North Carolina quartet Cor de Lux (Dawn Moraga, Tim Lusk, John Bliven, and Jacob Richardson) have announced Year of the Horse, their debut release for Ipecac Recordings and the latest project produced by veteran engineer and musician J. Robbins. According to the press release, long operating on the fringes of underground rock, Cor de Lux sound newly emboldened here, embracing sharp dynamics and emotional intensity without sacrificing their experimental instincts. Year of the Horse arrives September 18.
“Blind Smile” is the new excerpt. About the track, Dawn Moraga says, “My cousin is deaf and his true laugh that isn’t altered from what he thinks he should laugh like is one of the most joyous sounds. I think this song is about for me personally trying to find that freedom to not care about what people think of me and to dig deep to find the real. It came together with John and I talking about the beauty from a true smile.. the blind smile.”
John Bliven adds, The title for “Blind Smile” came about because I wanted to illustrate an event that inspired and humbled me when I was a videographer during a Visually Impaired Persons (VIP) Fishing Tournament, an event that brings hundreds of VIPs to the Outer Banks every year. I got to witness the most joy filled smiles I’ve ever encountered as they felt the scales of the fish and commented about the texture and sliminess as they saw with other senses.
Listen below.
