'Wide Eyes' Album Review: Stepping on Lego

Irish producer and songwriter Conor Waters, aka Stepping On Lego, drops his long-awaited second album Wide Eyes today, and it was worth every second of the three-year wait.

Known for fusing neon-soaked synths with sharp alt-pop hooks, Waters takes a more personal route here. The record feels like peeling back the layers: exploring shyness, self-doubt, and what it means to finally lean into vulnerability. It’s cinematic yet intimate, with collaborations from Ellen O’Meara and Rachel Walsh adding fresh textures, plus a haunting Arcade Fire cover (My Body Is a Cage).

Singles like Nightshade and Teen in the Eighties gave us a taste of the retro-futurist world Waters has been building, but the full record pulls it all together, widescreen synthscapes cut through with raw honesty.

Short and sweet, the 8 track LP packs a punch. Wide Eyes is its own thing: bold, nostalgic, and quietly brave. 9/10!