Son Lux

Son Luxis an Americanexperimentalband. Originally the solo project and moniker of founding memberRyan Lott,the band's first three albums,At War with Walls & Mazes,We Are RisingandLanterns,shaped the band's unique sound throughpost-rockandelectronicainfluences.

Son Lux
Son Lux in 2016. From left to right:Ian Chang,Ryan LottandRafiq Bhatia.
Background information
Origin	New York, U.S.
Genres	Electronica experimental post-rock
Years active	2008–present
Labels	City Slang Glassnote,Joyful Noise Anticon
Members	Ryan Lott Rafiq Bhatia Ian Chang
Website	sonluxmusic.com

With the release of their fourth studio album,Bones,in 2015,Rafiq BhatiaandIan Changjoined Son Lux, transforming the project into a three-piece band. After the release of theirEPsStranger FormsandRemedy,the band's fifth album,Brighter Wounds,was released in February 2018.A three-part series of ten-track extended plays calledTomorrowsfollowed in 2020 and 2021. The band composed the music for the 2022 science fiction action filmEverything Everywhere All at Once,which received a nomination for theAcademy Award for Best Original Scoreat the95th Academy Awards.

History

Son Lux started in 2008 as the moniker and solo recording project of American musician and composerRyan Lott.Their debut studio album,At War with Walls & Mazes,was released in March of that same year.Following this release, NPR named Son Lux "Best New Artist" on their programAll Songs Considered.

Lott then released the second albumWe Are Risingon May 17, 2011, recorded in the entire month of February for theRPM Challenge.Adam Kivel, writing forConsequence of Sound,described the album as "the dark, operatic middle ground betweenOwen PallettandIn Rainbows-eraRadioheadorWild Beasts' fantastic, operatic heights. "

Son Lux signed withJoyful Noise Recordingsin May 2013, the same month that their "haunting rendition" of "Black Waters" was featured in the eponymousflexi-discseries released by Joyful Noise. After the announcement of Lott joining Joyful Noise, the project released "TEAR", a conceptual 7 "featuring one new song in two distinct parts.Lanternswas then released on October 29, 2013.It includes vocals from then label-mateStranger Cat,the musical project of Cat Martino.The lead single "Lost It To Trying" was named one ofPitchfork's Best New Tracks.

In 2014, Son Lux released theextended playAlternate Worlds,which contained re-imagined songs fromLanterns,including a version of "Easy" with vocal contributions fromLorde.Later in 2014,Glassnoteannounced that they had signed Son Lux worldwide.Additionally, Lott composed the score and soundtrack for the 2014 filmThe Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby.

In 2015, Lott was featured onThe Art Assignmentin a project that invites viewers to work collaboratively around music that he wrote for the program.

Son Lux's fourth album,Bones,was released on June 23, 2015.With the release of the album, the project transformed into a trio when touring members Rafiq Bhatia and Ian Chang joined Lott as members of the band.

On July 15, 2016, Son Lux appeared on stage at theMontreux Jazz Festivalas a guest ofWoodkidat the "Woodkid and Friends" evening.

On April 7, 2017, the band released the song "Dangerous", simultaneously announcing the song as thelead singlefrom their fourth EP,Remedy,which was released on May 12.On December 15, 2017, a song titled "Eazy" by hip-hop artistG-Eazywas released featuring sampled audio from "Easy".

Son Lux released their fifth album,Brighter Wounds,on February 9, 2018, on their new record label,City Slang.The album received a review of 7.3 out of 10 points on Pitchfork.

On April 5, 2019, Son Lux released a box set with one of their earlier labels, Joyful Noise Recordings, that has two reissued early albums and a new album of unreleased recordings,Remnants.In May 2020, the collection entitledReincarnateswas released. This collection, much likeRemnantsconsisted of previously unheard or rare tracks, including three reworkings of "Change is Everything" from theBonesalbum, and a new version of "Remedy" (entitled "Remedy, Surging Sea", and included a crowd-sourced choir of over 300 voices).

