Son Lux - Tomorrows Reworks Part I (2021)

Tomorrows Reworks Part 1 pushes Son Lux’s longstanding practice of reinventing releases into new territory, channeling a breadth of perspectives and collaborative formats into a focused new EP reworking tracks from their Tomorrows trilogy. The band invited Lotic, Nappy Nina, Jon Bap, Black Taffy, and Emily Wells into the fold to refashion the songs in a range of ways, from traditional remixes to ground-up reimaginings.

Lotic dissolves “Honesty”’s refrain into fluttering technicolor, while Jon Bap’s take on “Plans We Made” skitters evocatively, like a film of human motion with select frames removed. Black Taffy’s “Unbind” sublimates the original’s strings into an undulating haze undergirded by booming, ceremonial bass. In Emily Wells’ hands, “Come Recover” takes on an oceanic quality, like a lullaby for a coral reef fighting back from bleaching. In collaboration with the band, Nappy Nina interrogates a fraught relationship in a retooled “Live Another Life,” reflecting: “we forage and make believe, force a forest with made up leaves.”