Streetlights are: Simren (Vocals), Dugal (Guitars), Tom (Drums/Vocals), David (Bass), and Tim (Guitars/Vocals)
Influences
Captain / Death Cab for Cutie / Arcade Fire / The Strokes / Delays / Blondie / The Shins / Bloc Party / Los Campesinos! / Maximo Park / Sons and Daughters / The Cribs / Editors / a bunch of music we don’t sound anything like / Adem / Justice / Foals / The Postal Service / other bands with girls in / musicians who wear glasses / nerds / weird math rock / dirty electro and the fans of dirty electro / sweaty clubnights / good relationships / bad relationships / cups of tea / slap bass / what our parents expected of us / British TV comedy 1994-2007 / student accomodation / the city of Leeds / public transport / the novels of William Boyd.
Sounds Like
Wholesome indie-pop goodness, a bit sugary, suitable for girls and boys of all ages. Kind of like Cheerios. But in the form of a band.
For a taste, listen to our ELFM live session podcast here.
The year was 2007. The place was Leeds. I can't remember the month or anything but the weather was probably drizzly.
Against this gritty, post-modern, urban backdrop, Tim and Tom asked very nicely if a total stranger called Sim would like to come and sing some songs that they'd written and weren't really brave or talented enough to sing by themselves. They decided they liked Sim, because she wanted to be like Deborah Harry and was a little bit ethnic, so they decided to take a bold step and form a band. Then the threesome became a foursome when they roped in Dugal, who could play guitar and more importantly had been their friend since school and kept hanging around like a bad smell. Finally they recognised that every band needs a token Geordie, and they chanced upon Dave, who was wandering the streets of Leeds listening to Radiohead and playing funky slap bass grooves.
With the line-up complete they got down to the business of making their first demo, the Three Short Words E.P., and playing gigs pretty much anywhere that would have them. The fans joined the Facebook group and the money came rolling in; soon the band had made more than eight pounds each. In early 2008 they wrote some new songs, and decided to record three of the best on a second EP (which is going to be ready some time in April).
Streetlights fun facts:
- We have a combined age of 98
- Four of us enjoy Pro Evo
- We drink much more tea than most bands do
- Only two of us have 20/20 vision
- We enjoy making distasteful jokes about public school kids
- At least one of us has a strong dislike for the music of Michael Buble
Get in touch for info, bookings etc through streetlightsleeds@googlemail.com.
The one:day:life street team is up and running. Just for helping out your favourite band, you get FREE rewards and exclusives. Sweet.
There are FREE exclusive songs, photos, videos, and other fantastic give aways.
Also, coming up is the Great Spring Give Away. We have Teamed up with the guys at Engineer Records (www. engineerrecords. com) and we're going to be giving away loads of FREE CD's ad DVD's.
nothing much streetlights, just wishing we were in leeds town so we could see you play, but no worries im sure you will stop by australia on yr imminent world tour! best luck x
Hey guys, thanks for the add! We're playing the same venues as u just different dates, never mind eh! I'm sure our paths will cross at some time in the future. Love YMNM xxx
January 26th @ TJ's Of Woodhouse,Leeds (Woodhouse Lib)
This event welcomes anyone young or old from any scene whether it be Ska, Indie, Mod, Scooter, Skinhead, Hippies, Townies, Trendys, anyone who loves music & wants to dance! No Discrimination!
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