Sunlight In The Shadows
Easy Eye, 2025
9/10
Listen to Sunlight In The Shadows
The UK rocker Miles Kane brings us a guitar driven effort where Dan Auerbach handles production across 12 tracks that are lush, raw and hook filled.
The fuzzy and dense “Love Is Cruel” starts the listen before calming down for Kane’s expressive singing alongside the retro-rock spirit, and “Electric Flower” follows with crisp drumming and soulful singing that’s got plenty of melody.
“Always In Over My Head” arrives later and is a gentle moment of dreaminess that’s heartfelt, while “Without You” brings rhythm and grooves to the bright textures and sing-alongs.
“I Pray” and “Walk On The Ocean” exit the listen. The former is the best tune present and pounds with intensity and harmony that has Kane pleading amid the driving climate, and the latter mesmerizes us with its guitar acrobatics and strategic repetition that’s laid back.
A really fun effort that touches on Brit-rock, alt-pop, glam-rock and garage rock, Kane knows his way around a guitar and he’s got a set of pipes that you won’t soon forget across this timeless record.
Travels well with: The Vaccines- Pick-Up Full Of Pink Carnation-; Rival Sons- Darkfighter