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The Lights

New release "The Score" Pre order at 7digital

About Me

thelights are a five piece melodic alt pop band from the heart of the U.K. 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. Click the links on the left for more band info, recent reviews, contact info and for more info on upcoming gigs.[LOVEMYFLASH]

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Member Since: 10/21/2005
Band Website: thelights.co.uk
Band Members: Lizzy Keys - Vocals & Keys, Kellio - Vocals & Acoustic, D.A.N - Lead Guitar, Gary Van Worton - Bass Guitar, Mercidaus - DrumsFor Management contact [email protected] For Press/Events contact [email protected]
Influences: "Belle and Sebastian, Super Furries, Teenage Fanclub, The Wedding Present, U2, Rufus Wainwright, Seth Lakeman, Zero 7, Damien Rice, Radiohead, Pixies, Wim Wenders, Patti Smith, The Specials, Pulp, Blondie, Cowboy Shirts, Cider,Newly Shaved Heads"

Sounds Like: "As lyrically adept as Idlewild but as melodically breezy as a hard rock Teenage Fanclub, they are a challenge to pigeonhole. Imagine Elvis Costello writing lyrics for ELO, fronted by James Dean Bradfield’s younger siblings!"
NME

"Blimey Charlie, cop a load of this then!! Well, you certainly can't say that The Lights lack confidence!! 'The Score' is full-on, flat-out energy and good, solid British panache!! Stunningly assembled and beautifully recorded, 'The Score' just zips out at yer and smacks yer full in the face - no excuses, no apologies, no prisoners taken If you ever want to show someone what energy and confidence is all about just point them in the general direction of The Lights - they're absolutely bristling with electricity and feelgood factor. The Lights are a Birmingham five-piece and they certainly know how to rock up a good pop song; 'The Score' is simply gruesome! Right from the opening notes through to the last decay of the last note, 'The Score' whip up a pretty scary frenzy - it's brilliant, it's massive, it's bloody great!'The Score' is rammed full of commerciality - it's memorable, instantly recognisable, melodic, epic, anthemic and many more ...ics that I just can't call to mind at the moment. Certainly different and definitely hard-driven, 'The Score' crashes from the speakers, leaving scorch marks as it exits, and runs rampant through the brain - it's scary shit but by God it's good shit!! 'The Score' by The Lights is a piece of rocket fuelled pop-rock the like of which you just don't hear every day - fanbloodytastic!! Whoever said pop music can't be enjoyable? "
TOXIC PETE

"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."
INFUZED MAGAZINE

"intoxicating harmonies"
GET READY TO ROCK MAGAZINE

"This is a guitar band with a difference, you get the energy of working class eclecticism and low key talent rather than musical fireworks and mind numbing hooks set to repeat. The Score is the follow up to the Lights debut release "Stop Stop Carry On" whcih garnered massive sales accross the world. Now the band look set for the next step and with any luck will give us an album sometime soon."
BENT MAGAZINE

"The Lights are a five piece band, offering a huge spectrum of sounds and “The Score” is a fast paced, female fronted track showing plenty of promise for this young band. I think the track has been let down on the production/mixing side, but there is still a lot to like about it. It’s hard to really pigeonhole a band like The Lights, however it really tests the style of the typical guitar band of today. "
DIE SHELL SUIT DIE

"The five piece Birmingham band made themselves at home on BBC WM, turning off the lights in the studio and setting up a disco ball in the middle of the room.The subsequent atmosphere complemented their acoustic set perfectly; three catchy, uplifting melodies fronted by singer Liz Sheils' powerful vocals. "
BBC INTRODUCING

We are also told we sound like....
The Beautiful South, The Magic Numbers, Snow Patrol, Sigur Ros, Ash, Damien Rice, The Guillemots, Captain, The Delays, Morning Runner, Breaks Co-Op, Teddy Thompson, Athlete.

For UK press & bookings, contact [email protected]
Record Label: Ding Dong Baby
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

10 DAY GIVE AWAY!!!

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Posted by The Lights on Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:21:00 PST

NEW SINGLE NEW SINGLE NEW SINGLE NEW SINGLE

Our brand new single "The Score" is due out on July 28th But you can pre order it now from "7digital music store" www.indiestore.7digital.com/lightsmusic/ or you can simply text indie lightsmusic 1 ...
Posted by The Lights on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:13:00 PST

MORE REVIEWS FOR THE SCORE

The Lights - Single - The Score   Blimey Charlie, cop a load of this then!! Well, you certainly can't say that The Lights lack confidence!! 'The Score' is full-on, flat-out energy and good, soli...
Posted by The Lights on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 01:40:00 PST

Lights return victorious from Italian Music Festival

The Lights came top of the semi final grouping at The Trimis European Music Festival in Bologna on Friday and went on to success at the finals on Saturday where we won "Best International Group" and a...
Posted by The Lights on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:10:00 PST

Reviews of "the Score" single out this summer

"This song totally blew me away and i can tell its a winner trust me you will go all the way right up to the big leagues and dont let anybody say you wont trust me you can do it!" 9/10 **********...
Posted by The Lights on Thu, 01 May 2008 02:17:00 PST

Discography

Just to settle the common confusion about purchases on Itunes and other digital music stores, below is a list of our track releases thus far. Any other tracks you may come accross at various outlets a...
Posted by The Lights on Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:56:00 PST

RADIO LIVE TRANSMISSION

theLights will be performing and talking rubbish tonight (9.00pm 24th April) on BBC WM Introducing 95.6FM. Tune in
Posted by The Lights on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:31:00 PST

Thanks for voting

Thank you to everyone who voted us top band on monochrome museum the other week. WE WON! So it was well worth the effort. Cheers. Also we’ll be appearing on Sky TV some time over the next week o...
Posted by The Lights on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:47:00 PST

new year....

Happy New Year from all of us in theLights and special greetings to all of you who signed up to the mailing list via the Neds Xmas Gig in Wolves, we hope you are enjoying the cds! Don't forget ou...
Posted by The Lights on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:33:00 PST

Xmas with Neds Atomic Dustbin

Just as we were packing away our instruments for another year and settling down with a glass of sherry it turns out we'll be doing one more show this year! Black Country Legends "Neds Atomic Dustbin"...
Posted by The Lights on Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:01:00 PST