The Tower of Light Official

The one-man project Tower of Light took its name from a 19th century book claiming to be the channeled prophecy of a young girl from Alabama, and after hearing the self-titled debut, it's easy to hear why the name is a perfect fit: even though it was four years in the making, it's as startling and consuming as a vision from out of the blue. Unlike many shoegaze revivalists, the Tower of Light focuses on the style's unsettling side rather than just its ethereal prettiness, and embellishes it with elements of trip-hop, post-punk, industrial, and noise that only enhance its eeriness.  - Heather Phares, Allmusic