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"A toe-tapping back beat and clashing cymbals combine with the soothing vocals of a lead singer whose hand gestures mimic a maestro-one who's conducting not only the band around him, but the audience, in a series of songs that can restore the biggest skeptic's faith in pop music and provoke the quietest wallflower to start clapping his hands and stomping his feet." - Klipsun Magazine
"It is not in the least bit surprising, that after three years and five prior releases, that Young Lions is delivered as a masterpiece production, conditioned with a major-label-debut approach, and powered by a gusto riding on blasting waves of energy that could only be summoned by the collective efforts of some really amazing people." - What's Up! Magazine
Discography
Walkaround pt. II Ep (Oct 2009)
Young Lions (April 2008)
It's Actually Christmas 2 (2007)
More Dead Than Y'all 2 (2007)
Problems and Solutions Lp (2007)
It's Actually Christmas compilation (2006)
More Dead Than Y'all Halloween Ep (2006)
Lakes and Ponds Ep (2006)
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Bio
Where Britain had "northern soul," Washington has "northwestern soul." Hailing from Bellingham, Wa, The Love Lights play soul music. Following their 2007 debut, Problems & Solutions, the band augmented their indie pop sound with a horn section. The more the horns played, the more people smiled, and the more they smiled, the more they danced. The rhythms got deeper, and the indie pop melodies and instrumentation found a new groove. 2008's Young Lions captures that admixture. The Love Lights have brought their northwestern soul to stages in Bellingham, Seattle, and everywhere in between, sharing the bill (and sometimes, horn section) with The Presidents of the United States of America, Thieves of Kailua, Shane Tutmarc & the Traveling Mercies, Dave Bazaan (Pedro the Lion), and The Yogoman Burning Band. Their music can be heard on KEXP, KNDD (The End), and WWU's KUGS.
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