In a world of Lady Gaga, La Roux, Little Boots and Luciana, this little lady named Lights doesn't get the attention that she most certainly deserves. That's all about to change. The Canadian Keytar-wielding synth-pop sensation, Lights has a music video for her BEST lead single "Saviour," off her debut album "The Listening." The Roboshobo directed video is a triumph in pop perfection, comic book animation and gorgeous use of color in video direction. It's quite easily one of the best music videos I've seen in years and I think once you take a look for yourself, you just might agree."Saviour" is a poppy, keyboard-driven new wave number and is the first Lights song to feature prominent Auto-Tune. It is about Lights telling someone of her troubles and how she doesn't like who she's become. Furthermore, she tells them that one day, she will need them to save her. The video concludes with her blowing on a pink flower that begins to glow with ethereal light. Her cute originality with her own comic drawings for her music video and a keytar not far away, makes for a great music video viewing, it's amazing! I believe that the lyrics in "Saviour" is full of meaning that can be seen and felt through her deep words. It's obviously heart-felt, it's touched so many people this far. All I can say is listen to this emotion-wrenching song and determine for yourself.
Lights finds escape from her own private Fortress Of Solitude via a comic book alter-ego. The video features the story of how this world came about. Lights drawing comics in her bedroom, which gradually animate and send her comic self into outer space, where she becomes the "Saviour" of the planet. "Basically in this video you're going to get a cheap ride into my alternate universe, a little look at how my ideas spawn, whether from writing or drawing or just looking at things around me in real life," the talented Canadian artist writes. The style of animation and the live action work really well together.
Every singer has a unique style. A good singer tries not to deviate from that style. Think about it: a person with a 'bluesy' voice won't make good heavy metal music and a person with a childish voice won't have range or depth to do soul. For Lights' case, the 22-year-old took home a Canadian Juno Award earlier last year for Best New Artist without even releasing a full-length album. She call herself a proclaimed purveyor of "intergalactic electro music", and her "Saviour" is nothing more than a re-hash of the mom-friendly candy-coated pop tunes that propelled the Toronto native to fame. It's not that "Saviour" is bad per se, multi-layered tracks, high production quality and good use of sampling are indicative of Lights' abilities as a songwriter and a composer. "Saviour" drops right at the heart of a movement overflowing with sunshine synth-pop lullabies. It's no doubt destined to cause a stir both on the airwaves and in the hearts of fans across the world.
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