Kevin Bronson on January 22nd, 2014

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“Bright Lights” is the name of the song, but as rendered by the singer-songwriter going by the name Bedouine, those lights are viewed from a distance, shimmering on the horizon, perhaps as foreboding as they are alluring. The dreamy slice of sonic wanderlust comes courtesy of L.A.-based Azniv Korkejian, whose multi-cultural background informs the “Bedouine” EP, out Jan. 28. A shy artist who spent several years composing music for art installations and indie films, Bedouine found inspiration after relocating to Los Angeles, where, she said, she encountered “talented musicians who were living these double lives, going out on the road with successful bands and playing stadiums, and then coming home to this amazing scene and playing all these great little clubs and bars.” One of those talents was Jake Blanton of Willoughby, who has worked with the Killers, Father John Misty and Jenny O. The EP that emerged from their alliance utilizes understated guitar-and-keyboard atmospherics that favor the singer’s languid vocals. Suggestive of (if not befitting) the nomadic tribe from which Bedouine draws her name, it’s the stuff of dreams, especially the kind you only vaguely access.

||| Stream: “Bright Lights”

||| Live: Bedouine opens for Michael Kiwanuka and Willoughby at the Satellite on Thursday.