Son Lux

Son Lux

Son Lux performing at SXSW in 2015.
Background information
Birth name Ryan Lott
Born Denver, Colorado, United States[1]
Origin New York, United States
Genres
Occupation(s) Singer, producer
Years active 2008–present
Labels Glassnote Records, Joyful Noise Recordings, Anticon
Associated acts Sisyphus, Lorde, Boots (musician)
Website music.sonluxmusic.com

Ryan Lott, known by his stage name Son Lux, is an American musician who was born in Denver, Colorado, United States, and is based in New York. He has released four albums, two EPs and a handful of singles, his most recent album Bones appeared in June 2015. He is also a member of Sisyphus and has featured on one album and an EP with this trio. Additionally Lott has scored the soundtracks a number of films, most notably Paper Towns (2015)[2] and The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby (2013).[3] In late 2014 he signed with Glassnote Records[4] after previously being with Joyful Noise Recordings.[5][6]

History

Lott worked full-time in New York City from 2007 until 2012 composing music for commercials. While he mainly concentrates now on his music career, he still continues to compose commercial music for various projects.[7]

Son Lux released his debut album, At War with Walls & Mazes, on Anticon in 2008.[1] Following this release, NPR named Son Lux "Best New Artist" on their program All Songs Considered.[5]

His second album, We Are Rising, was released on Anticon in 2011. It was recorded in 28 days for the RPM Challenge and was described by Consequence of Sound as "the dark, operatic middle ground between Owen Pallett and In Rainbows-era Radiohead or Wild Beasts' fantastic, operatic heights."[8][9] He is a member of Sisyphus along with Serengeti and Sufjan Stevens. The trio released their debut EP, Beak & Claw, on Anticon in 2012.[10] Son Lux signed with Joyful Noise Recordings in May 2013, the same month that his "haunting rendition" of Black Water was featured in JNR's flexi-series. Simultaneous with the announcement that he would be joining Joyful Noise, he released the TEAR, a conceptual 7" featuring one new song in two distinct parts. The album Lanterns was released on October 29, 2013.[11] The album includes vocals from then label-mate Cat Martino of Stranger Cat. [12] The lead single "Lost It To Trying" was immediately named one of Pitchfork's Best New Tracks.[13]

Son Lux playing in 2014 at the "Way Back When Festival" in Dortmund, Germany

In 2014 Son Lux has performed at Carnegie Hall with the Young People’s Chorus of New York City, held a weeklong residency at the Joyce Theater with Stephen Petronio Dance Company, performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, and has shared the stage with Laurie Anderson, Philip Glass, Kate Davis, and Doseone. He will be collaborating this summer with Serengeti and Sufjan Stevens and world-renowned visual artist Jim Hodges for a musical accompaniment to a traveling retrospective of Hodges work debuting at the Walker Museum of Art in February 2014. In 2014, Son Lux released the EP Alternate Worlds, which contained re-imagined songs from Lanterns, including a version of "Easy" with vocals by Lorde.[14][15][16] In later 2014, Glassnote Records announced worldwide signing of Son Lux.[17] In 2015 he was featured on The Art Assignment in a project that invites viewers to work collaboratively around music that he wrote for the program.[18] Working as a trio with Ian Chang on drums and Rafiq Bhatia on guitar, Son Lux released his fourth album, Bones on June 23, 2015.[19][20]

Discography

Albums
EPs
Other

References

  1. 1 2 Brown, Marisa. "Son Lux". Allmusic.
  2. ↑ Lindner, Emilee. "Exclusive: Son Lux’s Ryan Lott To Score John Green’s ‘Paper Towns’". MTV News. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Hilton, Robin (February 16, 2012). "New Son Lux Instrumentals". NPR.
  4. ↑ "GLASSNOTE RECORDS ANNOUNCE SIGNING OF SON LUX". Glassnote. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Artist Profile: Son Lux". Son Lux. Joyful Noise Recordings. Retrieved May 16, 2013.
  6. ↑ Young, Alex (February 27, 2012). "Sufjan Stevens teams up with Son Lux and Serengeti for EP". Consequence of Sound.
  7. ↑ Interview with Son Lux: I'm surprised if people even like my strange kind of music. (Interview). Artistxite.com. 2013-10-30. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  8. ↑ Fitzmauriceon, Larry (March 28, 2011). "New Release: Son Lux: We Are Rising". Pitchfork Media.
  9. ↑ Kivel, Adam. "Album Review: Son Lux - We Are Rising". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2013-10-24.
  10. ↑ Battanon, Carrie (March 20, 2012). "Listen to the Sufjan Stevens/Serengeti/Son Lux Collaborative EP Beak & Claw in Full". Pitchfork Media.
  11. ↑ "Son Lux Signs with Joyful Noise". Joyfulnoiserecordings.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Stranger Cat // In The Wilderness". Joyful Noise Recordings. Retrieved 2015-08-16.
  13. ↑ Greene, Jayson. ""Lost It To Trying"[Best New Track]". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "Announcing...Son Lux "Alternate Worlds"". Joyful Noise Recordings. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  15. ↑ Martins, Chris (4 March 2014). "Lorde and Son Lux Collaborate on Menacing 'Easy (Switch Screens)'". Spin. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Alternate Worlds – EP". United States: iTunes Store (Apple). Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  17. ↑ "GLASSNOTE RECORDS ANNOUNCE SIGNING OF SON LUX". Glassnote Records. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  18. ↑ "Collaborate With Son Lux - Ryan Lott". The Art Assignment. PBS Digital Studios. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  19. ↑ Gordon, Jeremy. "Son Lux Announce New Album Bones". Pitchfork News. Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  20. ↑ Oliphint, Joel (June 23, 2015). "Son Lux: Bones". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  21. ↑ "Son Lux Signs". Joyfulnoiserecordings.com. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
  22. ↑ "Son Lux//Black Waters". Joyfulnoiserecordings.com. Retrieved 2015-07-27.

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