The Day’s Begun

In the final moments of our recording session at Studio Black Box, when all of the songs for the album had been recorded, one song remained. A purely acoustic track, a song for two – for and by and about the duo of LUX the band, that had seemingly been put aside for another day. But in a moment of insistance, with bags packed and everyone ready to leave, it seemed that there was just enough time and just enough tape left on one of the reels to lay it down. It would have to be fast, a one-take, just guitar and vocals recorded at the same time. In the same way that The Gare Saint-Lazare had been recorded on that very first LUX EP, the two protagonists went back in and in one take laid down the song. The song and its video came out this summer, an off-album track that speaks of love, over time. Here it is:

The Day’s Begun

Similar Posts

  • LUX In Movement

    We have been told that before you put out the EP, you put out the music video. Since the inception of LUX, our friend and fabulous photographer Jehsong Baak has kindly given his time and talent towards many photo shoots on stage and off. It was a logical choice to ask him if he wouldn’t…

  • SKIN to SKIN

    We’ve been breathless; writing for LUX, writing for others and bringing out “Super 8” with two new bonus tracks; “Lay Low” and “Skin to Skin”. We went with “S2S” for the new single. With the combined talents of photographer/film maker Jehsong Baak and film maker and editor Will Le Caron, we went into a Paris…

  • SELECTION PRESS GRAVITY

        The new album, GRAVITY, is still wet behind the ears and it’s already been a wild ride. The reaction from the independent press has been overwhelmingly positive – first for the single “A Son of Sam” and its official music video which was spectacularly playlisted by both Rolling Stone France and Apple Music…

  • LA SORBONNE

    La Sorbonne is a unique place for a rock concert – acoustic is the rule – so LUX was in full band modest “unplugged”  with Nicolas Deschamps as second guitarist and Aurélie Simenel on drums/percussion. A beautiful evening in a legendary place. Photo courtesy Alice Briesz

  • STAR GUITARS

    Every so often, it is nice to remember the reasons why one wants to play music and it always comes back to one word – pleasure. Recently Sylvain was asked to do a little one-man show at Drouot to showcase the top lots of a guitar sale organized by Castor-Hara – it was an offer…

  • FRESH OFF THE PRESS

    photo LUX by Jehsong Baak “Super 8” is out! and wending its way towards journalists and a new audience. Here is some of what they have to say so far: Guitar Part “…what hits one right at the start is the sound of this album, ample and generous, which has the feel of warm wood,…