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Empire of Lights

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EoL DEMO PLAYER v. 1.0


We are Empire of Lights.

There are 6 of us.

&nbsp We come from all over the world.

Sometimes our music is melancholic.

Sometimes it’s “big”.

It makes us happy.

Spread the word and share the love.

EoL xx






My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/8/2005
Band Members: !!! Start Code To Apply Top Banner !!!! Custom top banner code by Eileen!!! End Code To Apply Top Banner !!!^^^psssst... that's a lie... we formed in 2008!

Robert Kennedy, Stephen Gilsenan, Sarah May
Sean Gilsenan, Sache Patel, Justen Howard

Management:
KissKissHugHug

Ian C.
[email protected]

Influences:

Mew, The Postal Service, Death Cab For Cutie, Brian Wilson, Stars, Built to Spill, The Notwist, The Cure, M83, Superchunk, Squeeze, Tegan And Sara, Slowdive, Buddy Holly, My Morning Jacket, The Lemonheads, Royksopp and stuff like that...


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Sounds Like:

Musically dextrous and solidly inventive... Empire Of Lights played a short set of songs that revealed some wondrous moments of surprise.

- Mark Paytress, The Guardian

[S]upport from Empire Of Lights with their lovely... indie pop. Sugary and upbeat, comparisons can be drawn with Stars and the now-defunct Belfast band Torgas Valley Reds. It's all beautiful harmonies and warm synths, there is even a melodica! 'Inaction Man' is one of the best songs of the night.

- Louise McHenry, The Fly

Hooky but not derivative, creative without being obnoxious, melancholy but never disingenuous.

- Tom Robinson, BBC Introducing... :-)

We really f*cking love EMPIRE OF LIGHTS. They remind us of Mew a bit but with keener subtler edges on the synths. VERY beautiful songs that give us a lump in our throats and we're sure they will do the same to you.

- Andrew Lewis, No Fiction

Highly literate and melodic songs with shades of The National, Beta Band and A House.

– John McCooke, The Good Ship

I love Empire of Lights - its recipes are so imaginative and so thoughtfully cooked, using the valuable and varied talents at their disposal without ever getting "arty-farty"... Empire of Lights deserves great success.

- Barry Booth, emeritus musical director to the late Roy Orbison

Radio stations that love the Empire
(and whom we, in return, love too):

Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Track listing for super rare top secret sample CD we've had available at our last few gigs.

1. Summer's Kiss - this is an early version of our upcoming single.2. Under Neon Light - this is the first version of the b-side to Summer's Kiss, it's quite a lot different from the version that will...
Posted by on Sat, 09 May 2009 05:02:00 GMT

Mailing list May 2009

Hey We have started an Empire of Lights mailing list, here is the first edition, if you would like to sign please either send us a message on myspace, or email [email protected], with y...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 14:10:00 GMT

Camden Barfly, 21/02/09

haro,EoL renewed its love affair with Camden Barfly with a momentous performance on 21 February.  Photos courtesy of Sergej Hein.xoxo,The Suit
Posted by on Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:12:00 GMT

EoL Demo Player v. 1.0

Hello all!The Empire is proud to announce the latest in its global domination initiatives: the EoL Demo Player v. 1.0!There you'll find rough cuts of forthcoming EoL tracks - let us know what you thin...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:37:00 GMT

Power's, 13/02/09

Well well well...After a medical related hiatus, the Empire is back and rocked a full house at Power's in Kilburn!  All the gory details after the break... break: The Suit xx
Posted by on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 15:44:00 GMT

GIG CANCELLATIONS :-(

Hi folks,Many of you have been asking about the Empire's January 2009 gigs.  Unfortunately, our intrepid drummer Stephen has sustained a hairline fracture of his right forearm :-(  While the...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:03:00 GMT

Holiday message from the Empire...

Hi all,After a hectic first year in existence, Empire of Lights is taking a well-deserved break for the holiday season!  Gigs galore, radio play aplenty and courtship from the 'industry'... whew... mu...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:42:00 GMT

Live w/ XFM (06/12/08) and rawking w/Monto @ 229 (03/12/08)

Hello,Empire of Lights got into the holiday spirit by performing on Oxford Street for John Kennedy and XFM. Big toques and heavy scarves all around! Some photos courtesy of uber-fan Sarah Burton:If ...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:50:00 GMT

Empire of Lights Xposed on XFM!

OK,Perhaps this post is a tad anti-climactic and/or obvious, but in the interest of being thorough, your heroes in the Empire were given some burn by John Kennedy on his show, XFM Xposure on 3 Decembe...
Posted by on Mon, 08 Dec 2008 12:26:00 GMT

BalconyTV presents... Empire of Lights (02/12/08)

Allo,Check out the Empire's performance on BalconyTV @ www.balconytv.com (02/12/08). Or right here, via youtube: Thanks to Layla and Linnea for an enjoyable evening of hot tea and rolling ca...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:11:00 GMT