For booking or anything band related email Jim at: lightpollutionmusic@gmail.com
Influences
very sudden, discrete periods of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems, discomfort, and difficulties with spatial orientation
RECENT PRESS:
"Seriously, what do you guys do in there?" - DEKALB COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT - MAY 09
"Light Pollution has a very ambient sound and is the perfect band for those in audience who will be ingesting hallucinogenic drugs." - THE BRICK - SUNY - PURCHASE, NY - APRIL 09
"The lead singer's voice resembles David Byrne's in its lullabyish glory" - RADIO FREE CHICAGO - BLOGSPOT - MARCH 09
"Light Pollution was one band that rang a slight bell in my memory....seeing them again, I enjoyed their jangly sound." - UNDERGROUND BEE - BLOG SPOT - MARCH 09
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Light Pollution EP - Vinyl & CD Package - $10 (+ $2 shipping)
This is our first record, a few still available, only 500 pressed.
WHAT DO FOLKS HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THIS OLD THANG?
"Chicago’s Light Pollution put together orchestral sweeps of melody wrapped up in a blanket of vocal cheers. I was lucky enough to be able to pop in their EP the other day for a shocking treat for the ears." - PASTA PRIMAVERA - BLOGSPOT
"As it played through we all sat back on the couch, put our
hands behind our heads, and someone muttered, 'Ah. Real musicians
playing real music. So rare these days.' Indeed." - WWW.DUCKANDCOVERMUSIC.NET
"the chiming guitars and soaring harmonies of Chicago-based Light
Pollution should lift the spirits of anyone in a dour mood.
Incorporating many different sounds into one song, "Firewood," the
quintet make music that references both the Talking Heads' eclectic
proto new-wave, and the lush, orchestral glow of Broken Social Scene,
but with a Midwestern take on those bands' sounds that's both
adventurous and humble" - MINNEAPOLIS FUCKING ROCKS - BLOGSPOT
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THE BROKEN BELL - PHILADELPHIA BLOGSPOT
CHICAGO DAILY HERALD / BEEP! MAGAZINE
MAXIMUM INK MAGAZINE - WISCONSIN
CHOCOLATE BOBKA - NYC BLOGSPOT
FENSE POST - BLOGSPOT
INDEPENDENT WEEKLY - NORTH CAROLINA
NEW CITY WEEKLY - CHICAGO
DAILY HERALD - CHICAGO
GUILT FREE PLEASURES - BLOGSPOT
WE LIKE IT INDIE - BLOGSPOT
QUARTER LIFE PARTY - DC / BALTIMORE BLOGSPOT
BATTLE OF THE MIDWESTERN HOUSE WIVES - PENN BLOGSPOT
EXTRAWACK! - BLOGSPOT
THE DEVIL HAS THE BEST TUNA - BLOGSPOT
RIVER FRONT TIMES - ST. LOUIS
NORTHERN STAR - DEKALB, IL
DAILY IOWAN - IOWA CITY
LIGHT POLLUTION has played with bands including: THE DODOS, THE CONSTANTINES, CLOUD CULT, HEALTH, THE COOL KIDS, TELEPATHE, THE SMOKING POPES, NOAH AND THE WHALE, THE PILLOWS, WOODEN WAND, ANATHALLO, PHOSPHORESCENT, EXTRA GOLDEN, FILM SCHOOL, HEADLIGHTS, MURDER BY DEATH, WILLIAM ELLIOT WHITMORE, SOMEONE STILL LOVE YOU BORIS YELSTIN, ECSTATIC SUNSHINE, LANGHORNE SLIM, DAVID BAZAN (of PEDRO THE LION), MARIA TAYLOR (of AZURE RAY)
Hey! 25th I'm puttin' that in my calendar right now. I still have fond memories of meeting you guys out in Upland, IN. I'm now on the North side of Chicago by Loyola. Rock on!!!!
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