The Mystery Lights Praised On Pitchfork | Debut LP Out 6.24 (Daptone)

The Mystery Lights Praised On Pitchfork   DEBUT LP OUT JUNE 24TH ON WICK (DAPTONE RECORDS) TOUR DATES WITH NIGHT BEATS

LISTEN & SHARE: The Mystery Lights - "Follow Me Home" "There's a stoned, analog atmosphere hanging over everything, but there's a fire and toughness, too. [Mike] Brandon, like Charles Bradley and Sharon Jones before him, performs with a power and vigor that keeps him undeniable." - Pitchfork "Captivating, (...) firmly rooted in the tradition of Sixties garage and gritty NYC punk." - Rolling Stone "The Mystery Lights have been making a name for themselves as one of NYC's best garage rock bands, and cetainly as one of the best live shows." - Brooklyn Vegan WATCH & SHARE: The Mystery Lights - "Follow Me Home" "Truly trippy throwbacks to a filthier, more hallucinatory era, (...) “Follow Me Home” comes straight out of that garage tradition, all Hammond organs and straightforward, declining riffs." - NOISEY Fresh off their highly praised first-ever European tour, The Mystery Lights are now less than two weeks away from the release of their debut album. The self-titled LP is coming out on Daptone Records’ new rock subsidiary, Wick Records, on June 24th. Today, Pitchfork shared their love for the track "Follow Me Home," saying that "there's a stoned, analog atmosphere hanging over everything, but there's a fire and toughness, too. [Mike] Brandon, like Charles Bradley and Sharon Jones before him, performs with a power and vigor that keeps him undeniable." The band will be throwing their record release show at Mercury Lounge in NYC on June 24th. Not long after, the traction will continue to build as they set off on a recently announced US tour, both on the east coast and west coast, which includes dates as direct support for Nights Beats. Their “In The Studio with The Mystery Lights” video takes a behind-the-scenes look at what took place at Daptone's House of Soul Studio as the band worked to create Wick's inaugural release and what is now a record that deserves to be raved about.   About the band:   Mike Brandon and L.A. Solano have been in many different versions of The Mystery Lights under assorted monikers since their teens. In a heroic jump from the small town of Salinas, California to NYC, the band solidified its lineup to also include Alex Amini, Kevin Harris, and Noah Kohll. The explosive live shows gradually became the stuff of legend, as the quintet won their following one fan at a time in dives from Brooklyn to the Bowery. Organically unfolding over the nights months and years, the Lights’ sound has evolved into a fuzz-fueled hopped-up 21st Century take on 60s garage pebbles, and artful 70s punk, that is all their own. 2016 finds these rock’n’roll knights embarking upon the next logical step - unleashing their own brand of kick out the jams on tour and in the studio. When Daptone Records launched their Wick Records rock imprint, they wasted no time approaching Mystery Lights as their inaugural act.  Hot on the heels of the "Too Many Girls"/"Too Tough To Bear" single, Wick officially rolls out the Mystery Lights’ debut LP, recorded at Daptone Records' House of Soul studio, on June 24. TOUR DATES 6.18 -  Coney Island, NY @ Burger Beach Bash NYC/MCU Park 6.20 - Boston, MA @ Great Scott TI 6.22 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie  6.24 - New York City, NY @ Mercury Lounge  6.26 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat 7.07 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger * 7.08 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk * 7.09 - Houston, TX @ Raven Tower * 7.10 - New Orleans, LA @ Hi Ho Lounge * 7.11 - Atlanta, GA @ 529 * 7.12 - Durham, NC @ Pinhook * 7.19 - Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz P.D.B. * 7.20 - Toronto, ON @ Silver Dollar * 7.21 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Cafe * 7.22 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen * 7.25 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern  7.26 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir 7.28 - Davis, CA - Sophia's Thai Kitchen 7.29 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar  * w/ Night Beats 7.30 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg  7.31 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop  8.1 - Santa Cruz, CA @ The Catalyst Atrium 8.3 - Phoenix, AZ @ Rebel Lounge 8.4 - El Paso, TX - Lowbrow Palace 8.7 - Dallas, TX - Gas Monkey Bar & Grill 8. 10 - Nashville, TN - Exit/In 8.11 - Whitesburg, KY - Summit City Lounge 8.13 - Columbus, OH - Ace of Cups 8.14 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern The Mystery Lights - TRACKLISTING 01. Intro 02. Follow Me Home 03. Flowers In My Hair, Demons In My Head 04. Too Many Girls 05. Without Me 06. Melt 07. Candlelight 08. 21 & Counting 09. Too Tough To Bear 10. Before My Own 11. What Happens When You Turn The Devil Down LINKS Facebook Twitter Soundcloud Bandcamp Instagram