Phil Thomas of FATEA mag reviews Gozer Goodspeed's Ghosts of the Future & Past album. Check out the full review here - https://www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/reviews/GozerGoodspeed2/

Ghosts Of Future And Past Podcast Review

Lights and Lines is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of Lucrezia, the brand new single from contemporary folk collective Awen Veleda & The Wandering Lights.

Lucrezia is the first single from the debut Awen Veleda EP An Alien Invasion in the Petty Kingdoms (Part 1: Prelude) which will be released through the Lights And Lines label (cat LAL-002).

Set in ancient times the story of an unexpected event unfolds across the EP through the voices of various characters all scrambling to understand the truth and agree what to do. This unique 5 track collection explores how people deal with the unexpected, manage change through their own beliefs and context, and find ways to work together.

Lucrezia comes to us at a point in the story where the King, struggling to uncover the facts of the situation and separate them from rumour and superstition, realises that unusual challenges usually require creative solutions. 

He concludes that to achieve the greater good you sometimes have to do something bad, and contacts The Priestess Lucrezia to see if her visions can offer guidance - whilst praying to his own God for forgiveness. Will his gamble with the old beliefs pay out? Or will fate show no mercy?

On this track, The Wandering Lights are:

Mike Five - Guitars, organ, birdsong recordings.
GRIM17 and Sadie-Rei - Joint lead vocals 
Rae Cameron - Flute
One Blind Mouse - String arrangements

An Alien Invasion in the Petty Kingdoms (Part 1: Prelude)

Lucrezia

Awen Veleda & The Wandering Lights - Lucrezia

No Kiss Under The Mistletoe is an award winning Americana style Christmas song that looks at the festive period from an alternative point of view.

Cardiff based roots songwriter Phil Thomas approached Lights And Lines earlier this year to talk about putting a collaboration together to perform this unique song that explores Christmas time from the perspective of a homeless veteran.

No Kiss Under The Mistletoe received a Commended Entry in the UK Song Writing Competition 2020, and a Four Star Rating in a category with hundreds of entries.

The song has now been lovingly recreated by a collaboration of Lights And Lines affiliated artists performing as The Subway Choir in time for its full worldwide release in December in 2021.

The single includes A and B Side mixes which reflect 2 slightly different arrangements and mixes.

The Subway Choir - No Kiss Under The Mistletoe (Alternative Mix) [B SIDE]

The Subway Choir - No Kiss Under The Mistletoe [A SIDE]

Lights And Lines label mates Gozer Goodspeed and GRIM17 have teamed up to write and record a brand new and exclusive single in support of the label's firs charity compilaiton album, Letters To Sonny Vol. 1.

The song Things That You Know You Can't Say Aloud brings together two incredible songwriters with many similarities in style and approach, but usually very different outcomes!

Written initially by Gozer Goodspeed the song begins with one of Gozer's trademark acoustic bluesy guitar refrains and soulful voice singing the intriguing opening line:

"Look man no hands, look now no wires, I'm on the edge, with the flickering fires, burning in the distance, beckoning beckoning"

GRIM17's influence kicks in as the song progresses as the first crackles of this songs anthemic drum beat are introduced followed by his powerful backing vocals.

The song builds quickly into something of an anthem showcasing some of the best bits of each artists performance.