March 7th 2013. Delorentos are on stage at Vicar Street having just been awarded the Choice Music Prize for Album of the Year for their third studio release ‘Little Sparks’. Most bands in their position would party the night and possibly next morning away. Not Delorentos though, they were on an early flight to Russia the next morning to continue their attempts to spread their sound to every corner of the world. It’s this hard work and graft that makes them one of Ireland’s best bands and the release of their fourth studio album ‘Night Becomes Light’ confirms that.

The opening duo of Home Again and Show Me Love both featured on Delorentos’ Record Store Day acoustic release ‘Unbroken Untied’ with the latter almost unrecognisable from its acoustic alternative as it’s fuelled with high-energy riffs and rumbling drums. Home Again is every bit as beautiful as it was on the acoustic record as it slowly builds to a memorable crescendo of ooh oohs.

Despite winning the Choice Music Prize it’s arguable that ‘Little Sparks’ didn’t have that one big single like S.E.C.R.E.T from its predecessor ‘You Can Make Sound’. The strongest contender to the throne on ‘Night Becomes Light’ is undoubtedly the infectiously catchy Forget The Numbers  with it’s disco leanings and unforgettable chorus. A sure-fire live favourite in the makings. At a show in the Workman’s earlier this year, frontman Kieran McGuinness described Everybody Else Gets Wet as the band’s first foray into making pop music and it’s a pretty successful venture despite its intensely, perhaps accidental, sexual undertones.

Too Late and Valley Where The River Runs delve into stadium anthem territory with the latter being the most impressive track on the album. Lyrically it’s the pinnacle of the group’s careers a drummer Ross McCormick croons “I was thrown to the floor, clear in mind but now mad as hell and I’m not going to take anymore.” The other potential single on the album comes in the form of I Will Not Go with it’s soaring chorus and hard-hitting riffs. There’s even a little nod to the Boss as Ronan Yourell sings “Bodies getting warm as we dance in the dark.”

The stunning Dublin Love Song which does exactly what it says on the tin lyrically closes out the album in splendid fashion as it steadily builds and builds just like the title -track of ‘Little Sparks’ did a few years ago. Layer after layer are added as Kieran McGuinness’ vocals become increasingly intense. It’s an all out fist-pumping, foot-stomping, hand-clapping rollercoaster ride and is fit to close any album let alone one of such remarkable quality. ‘Night Becomes Light’ is the culmination of years of hard work and graft for Delorentos. They deserve to be in the spotlight and long may it last.