Ant Noel follows up his 2010 folk-infused album 'Hurricane Rising' by enlisting the support of 6-piece backing band The Peabody Drakes. Formed in Bristol, early 2011, the Peabody Drakes lift Ant's music from the quainter realms of Americana and Country into dynamic grandeur with a meatier, more dramatic and prgressive sound. Taking inspiration from the contemporary arrangements of Arcade Fire and Sigur Ros, as well as the songwriter's romanticism of 70s Waits and Springsteen, 'Under City Lights' heralds a major call to arms for fans of Ant Noel. Where 'Hurricane Rising' related stories of border crossings, village mentality and heady youthful optimism, 'Under City Lights' strips pretences away, highlights the seedy nature of true city life and our love for our inner demons. The Klezmer and Balkan-influenced guts of final song 'Coffee' let's the anger dissipate into a heart-warming salute to the optimism of the past, seeking to bring it back into the present and the future. 'Under City Lights' is an album of darkness and light, hope and despair, passion and remorse, nostalgia and ambition. A turning point in the work and life of one of Bristol's rising talents.