There’s always been something elusive about Bobby Wratten’s work. Since his days with The Field Mice and Sarah Records, he has consistently avoided overexposure, allowing fragments of emotion, memory and atmosphere to emerge only through his music. With LIGHTNING IN A TWILIGHT HOUR, that instinct for disappearance and suggestion has deepened even further, and Every Flame a Sunset stands among the project’s most emotionally resonant pieces. Originally featured on the extraordinary Colours Yet To Be Named, the song now returns in a new reworked and remixed version: a meditation on absence, survival, grief and the invisible traces left behind by a lost generation. Yet far from surrendering completely to fate, Every Flame a Sunset is marked by a fierce melancholy, by an invincible and quiet resilience. As with the finest moments on Colours Yet To Be Named, the song seems to exist in an unstable emotional space, suspended between melody and abandon. Wratten and producer Ian Catt shape sound like memory itself: blurred at the edges, fragile, impossible to fully hold onto. What remains is not an outcry, a lament, but a slow-burning bulwark of resistance. Accompanying the song is Ghost Pavilion Dub, a minimal and deeply atmospheric track recorded during the album sessions. Its nocturnal, reflective feel veers into more abstract territory, showcasing, once again, Bobby Wratten’s uncanny ability to conjure beauty through the most measured and delicate means. TRISTE© is honoured to present this exclusive premiere.

Jointly inspired by a 1985 candlelit vigil in London and by Derek Jarman hearing names whispered in the Dungeness waves, Every Flame a Sunset is a memorial to a lost generation and a reminder of the pain and loss suffered by both those who survived and those who did not. The themes and reflections of the 2022 BBC documentary AIDS: The Unheard Tapes provide further inspiration for this song about the devastating epidemic.
Taken from the 2025 album Colours Yet To Be Named, this single has been edited and remixed and is accompanied by a new track, Ghost Pavilion Dub, a minimal mood piece recorded during the album sessions.
Produced by Ian Catt in association with LIGHTNING IN A TWILIGHT HOUR, featuring a cover photo by Beth Arzy and design by Luis Calvo (Elefant Design), the single will be out everywhere on friday 29th of May, but you can listen to it here now!

 Every Flame a Sunset (Single Version) – Ghost Pavilion Dub will be out on May 29th via Elefant Records. Look HERE for more information on Lightning In A Twilight Hour.