#wearelightsound

LIGHT // SOUND - S/t (New Orleans, Louisiana) @wearelightsound #lightsound #wearelightsound #neworleans #nola

Good afternoon, friends of VE! I’m back from a short holiday break to share with you a very special album that was submitted to us a few weeks back. LIGHT // SOUND is an indie rock band out of New Orleans and Daniel Amedee, their singer/guitarist, has made a short run of this fantastic release complete with a handmade wooden case built from repurposed floorboard slats from homes salvaged in New Orleans via The Green Project. There’s rich history both in the songwriting and musical expression as well as this stunning package. L // S’s music is inherently optimistic sounding and the lyrics mirror that sensation, too. Musically, this is a pretty unique outfit, though if you can imagine a stripped-down The Unicorns/Islands set with less goofiness and more sincere optimism, you’ll get pretty close. It’s a little bit dancy, it’s a lot laid back, and it’s heaps and heaps of feel-good jams.

Daniel has a storied history in the music scene after having left NOLA when Hurricane Katrina hit. He spent time in Ireland playing bass with Remma on Morrissey’s label and put out an EP produced by Noel Hogan of the Cranberries and then eventually returned stateside to San Francisco to put out more great music with appearances by folks from Rogue Wave and Beats Antique. Most recently, he returned to New Orleans and put this band together and wrote the self-titled album above. Want to know the craziest part of all this? The album itself is actually about some of the difficulties and challenges of being a touring musician for better AND for worse and it chronicles some pretty complicated moments of his life but in a way that never lets you feel too melancholy. This isn’t wallow-in-your-pain stuff, this is calm and peaceful reflection by way of inventive and creative music. There are very few copies of this wonderful release left so head over to https://wearelightsound.bandcamp.com/ and grab one before it’s too late!