In 2020, the song "Dream State" appeared in Season 1 of the HBO seriesThe Vow.Also appearing in this season were the songs "Lanterns Lit," and "Change Is Everything." "Dream State" was also featured in 2022 in Season 2 of the series.

In February 2021, Son Lux announced that their next album,Tomorrows III,would be released on April 16, 2021, and was scheduled to be the final album in theTomorrowstrilogy.

In 2022, the band composed themusical scorefor the filmEverything Everywhere All At Once.The 49-track soundtrack released on April 8, 2022, and includes collaborations withMitski,David Byrne,a flute-playingAndré 3000,Randy Newman,Moses Sumney,andyMusic,plus others. The score was nominated forBest Original Scoreat the95th Academy Awards,where it lost toVolker Bertelmann'sscoreforAll Quiet on the Western Front.

Members

• Ryan Lott– producer, composer, keyboards, vocals (2008–present)
• Rafiq Bhatia– guitars, producer, composer (2015–present; touring member prior)
• Ian Chang– drums, producer, composer (2015–present; touring member prior)

Filmography

Year	Title	Director	Studio(s)
2015	Paper Towns	Jake Schreier	20th Century Fox
2016	Mean Dreams	Nathan Morlando	Woods Entertainment
2021	Rolls-Royce: Younger	Alexander N	N Films
	+ (Dix)	Vikram Dasgupta	Pixel Palette
2022	Everything Everywhere All at Once	Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert	IAC Films/AGBO/ Year of the Rat /Ley Line Entertainment
2025	Thunderbolts*	Jake Schreier	Marvel Studios

Discography

Son Lux playing in 2014 at the "Way Back When Festival" inDortmund, Germany

Studio albums

• At War with Walls & Mazes(Anticon,2008)
• We Are Rising(Anticon, 2011)
• Lanterns(Joyful Noise,2013)
• Bones(Glassnote,2015)
• Brighter Wounds(City Slang,2018)
• Tomorrows(City Slang, 2020–2021, 3-part release)

Soundtrack albums

• The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby(Lakeshore,2014)
• Everything Everywhere All At Once (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)(A24Music, 2022)
• Thunderbolts*(2025)

EPs

• Weapons(Anticon, 2010)
• Alternate Worlds(Joyful Noise, 2014)
• Stranger Forms(Joyful Noise, 2016)
• Remedy(Joyful Noise, 2017)
• Dream State(City Slang, 2018)
• The Fool You Need(City Slang, 2018)
• Yesterday's Wake(City Slang, 2018)
• Labor(City Slang, 2019)
• Tomorrows Reworks(2021)
• Risk of Make Believe(2025)

Compilations

• Remnants(Joyful Noise, 2019)
• Reincarnates(2020, a collection of previously unheard or rare tracks)
• Alternate Forms(Joyful Noise,2023)

Other

• Tear (7 ",Joyful Noise Recordings2013)
• Black Waters (flexi-disc series,Joyful Noise Recordings2013. Black Waters is based on a tune of the same name by American folk singerJean Ritchie)
• WinterSpringSummerFall2014, is a mixtape released byBoots,which featured Son Lux on the track "Troubled World"

Music videos

• "Break" (2008)
• "Stay" (2008)
• "Wither" (2009)
• "War" (2009)
• "Weapons VII" (2010)
• "Lost it to Trying" (2013)
• "Alternate World" (2014)
• "Lanterns Lit" (2014)
• "Lost it to Trying (Mouths Only Lying)" (2014)
• "Easy" (2014)
• "Change is Everything" (2015)
• "You Don't Know Me" (2015)
• "You Don't Know Me (Jailo Remix)" (2015)
• "Undone" (2016)
• "Cage of Bones" (2016)
• "Breathe Out" (2016)
• "Dangerous" (2017)
• "Ransom" (2017)
• "Slowly" (2018)
• "All Directions" (2018)
• "The Fool You Need" (2018)
• "Yesterday's Wake" (2018)
• "A Different Kind of Love" (2021)
• "Plans We Made" (2022)
• "Undertow" (2022)

External links

• Official website
• Son LuxatIMDb