Brian Eno: Lux
Although Brian Eno has been a strong collaborator since his early days with Roxy Music, he’s stepped up his bilateral work in recent years; the new millennium alone has seen the release of eight collaborative Eno albums featuring new partners like Rick Holland and old friends such as Robert Fripp and David Byrne. His most recent solo album, 2005’s Another Day On Earth, gave fans what they’d long been clambering for: Eno on the mic. But throughout Another Day, his vocals feel hesitant, as if he’d been laboring too long in the lighter atmosphere of his ambient work. With his toe touching ground, gravity seemed to get the better of him. But on his new solo disc, Lux, Eno has launched himself back into the firmament with ease—and with a renewed sense of grace.