"New Light of Tomorrow" is the second single (also found on 10" vinyl) released off Husky Rescue's debut album Country Falls and it delivers two dope floor filla mixes by Evil 9 and Linus Loves, while Bonobo drops the epic mood.

1. New Light of Tomorrow (radio edit)
2. New Light of Tomorrow (Evil 9 remix)
3. New Light of Tomorrow (Linus Loves remix)
4. New Light of Tomorrow (Bonobo remix)
5. New Light of Tomorrow Reprise

In its original form "New Light of Tomorrow" has a slow, swaggering, midnight-in-the-middle-of-nowhere feel. Its scene is painted by dreamy slide guitar, slow, brushed snare breaks, piano, lush, orchestral strings, drifting synths and breathy vocals delivered by Sam Shingler. The fact that this song even has percussion in it may slip by you it's so subtly smooth, but you're sure to close your eyes and nod your head as you listen.

Evil 9 pretty much threw the original material out the window when they made their mix. Double bass kicks with a nice snare in straight 4/4 style are joined by orchestral strings, subtle rumbles of guitar and a niiiice bongo rhythm (which are later joined by a little slide guitar). The sparse vocals are broken up, looped and echoed as the beats push on. Instrumentation in this mix is pretty minimal, and the outro, as everything drops down to the bongo rhythm is an incredible touch.

Linus Loves reveal a yearning for skinny ties and take Husky Rescue deep into 80's analog territory, with a mix of fat, flanged, analog synth bass and beats (including Atari-flavored blips). As with Evil 9's mix, this one is made for the dance floor, but unlike Evil 9, Linus Loves didn't even keep the vocals, let alone the strings or slide guitar. Very nicely done!

Just when you think a song can't get any more moody, an artist like Bonobo comes along and makes it epic. As Rhodes organ keys float over perfectly looped bells, acoustic guitar softly strums in, joined by slide guitar, but there are no beats yet. As the song continues to build, Sam Shingler's soft voice joins in shortly before a moment of quietude brings a shuffle of slow breaks. Bonobo lay down such a delicate balance of sounds that all I can say is: this is a simple, beautiful, masterpiece. Truly.

Everything spins to a soft, airy end with an entirely new song titled "New Light of Tomorrow Reprise". A slow and deeply delicious bass line wanders through slide guitar, looped bells, somber, orchestral strings, and subtle acoustic guitar as the feminine and richly effected tones of Tanija Teramoto float down sweet and beautiful.

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