Every end of year I manage to find something special on someone's year-end list that is completely new to me. The Seattle based music blog, The Finest Kiss, is a consistent source for my year-end finds and this year I was enlightened to Brooklyn's Pale Lights. The band formed in Fall 2011, and it came about after some core members of The Soft City moved
out of town so Phil Sutton (who was also a member of Comet Gain and Kicker) got together with Lisa Goldstein (The Soft City), Lisa's friend Maria, and Andy Adler (before he was a member of Crystal Stilts) and they recorded some songs and put together the debut EP. The EP contains four lush tracks that are rougher than The Soft City output, and are reminiscent of Flying Nun releases and the simpler, dark aesthetic of Crystal Stilts accompanied with a Lloyd Cole style croon. The EP was released on Phil's own Calico Cat Records in May of last year, and it's highly recommended listening if you appreciate soaring, jangly pop arrangements and happened to miss it last year. Stream all four tracks at the band's Bandcamp and you can pick up your copy of the EP for $5 here.
RIYL: Girls Names, The Chills, Lloyd Cole
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