Castle Lights

Bridging the gap between expansive, layered Brit-pop and the precision of modern radio pop are Houston, Texas’ new indie stalwarts, Castle Lights (formerly LightParade). Jeremiah Wood began Castle Lights as a solo endeavor at the end of 2007, after leaving his previous band Leeland. His plans changed after a chance meeting with Tyler Susuras during a studio session. Wood quickly recognized Susuras’ talent, and the two began honing their sound. Aaron Eaves, a veteran bassist from the Texas band The Blinding, joined to add a calming, low-end force to the band. With the full line-up solidified, Castle Lights is quickly gaining recognition for their carefully crafted pop songs with a European flair. Upon meeting the band and hearing an early mix of the soon to be released single “Paint the Stars,” Anberlin’s Stephen Christian was quick to proclaim, “Everyone needs to follow them. They’re going to be huge!” Lyrically, Castle Lights enlivens the listener with images of space and the fantastic, deftly drawing parallels to the realm of everyday experience. As guitarists, Wood and Susuras each bring a distinctive energy to their songs, playing off of one another in a way that, when coupled with the hard-hitting percussion and bass, pushes each song into a new terrain of velocity and tone. Soaring choruses collide with multifaceted harmonies in songs that are both driving and iridescent, with melodies that are memorable in their pop spirit. Castle Lights has finished their first EP entitled ‘Paint the Stars’ which will be released this fall. They have also been invited to perform at the Central Region of NACA in October of this year.