Lighthouse and the Whaler

Bear's Den - Laurel Wreath - Cover

Rescue Song

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We've Got The Most - Sneak Peak

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Venice (Radio Single)

Black Sun is the first single off of Death Cab for Cutie's upcoming album Kintsugi, out March 31st

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Black Sun

First there was one, and then another, and then right on cue,
There were too many to count, it blows the mind.
Looking up - discover there’s a multitude.
Twinkling like diamonds in the sky.

Don’t try to count - it can’t be done - it’s a waste of time.
Just sit back and enjoy, take in the show.
Twinkling, glistening, sparkling, shooting, watch ‘em shine.
Soaking up in the afterglow.

The stars are out tonight, putting on a show for free.
Exploding in the darkness - the sky on fire.
And there’s no better place to be than underneath that canopy
Surrounded by the darkest dark around - the stars are out tonight.

Time spent watching the stars is never wasted time.
Watching them shine is like medicine for the soul.
Don’t need machines - no devices - just need eyes.
Just look up, just look up and let’s go.

The stars are out tonight, putting on a show for free.
Exploding in the darkness - the sky on fire.
And there’s no better place to be than underneath that canopy
Surrounded by the darkest dark around - the stars are out tonight.

Stars

Taken from the album "The Lion's Roar", available to purchase now from the Wichita Recordings store.
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The Lion's Roar

First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar

"Wanting", from Gordi's upcoming EP 'Clever Disguise', out 13 May.

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Clever Disguise

Wanting

Time Capsules II

Haus

Pioneers

Burst Apart

Family of the Year - Loma Vista 
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Since they saw their Billboard radio chart debut, "Hero" reached #1 on the Triple A Top 30 Radio Chart, sitting Top 5 for a record-breaking four months. “Hero” also landed Top 10 at Alternative Radio. With the release of Loma Vista, Family Of The Year performed “Hero” on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, CONAN and Last Call With Carson Daly. Also, MTV2 added Family Of The Year as an “Artist To Watch” and USA Today featured the band in their “On The Verge” column. All this follows other emerging artist features with Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Amazon, Interview Magazine and more.

The Stairs - Family of the Year - Loma Vista

Family of the Year - Loma Vista 
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Combining soft harmonies, comforting guitar chords and toe tapping
beats for irresistibly catchy songs that will have you jumping out of
your seat - Family Of The Year (FOTY) - Joe Keefe (vocals, guitars),
Sebastian Keefe (drums, vocals), James Buckey (guitars, vocals) and
Christina Schroeter (keyboards, vocals) – has accomplished a healthy
dose of success in such a short amount of time. After years of
co-habitating in a run-down house and relying on each other for
inspiration and support, the members of the Los Angeles outfit have
formed unbreakable bonds that are undeniable in their infectious live
performances and prolific songwriting. The band has already played
sold-out shows in England and across Europe, including a triumphant
set at France’s largest music festival Les Vieilles Charrues, and
garnered support stints with Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes,
Mumford & Sons, Group Love, Good Old War, Belle Brigade and Milo
Greene. Early supporters have included NPR, Guardian UK, NME, CMJ and
the BBC to name a few.

Family of the Year - Everytime - Loma Vista

Stars - The Theory Of Relativity

“Nantucket! Take out your map and look at it. See what a real corner of the world it occupies; how it stands there, away off shore, more lonely than the Eddystone lighthouse… all beach, without a background… Nantucket is no Illinois.”
When Herman Neville penned these words in 1851, he envisioned Nantucket through the eyes of a weary whaler at sea. Yet 157 years later, his words resonated with two young men landlocked in the Midwest. Michael LoPresti and Aaron Smith could empathize with the whalers of Neville’s Moby Dick. Their music was their Nantucket, beckoning them to break away from their day jobs and go back to what they loved.  It was this longing that gave way to The Lighthouse and the Whaler.

In June 2008, Michael (lead vocals, guitar, mandolin, keyboard) and Aaron (violin, guitar, keyboard) met in a field Ohio to take photos with a friend. Taking up their instruments – a violin and a guitar – the musicians had an impromptu collaboration session as the photographer snapped his shots. By the end of the day Michael and Aaron had written their first song, aptly titled “The Field Song,” which was released in December 2008 on a four-song EP entitled A Whisper, A Clamour. The band’s blend of ethereal folk and sweeping harmonies quickly caught the attention of Paste, which featured “The Field Song” on its acclaimed CD sampler. The band also earned early praise and recognition from Under the Radar and FILTER, which in July 2009 declared The Lighthouse and the Whaler its “Unsigned Band of the Month.”

While holding odd jobs as graphic designers, grocery clerks and freelance musicians, the band worked for its rightful place in the Midwest music scene, adding Michael’s younger brother, Matthew (percussion), to the full-time line-up. Their college friend Mark Poro (vocals, guitar, mandolin) soon followed, along with his musical collaborator Steven Diaz (vocals, guitar, keyboard, percussion).

Pursuing a do-it-yourself approach, the band booked itself regional tours through the East and West Coasts, sharing stages with notable acts including Sufjan Stevens, The Temper Trap, Carolina Chocolate Drops, A.A. Bondy, Via Audio and Hallelujah the Hills. During these shows the band showed off its multi-instrumentalist approach, impressing crowds at House of Blues, SXSW, Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, The Living Room, Schuba’s and other venues with what MTV describes as “really cool, melodic folk rock… and a live show you’ve got to check out for yourself.”

The Lighthouse and the Whaler was also busy preparing its debut, self-titled LP, just as it was named “Best Indie Artist” at the 2010 Cleveland Music Awards. Described as “colorful, eccentric and fantastically triumphant,” the album showcases the band’s ability to take seemingly simple instrumentations and layer them into something powerful and strong. “Windows” and “Of the Heavens and the Earth” offer punctuated melodies and sustained harmonies, while “Under Mountain, Under Ground” is marked by “sweet harmonies, a resonant barroom piano, and propulsive percussion to an exuberant climax” (KEXP). The lyrics, which hint at the band’s studies in philosophy and theology, provide room for fans to interpret and correlate the music with experiences in their own lives: struggles, triumphs, good ties and bad.

And while Neville’s protagonist looked out longingly for a home that was out of reach, The Lighthouse and the Whaler is wasting no time chasing down what really matters. “We’ve equated music to be something by which people can really be changed and moved,” explains Michael. “There’s something beautiful in music and powerful in music and when faced with a choice of this or other things – other ways to make money or other ways to fill our heads – we would choose this every time.”

White Days

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