Labeling your debut album as a “34 minute journey through the divine feminine and near death experience” as Wyn & The White Light’s Wyn Doran (Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist) has done is more a mission statement than an expectation. If that quote did fall in that latter half, though, we think it’s safe to say that expectations be damned when talking about Luck as there’s no way to properly anticipate or expect the effect that the debut from Wyn & The White Light will have on fans following a slew of profound sonic stories that started dropping in 2023.
The instant that Doran’s tremolo-soaked quiver begins with a baritone leading to a lush tenor (And we mean the instant as in 2 seconds into this opening track on Luck), fans will find themselves immediately bewitched by “Signed In Pen” which is a song that makes up barely 2 minutes of what is easily one of the best debuts of the year and possibly one of the best all around albums of 2024 to boot.
“Heal Me” opens up with a more Folksy/Bluesy/Bluegrass vibe and the robust rhythmic reverberations of bassist Lucia Jean and drummer Heidi Tierney coming to a play so that the full might of Wyn & The White Light can truly shine on this slow roll tempered by a subtle pulsing as the song swells and leads toward an epic payoff. “Statue” featuring Josh Knowles was heavy on its’ own (This ain’t Wyn & The Megadeths, we’re talking heavy in subject matter here) and within the Luck fabric it actually brings a certain brevity with the way the airy, atmospheric tune plays out. Then there’s “Disoriented” which is just powerful with a thoughtful thumping emanating from both Jean and Tierney’s instruments as Doran gets to really let loose vocally on this heavenly hymnal of a Rawk song and one where a term like “effervescent” was made for.
Speaking of heavenly, we wouldn’t be surprised if the harrowing yet heartfelt “Nine One One” was debuted in a church as listening through the tale is akin to a holy experience. Previously released “White Noise” hits just over the halfway mark and is like that old familiar friend you haven’t seen in years but just instantly jive with like no time has passed at all while “Mother” is practically transcendent following the previous aural bravado.
“Midnight Confessional” produces a steady stomp with haunting strings creating an ethereal atmosphere with another previous release, “Can the World Change”, serving as the ultimate penultimate ditty with its’ sobering story passionately produced by Doran’s pipes. Inevitably this first chapter of Wyn & The White Light must come to an end and we don’t think there’s a more fitting way for that to happen than with the way that “How the West Was Won” rides off into the sunset in a bluesy hold hands and just scream together kind of way.
Luck descends on March 19th. Pre-orders are up now and you can head here or to the stream below to be one of the first to secure your copy! For more from Wyn & The White Light, follow the trail of socials across the information superhighway by clicking here and here.
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