Neverending White Lights — Act II: The Blood And The Life Eternal

Windsor, Ont. native Daniel Victor often refers to Neverending White Lights as a "project," and not as a band. It's an apt description for a man who writes, records and produces all of his own material, but searches out a different guest vocalist for nearly every single track.

For Act II, he's tapped the likes of Aqualung, Sune Rose Wagner (The Raveonettes) and Lexi Valentine (Magneta Lane), to name but a few. Lead single "Always" stands out with its shoegaze guitars, Victor's own soaring vocals and a pounding beat driven by an unrelenting kick drum. It's indicative of the marked progression of NWL.

Victor's dramatic and often sullen post-rock arrangements have been tightened up, making for a record that steadily flows from start to finish. Project or band, Victor had better be prepared for the same sort of ubiquity his collaboration with Dallas Green yielded last time out.