Leave The Light On

AlbumApr 01 / 202210 songs, 43m 29s89%
Indie Rock
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6.4 / 10

The Dublin rock quartet’s second album considers the toll of living up to expectations—romantic, platonic, and societal—with a new gravitas that smothers some of the band’s fire.

9 / 10

Pillow Queens exhibit an understated confidence on sophomore album Leave The Light On

Intimacy is replaced here by an urgent yearning for something bigger.

Formed in 2016, Pillow Queens' rise to prominence in Ireland and the U.K. came quickly, as they received airplay on BBC Radio 1 and began selling out shows in their native Dublin on the basis of a pair of EPs, even before delivering their Ireland-charting debut album, In Waiting, in September 2020.

That’s the question the sophomore album from Irish rock four-piece Pillow Queens attempts to answer across it’s 44-minute run-time; and through a concoction of stadium-ready choruses, shrieking guitars and heavenly vocal arrangement it does so with aplomb.

7 / 10

Music Review: Pillow Queens - Leave The Light On

8 / 10

Ireland's Pillow Queens double down on the promise and potential of their debut with the enormous sophomore effort, 'Leave the Light On'.

8.0 / 10

Pillow Queens 'Leave The Light On' Album review by Greg Walker. The full-length is now available via Royal Mountain Records and DSPs

The classy second album from the Dublin alt-rock four-piece is steeped in hard-won wisdom and catharsis

The Dublin-based band’s second album sees the songwriting soar to exciting new heights