“My Moon is a Street Light” is a song created in unique collaboration of Mattias Lindblom, leader of the famous swedish electronic band Vacuum, and the indie jazz musician Martin Hall. Born on the verge of electronica and art rock it has a strong industrial rock flavor. It was mixed by producer and sound engineer Stefan Glaumann, known for his work with Rammstein and Lindemann.
“My Moon is a Street Light” is a reflection on the human reaction in these times, challenging the world today, sparked by the pandemic. In a way, it is an observation on humanity’s ability to transform and reassess values. “COVID-19 is a spotlight revealing so many things that had been invisible or simply ignored before. So much is coming to the surface and demands to be dealt with. The instinct is to run, escape and go back to what was. But that cannot be. We cannot hide from what matters anymore. This is a moment to identify what we want to return to, and what we do not want to keep. “My Moon is a Street Light” is but an empathic gesture, through the art of music, that contrary to the character in the video suggests, states simply, you are not alone,” Mattias explains.
He stresses that these times made clear how connected we are. “No man is an island? If we ever needed proof of that, COVID-19 showed it with its bright rays of searchlight. The digital world and digitalisation of society are great tools, but it is not the only way of life. At best a halting substitute to human interactions. Avatars are fun, but if you want to know me, we should meet as we are, not as replicas of the avatars we create. It is wonderful to listen to a song online, but if an artist sings it to you live, nothing compares to that magic. In these peculiar times, we’ve managed quite well to find some kind of normal but honestly, I can’t wait to get back to what’s real.”