Lighthouse was again recorded in that magical little studio in Brick Lane. I long to be in places like that every day. With this track Simon suggested undoing the snare to create a kind of timbale sound. When I first heard it I was a bit thrown, I think he said it was a bit more authentically folk-sounding. But there was something about the way he said it that made me feel that he’d been really thinking about it so I went with it and it paid off. This track has a real life to it. People generally love it and it was never a song I thought was particularly special but I’m really proud of the reaction it gets and of its sound and its lyrics. Don’t remember who or what I wrote it about but the sentiments are pretty easy to get hold of. I think it’s safe to say Simon was a big fan of this song and spent the time to get it sounding sweet. I remember spending an absolute age on the cymbals at the end and finding a suitable foghorn sound for the end and then another age moulding that foghorn to the right sound. I think the time spent was worth it. Everyone is playing brilliantly on this. The guitar part really reminds me of House Of The Rising Sun. I don’t know if that’s where Ben got inspiration from but it sounds great. Right from the first little shuffle of the drums at the start, it’s a really special track.
http://coosticks.bandcamp.com/track/your-lighthouse