Lights releases 'The Listening'; watch video + 2009 tour dates
By bandweblogs on Sep 11, 2009 in Albums, Featured, Music News, New Releases, Press Releases, Videos | Tags: Bands on Twitter, Canada, Keane, Lights, Stars of Track and Field, Tour Dates
Lights to release debut 'The Listening' this October
'Saviour EP' Now Available on iTunes and Streaming on Myspace
LIGHTS, the Toronto singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist crafts her own brand of sparkling, otherworldly synth-pop thanks to her knack for the keytar and upbeat melodies.
With songs that have already garnered a collective 15 million plays on Myspace, Lights was also awarded the 2009 Juno (the Canadian equivalent of a Grammy Award) for New Artist of the Year.
Her first full collection of music, 'The Listening', which drops October 6, 2009 via Warner Bros. Records, expands on her sound, which she calls “inter-galactic electro” and describes as “simple lyrics juxtaposed with sounds harvested from the far reaches of my alternate universe.”
Watch "The Listening" Acoustic video:
The album includes a few songs already familiar to die-hard Lights fans, as well as plenty of new material including the first single, "Saviour," a propulsive pop anthem that represents her charming musical essence.
In celebration of her forthcoming debut, fans can now exclusively stream her latest EP via Myspace (www.myspace.com/lights). 'The Saviour' EP, which features remixes from fellow Canadian upstarts, Colin Munroe and The Angry Kids, is also now available for purchase on iTunes.
Catch Lights as she opens for Keane and Stars of Track and Field this Fall!
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Lights 2009 Tour Dates:
(Dates and information subject to change.)
September 2009
11 Vancouver, BC - The Centre for the Performing Arts !
13 Edmonton, AL - Edmonton Event Centre !
14 Calgary, AL - MacEwan Hall !
16 Winnipeg, MAN - Burton Cummings Theatre !
17 Thunder Bay, ONT - Thunder Bay Community Auditorium !
19 Kitchener ONT - Centre In The Square !
20 Montreal, QUE - Metropolis !
October 2009
2 Philadelphia, PA - North Star Bar @
3 Baltimore, MD - Sonar @
4 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Upstairs @
6 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge @
7 Hartford, CT - Webster Underground @
9 Pittsburgh, PA - The Brillobox @
10 Detroit, MI - The Shelter @
11 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop @
24 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
27 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock @
28 Chicago, IL - Subterranean @
30 Denver, CO - Hi Dive @
31 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court @
November 2009
3 West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour @
4 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill @
! with Keane
@ with Stars of Track and Field
Artist: Lights
Album: The Listening
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Release Date: October 6th 2009
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More Music: myspace.com/JennyMayMusic
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2 Comment(s)
By Tiffany on Sep 11, 2009 | Reply
Hooray! Cannot wait to see LIGHTS in LA w/ Stars of Track & Field. Lovin' LIGHTS' new material!
By Megan on Sep 30, 2009 | Reply
you should....get lights to do a concert in FLORIDA!! because that would be AHHHMAZING!
and also for the navy base in yokosuka japan. japan is a nice experience. so yeah