Son Lux

Son Lux Announce New Album, Stream Lead Single

Ryan Lott, also known as Son Lux, has kept himself busy over the last few years. In addition to releasing a couple of albums and some EPs under is own moniker, he has also collaborated with Sufjan Stevens, Lorde and Serengeti. His most notable collaboration is with Sufjan Stevens and Serengeti as the band Sisyphus. […]

Son Lux Shares Moving Video for “Lanterns Lit”

Ryan Lott, aka Son Lux, is a busy man. As of this year, he has put out an album with super group Sisyphus, joined with Sufjan Stevens and Serengetti. He also has a score for the film The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby, and a produced record for an ensemble by the name of yMusic. In […]

Sisyphus Unleash Evocative Video For “Take Me”

The video for Sisyphus‘s “Take Me” delivers a message already made clear by the song: Sufjan wants to get intimate. Dancers frolic about provocatively in various stages of “clothing optional” attire as Sufjan croons, over and over again, “take me to your room / I wanna be your friend.” This follows up the video for […]

Music Video: Sisyphus – “Booty Call”

A week after the brilliant S trio known as Sisyphus (consisting of Sufjan Stevens, rapper Serengeti and the electronic wizard Son Lux) released their first full-length, today they have posted a video for the metaphor-rapped “Booty Call.” If it’s not weird enough to think that the indie wunderkind Sufjan Stevens would help create a song […]

LIVE REVIEW: Son Lux @ Institute Of Contemporary Art (3/21/14)

Out of all the acts listed on Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art 2014 schedule, experimental electronic musician Son Lux was easily the most thrilling prospect. As a giant glass cube, the ICA is one of Boston’s more modern buildings, only rivaled by MIT’s Stata Center. Son Lux, the stage name for 34-year-old Ryan Lott, blended in with the museum’s hidden […]

Stream Debut Album from Sisyphus (Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux, Serengeti)

In ten days, Sisyphus–folk lord Sufjan Stevens, Chicago rapper Serengeti, and electronic composer Son Lux–will release their self-titled debut via Asthmatic Kitty/Joyful Noise. We’ve heard some of the singles along the way, but now the full LP can be heard below thanks to The Guardian. Formerly known as s/s/s, the trio released a 2012 EP […]

WEEKLY WAX: Vinyl Releases For The Week Of 3/2-3/8

Welcome to another edition of Weekly Wax, UTG’s round-up of vinyl news from the past week! Most of the stories in the past seven days concerned reissues and new releases for this year’s Record Store Day, which will take place on April 19. From high profile artists like Bruce Springsteen and Fun. to small indie […]

Son Lux Releases New Version Of “Easy” Featuring Lorde

Lorde is known for covering other artists at the end of her live shows. One of the musicians she’s covered a number of times is Son Lux. This is the likely reason why the two teamed up to premiere a new version of the song “Easy” and release it on his new EP, Alternate Worlds. […]

Music Video: Sisyphus (Sufjan Stevens, Serengeti, Son Lux) – “Alcohol”

The trio formerly known as s / s / s announced their art exhibit-accompanying, self-titled album late last year with the single “Calm It Down.” That album should now be available… if you live near the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN. Otherwise, you’ll be waiting like the rest of us for the Asthmatic Kitty/Joyful […]

Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux, And Serengeti Reunite, Rename Themselves Sisyphus

Early last year, indie luminary Sufjan Stevens, composer Son Lux, and rapper Serengeti teamed up to release a four-song EP under the moniker s / s / s. A new song and information concerning a full-length from the three surfaced today, but they’ve now added a few more letters to their name and made it […]