Given that Jeff McIlwain aka Lusine has studied sound design for music and film it’s no surprise his productions are filled with a deeper than usual sense of atmosphere. Counting film scores among his recent projects also explains why we haven’t heard much from the Texan for the past few years. “Two Dots” is, in fact, his first proper release since 2006’s “Emerald EP,” and it finds McIlwain refreshed from his film score sabbatical. A significantly more pop-based affair than the majority of his previous output, “Two Dots” is released ahead of the forthcoming A Certain Distance album, and features the sprightly, lilting vocals of Finnish songstress Vilja Larjosto.