Wild Life, by Light Beams

Wild Life

by Light Beams

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1.	Fire 02:32	buy track
2.	Friendly 03:22	buy track
3.	Gimme Phenomena 03:12	buy track
4.	Blood Moon (2022) 03:12	buy track
5.	Coming Our Way 02:20	buy track
6.	Wild Life (Come Out) 02:16	buy track
7.	Never 2 Late for Bass (It’s Real) 02:45	buy track
8.	Get Up! Get On Your Feet! 02:04	buy track
9.	Hey (Jan. 6 version) 03:01	buy track

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On their new album Wild Life, DC dance punks Light Beams paint a surreal portrait of a world filtered through front person Justin Moyer’s recent experiences as a protest reporter (and a member of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team that covered the Jan. 6 attack on the United States Capitol). The shadow of the attack looms large over the record as the quintet acutely distills nine songs into a twenty-five-minute package that voyages through insurrection deep into the bittersweet heart of 21st-century America.

From their self-titled debut album through 2020’s Self Help, Light Beams have eschewed traditional melody instruments in favor of Moyer’s minimalist samplers and vocals, Sam Lavine’s drumming and Arthur Noll’s basslines. On Wild Life, they expand this palette with the addition of Leah Gage (vocals, rototoms) and Erin McCarley (vocals, timbales, samples). The result: bigger sounds, bigger themes, and a bigger canvas.

"Coming Our Way" Video @ New Noise Magazine: newnoisemagazine.com/premieres/video-premiere-light-beams-coming-our-way/

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released November 3, 2023

Justin Moyer - Vocals, Samples
Sam Lavine - Drums
Arthur Noll - Bass
Leah Gage - Vocals, Rototoms
Erin McCarley - Vocals, Timbales, Samples

Recorded At 38 North Studio and Solar Power Station
Mastered By TJ Lipple
Mixed By TJ Lipple

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Light Beams Washington, D.C.

Justin Moyer - Vocals, Samples
Sam Lavine - Drums
Arthur Noll - Bass
Leah Gage - Vocals, Rototoms
Erin McCarley - Vocals, Timbales, Samples

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