PREMIERE: Kaitlin Riegel Scratches Beneath The Surface On Fluorescent Lighting
Friday, 17 April 2015
Written by Huw Baines
Kaitlin Riegel’s journey to date has been one characterised by subtle reinventions. Fluorescent Lighting is the first taste of her new EP, ‘41.9’, and marks a further shift, melding a shimmering pop melody with lounge jazz touches and an inquisitive lyric.
“Fluorescent Lighting deals with the perception of reality, relating back to the old ideas of 'things aren't as they appear' and 'is ignorance bliss?',” Riegel said. “Over time, memories get warped in your head. People, places, and events live inside your mind, how you choose to remember them, and it is easy to delude yourself into a false reality.
“When you start peeling away the layers and brutally examine the world, it is revealed not everything was as perfect as you recalled. Sometimes the memory is better.”
Having worked together on the System single, Riegel again enlisted the services of producer James Yuill for Fluorescent Lighting, which you can exclusively check out below. The single is out on April 27, with ‘41.9’ poised to follow in the autumn.
“It was a coming of age track in a lyrical and musical sense,” Riegel said. “It's hard to lose a cherished memory to the truths of the universe, but that doesn't take away your experience."
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