INFINITE NORMAL by Kid Lightbulbs
INFINITE NORMAL is a sprawling musing on creativity, performance, nostalgia & privilege, set against a backdrop of creeping death of art in an increasingly cutthroat and synthetic world. It blends urgent industrial rock with slowcore sprawl & piano improvisation to convey a set of challenging yet relatable anthems for a connected citizenry in the modern age.
It serves as the 4th chapter in the Kid Lightbulbs saga, in which a stable & privileged artist couple struggles as their presumptions about the world around them gradually collapse.
Recorded during late nights in a rural Massachusetts basement, and drawing from ideas & song fragments captured by Brandon Lucas Green (the primary creative force behind Kid Lightbulbs) over the last decade, INFINITE NORMAL is a time capsule capturing the slow death of art & independent voices in the post-pandemic era.
Tracklist
| 1. | womb | 4:28 |
| 2. | i stood in the rain part 1 | 8:19 |
| 3. | simple | 4:45 |
| 4. | poor man's version | 6:47 |
| 5. | softener | 4:46 |
| 6. | stay awake | 6:34 |
| 7. | performance feat. brenna menz | 8:25 |
| 8. | nostalgia | 5:41 |
| 9. | the grass is quicksand | 5:12 |
| 10. | precariat | 4:56 |
| 11. | i stood in the rain part 2 | 7:30 |
| 12. | you know | 3:01 |
Credits
all songs written & performed by brandon lucas green
with help from:
alicia green - lyrical contributions ("i stood in the rain part 1")
brenna menz - vocals & lyrical contributions ("performance")
tess canfield - lyrical contributions ("i stood in the rain part 1", "performance" and "you know")
"i stood in the rain part 2" contains excerpts of "traffic circle, Jamaica Spain" by brandon lucas green
produced, mixed and mastered by brandon lucas green
artwork compiled by brandon lucas green
cover photograph by mitra mehvar
additional photography by alicia green
thanks to theo, brian, erik, aaron & dave for your feedback as I made this album.
thanks to the music threads community for inspiring much of the material on this album.
thank you tess, brenna & mitra for your contributions.
thank you alicia for everything you are & do.
License
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Kid Lightbulbs is Brandon Lucas Green. Brandon's music blends an intriguing mix of influences, evoking Nine Inch Nails, Fiona Apple-esque piano rock, and 70s prog, coupled with highly vulnerable and often self-deprecating lyricism.
Brandon operates as a solo artist, writing, producing & releasing music from his basement in central Massachusetts.