Light Asylum’s debut LP came out in 2012, a time before streaming really gained critical mass and before vinyl came back in a big way. It was a weird, in-between era, like both the recent past and ancient history. History has been kind to Light Asylum. For one, whatever limited vinyl copies were pressed in the initial run now fetch stupid prices on internet sites. And the critical shrug that welcomed its release now seems irrelevant. This is top-notch, black-clad, spiritually punishing synth-pop, perfectly and carefully programmed and soaring on the back of lead singer Shannon Funchess’ superhuman voice. Side A, with rampages like ‘IPC’, is heavier and faster than Side B, which opens with a slow, serene, goosebump-inducing track titled ‘Angel Tongue’ and finished with the near ecstatic ‘A Certain Person’. The DFA brain trust always maintained a deep love for this record, and those at the label wanted vinyl copies of it for themselves that didn’t cost so much money. So, they asked if they could reissue it, get Bob Weston to recut it, and press it at a really nice plant like Citizen Vinyl in Asheville, NC.

Available to independent retailers on black vinyl with a four-colour gatefold jacket, printed insert and 24” x 36” poster.