The economy of songwriting on Lucille Two’s “Pixels” is impressive from the beginning. Without cutting corners on the crafting of exquisite yet minimal layers of melody and expertly placed tones the single catches your ear with Trudy Bennett’s winsome vocals, perfect rhythmic accents, vintage Mellotron sounds and more modern drifts of synth and psychedelic vocal processing. The song is both moody and effervescent, a combination we don’t hear often enough and at just two minutes nine seconds the song is all essence and none of the fluff of an extended intro or outro that make far too many songs tiresome. Instead “Pixels” invites an instant replay. The lyrics seem to be a commentary on the unsatisfying, ephemeral, illusory nature of out lives on digital platforms but without rancor simply stating “It’s all a fantasy.” And a fantasy isn’t necessarily negative. Listen to “Pixels” on YouTube and follow the band Lucille Two at the links provided.
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