Acts of Light is the fourth solo studio album by Irish singer Hilary Woods, released on 3 November 2023 through Sacred Bones Records.
Woods wrote, recorded, produced and mixed the album herself over a period of two years, which marks a shift from her previous work into drone-based compositions.
[2] The Wire felt that "listened in sequence, the nine cuts are like chapters of a hike through a black pine forest, where the air is sharp and time stands still.
[5] Kate Crudgington of The Line of Best Fit described the tracks as "nine shadowy fugues that flicker and fascinate the senses, gripping listeners with her instinctive, ominous sounds" but concluded that it is still "a hopeful record, rooted in intense feeling, nostalgia and desire to connect the past with the present".
[1] Uncut stated that "it all seems to emerge from some vast, long-abandoned cistern, though the astonishing degree of detail contained in 'Awakening' and 'Vigil' rewards listeners willing to be fully immersed".