The latest track released in December 2023 by Gates of Light is part of an EP which will eventually be joined with another EP to form a new album.
The “project” (they have played live a couple of times) spans several countries in terms of the recordings and the French-based collaborator has added his touch to this, one of two mixes of the track put out by LNFG Records. The project is of course the latest incarnation of Glasgow-based artist Louise Quinn, and it has her trademark breathy vocals and a laid-back, slightly languid feel to it.
There are shades of some slower Blondie tracks here and the Kid Loco treatment definitely gives this version a slightly Gallic feel to it, like breaking out the Gitanes in the 13th arrondissement… Initially just a simple guitar strum with a bit of percussion and some organ, further instrumentation comes in midway, synth flourishes and some brass in the background. A very sophisticated effort to takes us out of December blues and into sunnier climes.