Release Date - 10/23/2026
Lick the Spoon, Let it Soften is the second album from Lamplight, the project of Virginia-based songwriter Ian Hatcher-Williams and his band of trusted collaborators, including members of Lightning Bug and hemlock. The 2024 self-titled debut drew praise from KEXP, Stereogum, WBUR, Brooklyn Vegan, and The FADER, landed on playlists from Apple Music, KEXP, and Numero Group, and led to shared stages with Jake Xerxes Fussell, Advance Base, John Andrews, and Mutual Benefit.
Lick the Spoon, Let it Soften is the second album from Lamplight, the project of Virginia-based songwriter Ian Hatcher-Williams and his band of trusted collaborators, including members of Lightning Bug and hemlock. The 2024 self-titled debut drew praise from KEXP, Stereogum, WBUR, Brooklyn Vegan, and The FADER, landed on playlists from Apple Music, KEXP, and Numero Group, and led to shared stages with Jake Xerxes Fussell, Advance Base, John Andrews, and Mutual Benefit. It's also unabashedly Appalachian. This isn't alt-country, but even it's most textured moments carry a natural twang.
TRACKS:
- 1 Promise to Myself
- 2 Clover
- 3 Can't Know That Now
- 4 Meadow 'Gain
- 5 Still Have Time for It
- 6 Speak to Us of Love
- 7 Last Room
- 8 Alta
- 9 House Party
- 10 Portal to August
- 11 Soft Spots
- 12 I'll Be Careful with It
- 13 Ring Stains
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