Little Wings got a healthy boost in publicity back in 2010 when Feist named her documentary, Look at What the Light Did Now, after one of his tunes. This means that plenty more folks may be paying attention when songwriter Kyle Field releases his latest album, LAST, on February 5 via Rad.
A press release indicates that Field underwent personal and emotional struggles while creating this double-LP. Recording began at the Hangar Studios in Sacramento, CA, with Field joined by Julie Ann Bee of Sea of Bees and producer John Baccigaluppi. Close to the end of the session, however, Field "fell into a deep depression and despite his love of the resulting songs, he couldn't bear to listen to them anymore."
He eventually took the recordings home to San Francisco and, after some failed attempts, finally completed LAST. These fractured recording sessions reportedly resulted in an album with "split personalities," with songs that balance lightness and dark. Hear the wistfully folksy "Sandy Babe" at the bottom of this page, as well as check out a video for the melancholic "Doom Room."
The PR hints that LAST might, as the title implies, be the final Little Wings album. Since finishing the record, Field has moved to Southern California and apparently may pursue acting.