Bright Lights, Red Eyes is the third extended play (EP) by Australian singer-songwriter Ruel. The EP was released on 23 October 2020 through RCA Records.
The EP was written in June 2019 in a Airbnb mansion in Paris, France. Ruel said "You can actually see it in the cover art – it's me and Sarah Aarons outside it" adding "We wrote five songs in about three days, each in under an hour."[4]
In a press release in October 2020, Ruel said "I want to get across that this project is another step forward in maturity for me. This project was a stream of consciousness when I was writing it at the time, and I feel like that's the way all projects and songs are for me. They are moments in time. This project isn't who I am right now as I wrote these songs last year, but it's the most mature you've ever heard me and it was me, in that moment in time."[5]
In the week of its released, the EP was ToneDeaf's record of the week. Geordie Gray said "It's a delightful collection of fluttery, perfectly-crafted pop tracks. The neo-soul Cautious Clay collaboration 'Say it Over' is a real highlight" while Alexander Pan said "Bright Lights, Bright Eyes is easily Ruel's most mature collection of songs to date. With his pop sound more polished and those vocals more emotional as ever, Ruel's new EP shows just why he's one of the most promising artists today."[6]
^Brereton, Greta (10 September 2020). "Ruel drops smooth new single "As Long As You Care"". NME Australia. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
^Langford, Jackson (1 October 2020). "Ruel announces new single with Cautious Clay, "Say It Over"". NME Australia. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
^"Ruel Drops 'Distance' Music Video". musicdaily. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
^"Ruel: "I was listening to a lot of sad music, thinking, 'What am I even doing?' I felt a bit useless"". NME. 28 October 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
^"Ruel drops his highly anticipated new EP, Bright Lights, Red Eyes". NME. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
^"Record Of The Week: Ruel, Bright Lights, Bright Eyes". ToneDeaf. 26 October 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
^"NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
December 01, 2023
bright, lights, eyes, third, extended, play, australian, singer, songwriter, ruel, released, october, 2020, through, records, ruelreleased23, october, 2020labelrca, sonyproducerm, phazesruel, chronologyfree, time, 2019, 2020, wall, 2023, singles, from, long, c. Bright Lights Red Eyes is the third extended play EP by Australian singer songwriter Ruel The EP was released on 23 October 2020 through RCA Records Bright Lights Red EyesEP by RuelReleased23 October 2020LabelRCA SonyProducerM PhazesRuel chronologyFree Time 2019 Bright Lights Red Eyes 2020 4th Wall 2023 Singles from Bright Lights Red Eyes As Long As You Care Released 11 September 2020 1 Say It Over Released 2 October 2020 2 Distance Released January 2021 3 The EP was written in June 2019 in a Airbnb mansion in Paris France Ruel said You can actually see it in the cover art it s me and Sarah Aarons outside it adding We wrote five songs in about three days each in under an hour 4 In a press release in October 2020 Ruel said I want to get across that this project is another step forward in maturity for me This project was a stream of consciousness when I was writing it at the time and I feel like that s the way all projects and songs are for me They are moments in time This project isn t who I am right now as I wrote these songs last year but it s the most mature you ve ever heard me and it was me in that moment in time 5 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 ReferencesReception editIn the week of its released the EP was ToneDeaf s record of the week Geordie Gray said It s a delightful collection of fluttery perfectly crafted pop tracks The neo soul Cautious Clay collaboration Say it Over is a real highlight while Alexander Pan said Bright Lights Bright Eyes is easily Ruel s most mature collection of songs to date With his pop sound more polished and those vocals more emotional as ever Ruel s new EP shows just why he s one of the most promising artists today 6 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 As Long As You Care Mark LandonRuel Vincent van DjikSarah AaronsM Phazes3 132 Distance Landonvan DjikAaronsM PhazesRory Nobel2 593 Courage Landonvan DjikAaronsM Phazes3 294 Say It Over featuring Cautious Clay Landonvan DjikAaronsJoshua KarpehM PhazesStuart Spencer3 525 Up to Something Landonvan DjikAaronsSimon HessmannBeau GoldenM PhazesSimon Hessmann2 59Charts editChart 2020 PeakpositionNew Zealand Albums RMNZ 7 40References edit Brereton Greta 10 September 2020 Ruel drops smooth new single As Long As You Care NME Australia Retrieved 10 September 2020 Langford Jackson 1 October 2020 Ruel announces new single with Cautious Clay Say It Over NME Australia Retrieved 2 October 2020 Ruel Drops Distance Music Video musicdaily 17 January 2021 Retrieved 1 January 2022 Ruel I was listening to a lot of sad music thinking What am I even doing I felt a bit useless NME 28 October 2020 Retrieved 5 December 2020 Ruel drops his highly anticipated new EP Bright Lights Red Eyes NME 23 October 2020 Retrieved 5 December 2020 Record Of The Week Ruel Bright Lights Bright Eyes ToneDeaf 26 October 2020 Retrieved 5 December 2020 NZ Top 40 Albums Chart Recorded Music NZ 2 November 2020 Retrieved 30 October 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bright Lights Red Eyes amp oldid 1145996441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
