Blindness & Light – Just A Few Milligrams (2026)
Described as a revolving door of post-punk minds creating whatever moves them, Blindness & Light is the embodiment of freedom, liberation, and shifting in whatever way feels right and necessary at the time. With a fundamental influence of The Velvet Underground, Blindness & Light have a leaning toward the post-punk scene of the 80s and 90s; however, that being said, the informal collective “…don’t feel any need to conform to rigid genre definitions; we can swap and change as we please.” Join us as we walk through that swivelling door, meeting Blindness & Light on their latest single, ‘Just A Few Milligrams’.
Following their well-received single, ‘Fly Paper’, Blindness & Light take a step toward something more soothing and mellifluous in ‘Just A Few Milligrams’. Influenced by the band’s love of late 1980s and early 1990s indie-rock, the track is, as described by the collective, “a time for us when indie guitar music was at its purest…” I would lend toward a comparison of The Velvet Underground and Echo & The Bunnymen; however, can you really categorise a group that differs from single to single? Note to note, and chord to chord, fleetingly kissing sounds before flying off to embrace another?
This being said, and just for reference, Blindness & Light weave through a 1980s post-punk meets indie-rock tone with ‘Just A Few Milligrams’. The second taste of their upcoming album, the single entwines Colin Potter’s airy guitar with Mel Depazo’s bold bass, while Glenn Welman’s crisp drums beat in rhythmic time. Harmonious, wistful and somewhat ethereal, listening to the melody is like walking through a twinkling pool of water – light, warm, and welcoming.
Melodically, ‘Just A Few Milligrams’ is easy-on-the-ears and made for those wistful moments between the stressful sweeps. Yet, as much as it is calming and lifting, the lyricism – perfectly executed by Potter and Helen Reynolds – delves into the poignant, controversial theme of racism in today’s society. The band explains:
“This anti-racist song had to be written in response to the massive increase in prevalence of the far right in the UK and worldwide in general. A pigment called melanin is what defines skin colour. The difference between black and white is just a few milligrams. Nothing to fear!”
Find out more about Blindness & Light on their official website, X, Instagram, Bandcamp and Soundcloud.
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