Brighter Days

Brighter Days serves as a definitive compilation of Sigala's early career dominance in the UK charts, functioning more like a 'Greatest Hits' than a traditional debut. Released in 2018, the album collects six Top 10 singles, including the breakout hit 'Easy Love,' which famously sampled the Jackson 5. Sonically, the album is a masterclass in 'Piano House,' a subgenre Sigala helped popularize for a new generation by blending classic 90s house tropes with contemporary EDM production and pop sensibilities. The recording context is notable for its collaborative breadth, featuring artists ranging from Kylie Minogue and Nile Rodgers to Paloma Faith and Ella Eyre. This diversity allows the album to touch on disco, tropical house, and soul-inflected pop while maintaining a cohesive aesthetic through Sigala's consistent use of bright, compressed piano stabs and uplifting chord progressions. Critics generally viewed it as a highly effective, if commercially focused, pop-dance record that successfully distilled the 'summer anthem' formula into a single, high-energy package.