Lights has long been a master of transmuting emotion into electricity, and her new single, "Education", is evidence that growth can be a glowing force. Coming in advance of her forthcoming deluxe album "A6EXTENDED", the track is an electrifying reminder that education never really stops, even when tucked into a danceable beat.
"Education" throbs with pulsing synths and Lights' cinematic energy, the sort of thing that makes your chest hum and your heart think. If the production is more lighting than slick, it's still hard to reconcile how a song as naturally sad and biting as "Education" can also feel so youthful. There is how relationships and compassion can act as fuel for self-discovery, all while keeping things unbearably fun and fresh.
There's a duality at work here, a drama that combines playfulness, vulnerability, and strength. Lights allows her listeners to hear that fine line through her voice, where it is gentle one moment, fiery the next. The result is a track that is both a reflection and an alluring melody. You are traveling to it, but you are also listening to it.
"Education" is a look into where Lights is as an artist, curious, confident, and an unfailing student. "A6EXTENDED" is coming, an eight-track extension of her celebrated A6 LP, but this song evens the playing field, a season of regrowth and groove and glorious self-possession.
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Electro pop