6/09/2016

The Mystery Lights Share New Video via NOISEY

THE MYSTERY LIGHTS SHARE "FOLLOW ME HOME" VIDEO VIA NOISEY

ANNOUNCE TOUR DATES WITH NIGHT BEATS
 

DEBUT LP OUT JUNE 24TH ON WICK (DAPTONE RECORDS)
"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

LISTEN & SHARE: The Mystery Lights - "Follow Me Home"
"rumbles ahead and gleefully teeters on the brink of a full-blown psychedelic freakout. But Brandon's ragged, static-soaked vocals and the song's subtle pop undertones keep it 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 certainly as one of the best live shows." - Brooklyn Vegan
As The Mystery Lights currently cruise through their first-ever European tour, they are now weeks away from their debut self-titled album, set to release on Daptone Records’ new rock subsidiary, Wick Records, on June 24th.

Fresh off their Euro tour, 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.

Next up is their first music video for their debut single, Follow Me Home, which Noiseypremiered today - a kitschy take on a group of peace-loving bohemian musicians unknowingly being followed by an undercover agent (played by Ricky Powell) who wants to seriously harsh their mellow. Vivid imagery of singing flowers courtesy of The Mystery Lights members is just one aspect of this video that will drench your screen in a sheath of supreme psych rock superiority.

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 AminiKevin 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. Are you ready?
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 *


* w/ Night Beats
7.25 - Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern 
7.26 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir 
7.29 - San Diego, CA @ Soda Bar 
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

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
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