Ed Scissor + Lamplighter

Ed Scissor’s + Lamplighter’s sophomore LP ‘Tell Them It’s Winter’ ruminates over life and love. The LP settles on the notion that all human beings are on the hunt for the same thing.

A key player in the UK rap renaissance, renowned live performer, wordsmith and storyteller, Scissor’s artistic evolution correlates strongly with the work of Glasgow-based producer Lamplighter. As a duo, they have developed into key players in the alt-rap soundscape since their debut ‘Better.Luck.Next.Life’ dropped to critical acclaim back in 2012.

Fast forward six years and their nu-classical compositions are wiser and more profound than ever before. The camaraderie grows more expansive and ear-opening with every song; striking nods to love songs from the 60’s, 80’s power ballads, the seedy end of the 90’s R’n’B spectrum, to psych-indie anthems, rave anthems, electronica and drone, but moreover, countless nods to moving image, spoken word, soundtracks and scores; the music is rich, expansive and rewarding at every turn.

Scissortongue creates music that extends beyond the realms of reality into a strange, dreamlike, left field. It feels like an alternate reality in his head, fuelled by a heady mix of fantasy and reality, umbrella’d under a now customary gothic shroud.