Dirty Nails (DATA038), by Bright White Lightning

Dirty Nails (DATA038)

by Bright White Lightning

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Xtra Happy Whilst the more introspective tone here doesn't appeal to me as much as the energetic rush on 2012's "Bad Teeth" EP, there's no doubt that BWL aren't still on their A-game here.

Production takes a step up, helping BWL expand their horizons while retaining elements of their bleep-bloop roots. Favorite track: Looking Glass.

Sudaksis How BWL manage to put out track after track of intense hard rock with such biting lyricism and that chippy flare is beyond me, and I love it that way. Favorite track: Ashtray.

CHD This is fun. These guys could fill a stadium with this sound, and melt hearts in the process...or better yet, they could just melt the stadium.

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1.	Ashtray 03:00	buy track
2.	Looking Glass 04:58	buy track
3.	Animals 03:00	buy track
4.	Lovelost II 03:14	buy track
5.	Ma Version (Bright White Lightning vs Dubmood) 04:06	buy track
6.	Ashtray (Diogenes Remix) 04:12	buy track
7.	Looking Glass (Dubmood Remix) 04:24	buy track
8.	Ashtray (Promwolf Remix) 03:04	buy track
9.	Lovelost II (Misfitchris Remix) 05:02	buy track

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Bright White Lightning is a four piece electronic rock band based in Seattle. Combining a range of vintage and retro technology and synthesizers with guitars and percussion, the band’s sound is reminiscent of early American & British new wave bands as well as modern synthpop and indie rock acts. Citing wide-ranging influences including Metronomy, New Order, The Rapture, Caribou, The Strokes, and LCD Soundsystem, Bright White Lightning delivers a punchy, powerful sound that is equal parts contemporary indie-pop, electronica, and 80s rock.
Conceptualised in 2010 by vocalist Scott Howell towards the end of his college career, the band began life in 2011 when Scott met bassist Alexander Marne Noelke and drummer Joey Albrecht following a series of chance meetings as neighbours and co-workers. From humble beginnings and drunken nights programming a Game Boy in Scott’s apartment, the band’s demos quickly attracted interest from fans and labels, ultimately signing to seminal European chipmusic label Data Airlines before making their live debut in December 2011.
Bright White Lightning’s debut EP, Bad Teeth, was released in April 2012. Receiving positive reviews from European and US press and fans, Bad Teeth quickly established Bright White Lightning’s international profile, effortlessly straddling the chipmusic and indie-rock music scenes alike in terms of appeal and fan base. In 2013 the band was joined by Shawn Randles on lead guitar and synths in order to accurately present their increasingly complex and layered live sound.
Dirty Nails, the follow up EP to Bad Teeth, drops in June 2014 and there are a multitude of events planned alongside the EP’s launch. Dirty Nails juxtaposes guitar, bass, and drums with a range of electronic elements including the Nintendo Gameboy, Commodore Amiga, and 80s synths. With the final additions of heartfelt, semi-autobiographical lyrics and powerful choruses, Dirty Nails highlights the continuing evolution of the band’s signature sound.

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We are a label focused around retro-gaming, indie electronics, chiptune and retro-future design founded in 2007. Data Airlines is run by pilots from Marseille, France and Malmö, Sweden with roots in the demo & crackscene computer subcultures of the 80s and 90s. From SID to MP3, From Atari to Moog and all the ground in between. Thank you for helping us transform the dancefloor into square waves. ... more

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