http://www.balconytv.co.uk 02/12/2008
PRESENTED BY LAYLA ANNA-LEE
Beneath the shadows of the BBC, amidst the roaring sounds of the motorway, lies a solitary bucket of Sams Chicken and a dwindling bottle of Grantons 5 Shields whisky. Here lounge the five that would be Empire of Lights.
Yet the music has stopped; exchanged instead with the muffled voices of discontent. How did skinny jeans become more important than the notes played? When did sincerity become pornographic...
Passionate melancholy with an infectious pop sensibility, the Empire of Lights sound grew out of a trans-Atlantic DAT exchange between the bustling metropolises of London and New York. Taking inspiration from each locale and each other, the courtship process culminated in a mass relocation to the happy side of the Atlantic, where plans for global domination quickly ensued.
With influences ranging from Bowie to Stars, Death Cab to Elliott Smith, Empire of Lights is now firmly entrenched in Londons indie scene and are fresh out of the studio armed with their eponymous debut EP. The age of irony has ended let irony reign.
http://www.myspace.com/empireoflights
