Thailand’s Wicked Lights returns with a brand new single ‘Grasping At Straws’ (25th October), a brooding introspective indie rock anthem framed by a lush cinematic soundscape.
Wicked Lights says: “A song about getting caught up in the game, which the protagonist realises isn’t the right path forward.
Sometimes it’s necessary in order to do something. We have to take the long way round. With urgency and often feels we’re desperate to do whatever it takes.
We get pummelled or thrown into the mud and to crawl out of the mud. We realise failure is only a part of it. There are also positives in the bad times we face. There is always a light at the end of a long tunnel. We take it all in our stride and we should pay no mind. We carry on, with a sense of poise and a little humour. At the end of the day, it’s only pheromones. Shit you simply cannot control most of the time.”
Wicked Lights is the musical project and brainchild of Two Charuson. He has worked for three decades to hone his craft, learning a variety of instruments along the way in order to create his songs. Born in Thailand, he was schooled privately in the British countryside. This exposure to an alien culture represented an early culture shock, but it also opened up a new world musically. Forced to attend church, he learned to sing traditional hymns and to adapt to British cultural influences. He found solace in picking a guitar and idolising Eric Clapton, Prince, Jeff Tweedy, Neil Young, Elliott Smith and Joy Division.
The music of Wicked Lights has evolved from these experiences and touches on themes of disillusionment, joy, love, sadness, courage and playfulness. Playing most of the instruments himself, he has been able to create a unique and wholly personal response to these conflicts, creating in the process a musical style unlike anything else in the Asian landscape. Since 2018 until now, Two, alongside long time friend and producer, Montonn Jira, has written, recorded and completed five more records. One being the 4 track EP, Have A Nice Dream, released last year. With three full length LP’s and a six-track Thai language EP yet to be released. In 2024, Wicked Lights intends to release a standalone single “Grasping At Straws” followed by their first Thai EP, Astronauts.
