Flight Facilities - Lights Up (feat. Channel Tres)

In our return from a hyper-extended hiatus, we’re going to run it back with a few of our favorites of 2021. We’d be remiss if we didn’t begin with our personal favorite tune of 2021, “Lights Up” by Flight Facilities. At this point in their career, Flight Facilities are OGs on a block full of eager new faces. And yet they’ve found a way to keep their material fresh and original, while still incorporating that signature sound that got our attention all those years ago. Their sophomore LP, FOREVER, features a potent concoction of danceable gems, with none resonating more than the opening track, “Lights Up.” There’s one thing clear about a tune like this. It didn’t just happen. It was meticulously crafted, blueprinted, and planned in advance. And that’s most apparent by the way it builds on itself, like the endless folds of that delicious holiday layer cake you’ve committed to work off with your New Year’s resolution.