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The Lights New Single released 2nd Nov

October 28, 2009, 12:08 PM

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The Lights are a lovely burst of energy, consisting of five bright-eyed individuals with the heart and determination to be heard all over. Their sound is like nobody else, unique, eclectic and intimately epic with a touch of old enough to know better! With a highly promising array of unique sounds, ranging from soft and passionate to loud staggering moments, they've perfectly blended each other's influences and abilities to create one magnetic and appealing force.
For the band, 2008 saw the release of the highly successful single The Score, which openly challenges the guitar band stereotype, described by UK MUSIC REVIEW as
Full of charm, energy and personality’
. This was followed by the release of their 5 track EP The Fair Weather Travelling Companion, which saw the band moving away from the pop/rock sounds of The Score to something more folk orientated. The EP was met with a wealth of positive reviews.
Last year saw The Lights gig extensively in and around their hometown of Birmingham and in London, and a larger promotional tour is the plan for 2009. The Lights performed a memorable unplugged acoustic set on the Introducing show on BBC WM in April last year, which went so well that they returned to the station in November to do a full live session.


The live Lights experience is electric and frequently spine-tingling, rather than a bunch of college kids recycling one catchy hook, they actually sound like a real working class band with the fire, heart and poise that playing and writing together for years has afforded them.

The Lights new single January Blues is released next week (Crash Records). The single is produced by renowned producer Gavin Monaghan, who has recently recorded with Travis, Editors & Kings of Leon.
The band also play an exclusive radio set when the play an acoustic set on Mike Howarth's show on the BFBS Radio network (DAB / Sky Channel 0211) tomorrow at 7pm.






















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