The original recording
Read the Storm
- Record
- Wings & Prayers
- Released
- 11 August 2026
- Length
- 2:04
Wings & PrayersThe albumTrack 04 of 12
Read the Storm
By The Little Blue Pilot. Recorded twice: on Wings & Prayers in August 2026, and again as the Second Flight version a month later. Both are here — 2:04 and 2:41.
Two recordings
The same song on two records. Each link opens the recording on that service.
The Second Flight version
Read the Storm (Second Flight Version)
- Record
- Wings & Prayers: Second Flight
- Released
- 11 September 2026
- Length
- 2:41
The words, as sung, are on the artist's own site: Read the Storm on littlebluepilot.com ↗.
What mastering measured
Both recordings were mastered by WPAudio Engine, each to a different brief. Before and after, per recording — integrated loudness, true peak, loudness range.
| Recording | Integrated | Δ | True peak | LRA | Δ LRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wings & Prayers · original → reference master | -16.0 → -10.4 | +5.6 LU | -4.7 → -1.2 | 9.2 → 9.0 | −0.2 LU |
| Wings & Prayers: Second Flight · mix → released master | -14.6 → -14.0 | +0.6 LU | +0.1 → -1.1 | 8.6 → 8.6 | 0.0 LU |
LUFS, dBTP and LU respectively. The first record's true peak moved +3.5 dB; the Second Flight version was true-peak limited and arrived with 2 samples at full scale. The reasoning behind each brief is in the case studies: mastering Wings & Prayers and mastering Second Flight.