s club hit touched by the influence of electroclash and the percussive techno dance pop of Weval. The cinematic feel of the song generates plenty imagination stirring on its own and the accompanying visuals makes one wish this could be in one of the more visually striking horror films of late like Smile 2 or a Danny Boyle vehicle so that people could hear it and wonder who wrote such an entrancing piece of music. Watch the video for “CITY LIGHTS” on YouTube and follow Nichols+Roark at the links below.