A decade has passed since Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs
(Orlando Higginbottom) released his debut LP Trouble. In that time
it’s safe to say that, both personally and globally, life has been a lot.
Orlando channeled his resulting emotions into his long-awaited
second album When the Lights Go. This wonderfully heartfelt 17-
track long-player marks a telling departure in sound, defined, of
course, by the events of the last few years. In the 10 years since his
first album, Orlando toured the globe, settled in LA for seven years,
worked behind-the-scenes producing for a range of top-tier acts
and earned himself a Grammy nomination in 2020 for his
collaboration with Bonobo - ‘Heartbreak’. But he also experienced
the lows that life can often cruelly thrust upon us. When the Lights
Go is the product of those difficult times. Encompassing
songwriting, ballads and a pop-centred aesthetic, it’s full of depth,
feeling, storytelling and woe - presented in a compelling manner, as
only he can. Sonically, this shift in sound demonstrates his maturity,
both artistically and personally. The self-released album represents
an end point, signifying closure while ushering in his return, with a
renewed perspective after a period of growth...