Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7.5/10

Promises are not so easily kept, not in a world where the pull of seven billion people are all crying out for time and attention; it is a world where many get left behind, where hope is only alluded to in dreams or the ending of a nightmare and into which the best offering of peace for the mind and spirit might be to Leave the Light On so that you can find your way out of the dark.

It is the security of thought that comes across in waves as Kolumbus, musician Mark Caplice, as he brings his latest single to the attention of the listening public and it is one that illuminates and throws a certain enlightenment into the world of pop that might be lost in some other quarter.

The world of broken promises, of cracked realisations and the taking down off the pedestal of those that for years maintained their lies of affection for you is one that might not appeal at first; nobody after all ever wants to have the truth dawn upon them that their world is not safe from the pledge or oath that was ushered before them like a fatted calf to the feast, only to find that the promise of an offering is replaced by the stench of betrayal round the camp fire.

Kolumbus is a musician of taste, of sensual heartbeat and the undertaking of Leave the Light On is in itself a contract delivered between two people, the assuredness of wanting to know your lover in the light rather than the musical fumble in the dark; the joy of seeing their hopes etched upon their face as they take in the words of expression and meaning.

Kolumbus’ latest single is an undertaking that is worthwhile and beautifully framed, it is the fanning of the glow offered by the fire and the luminous delivery of a man setting out on his own particular direction in life; a very enjoyable and serene song that guides and channels serenity. Leave A Light On, for Kolumbus is returning to you.

Ian D. Hall