Midnight Machines

*Midnight Machines* is more than just an acoustic retelling of 2014\'s *Little Machines*. With the instruments stripped way back, Lights’ vocals are more emotion-packed and confidently honest than they’ve ever sounded. Where “Up We Go” was once a peppy electro-pop fist-pumper, and “Muscle Memory” a slinky, arpeggiated-synth groover, here they\'re direct, tender, and vulnerable. But what’s more important is that *Midnight Machines* gets you listening to the gorgeous *songs* she\'s penned, unbleached by production flash. It’s a rare feat to improve upon a record by redoing it years later—but that’s arguably the case with this beauty.

Although primarily known as an electronic pop artist, Canadian singer/songwriter Valerie Poxleitner aka Lights has built a tidy collection of acoustic albums.

Midnight Machines isn't a brand new release for Lights (Valerie Anne Poxleitner), per se, nor is it a follow-up to 2014's Little Machines. A...