Two weeks ago, as she recounts here, singer-songwriter Lucy Rose ditched the kids for a few hours in order to rehearse for an upcoming event—and “Those Red Lights,” which she released this morning, spilled out. The first lines (“It’s something close to magic when I see you looking at me/I won’t even be wishing for snow”) and others sound as if they were inspired by her infant daughter, but it matters not.
The song is simultaneously happy and melancholic, with thick chords reverberating in waves from her piano as if from Neil Young’s guitar, while her lush vocals convey poetic lyrics about love, traditions, change, and Christmas joy. It’s the kind of contemplative song that will live longer than the holiday season because it’s about far more than the Yuletide.
The Old Grey Cat 