| City Lights | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | the Waeve |
| Cover: | City Lights (The Waeve album).jpg |
| Alt: | A photo of the duo stood side by side, bathed in red light and with two red spotlights behind them. |
| Released: | 20 September 2024 |
| Length: | 51:22 |
| Label: | Transgressive |
| Producer: | James Ford |
| Prev Title: | The Waeve |
| Prev Year: | 2023 |
City Lights is the upcoming second studio album by British duo the Waeve, consisting of Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall, set for release on 20 September 2024 by Transgressive Records. It was preceded by two singles.
The album's first single, its title track, was released on 2 May.[1] The song, cowritten by the duo and produced by James Ford, includes vocals from both members as well as keyboards, guitar, bass guitar, drums, and Graham Coxon on saxophone.[2] With the single, the duo released a statement saying "The city lights bestow a unique magic on everyone – the beautiful and the grotesque, the angels and the devils – shining and seductive, one and all... Who wants to love you and who wants to destroy you?"[3]
The album was announced on 25 June, with its release date set for 20 September 2024 by Transgressive Records.[4] [5] With the announcement came the second single, "You Saw", which the duo called "a song about acknowledging how seemingly tiny decisions can have a seismic impact on the course of one's life, how sometimes it feels like the way things turn out are predestined. It's about reconciling a past version with the new version of one's self and being grateful for how things work out. It's built around a rhythmic string line to reflect the sense of propulsive forward motion."