Lights and Offerings
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| Studio album by Mirrors | |
| Released | 28 February 2011 |
| Recorded | June 2010 |
| Genre | Synthpop |
| Length | 50:32 |
| Label | Skint Records |
| Producer | Mirrors |
| Alternative cover | |
Offres et Lumières
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| Singles from Lights and Offerings | |
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| NME | (5/10) |
| Drowned In Sound | (6/10) |
| musicOHM |   |
| Virgin | overall positive |
| Das Musikmagazin | |
| Subba Cultcha | (6/10) |
Lights and Offerings is the first studio album by British synthpop band Mirrors. The album was released in the UK on 28 February 2011 and on 18 March 2011 in Europe.
The title comes from the Mirrors song "Lights and Offerings" which was a B-side of their 2009 single "Into the Heart". The song was re-recorded during their album sessions in June 2010, but never mixed or finished for inclusion on the album.
Most songs were already written and demoed in 2009. The songs "Secrets" and "Hide and Seek" originally started as Mumm-Ra songs, written by James New. "Secrets" was later transformed into a 14 minutes song though the band decided to edit the track down to 10 minutes due to pressure from the record label. Mirrors released a few demos in 2009 and 2010 of songs that would later appear on the album, being "Hide and Seek", "Organ Song" (which would be re-titled to "Write Through the Night"), "Searching in the Wilderness", "Look at Me", "Into the Heart", "Fear of Drowning" and "Somewhere Strange".
A number of different releases have been issued so far by three record labels.
Skint Records releases:
PIAS release:
Undo Records release:
There is furthermore a digital release which contains the full album on iTunes with an additional seven bonus tracks and five videos, including a live performance in Hamburg from 2010 and an album commentary.
A promotional CD was made available through a Facebook competition in March 2011 featuring the Hamburg live performance from 2010 which was also available on iTunes. This promotional item however also includes an additional track being the intro of the concert.
All tracks written by Mirrors (except where stated).
"Broken by Silence" - B-side to digital download and 7" version of "Ways to an End" single.
"Of the Night and the Light and the Half Light" - bonus track on the "Ways to an End" iTunes release. The music comes from the video with the same name.
"Toe the Line" - B-side to digital download and 7" version of "Hide and Seek" single.
"Falls by Another Name" - B-side to digital download and 7" version of "Into the Heart" 2011 single.
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