We See Lights
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We See Lights is a Scottish
alternative
indie pop
band from Edinburgh
, Scotland
.
. The Quiet Revolution
gained members in January 2008 (Craig Ross (bass/guitar), Ross Harvey(drums), Ciaran McGuigan(vocals) and Jonathan Lapsley(keyboard/vocals) and soon became We See Lights. Ciaran McGuigan and Craig Ross left the band in March 2009. Paul Livingstone (bass) joined the band in January 2010.
The band recorded their first EP with Edinburgh produced Ric Rograss of the Depot Recording Studios. We See Lights played their first show at the Carbaret Voltaire on 24 January 2008.
We See Lights have gone on to become a well established member of the indie folk scene in Scotland. They have played alongside Ra Ra Riot, Eugene McGuinness
, Plants & Animals, Frightened Rabbit, Coast
, Iain Archer
and We Were Promised Jetpacks
. They have also played the Wychwood Festival, T in the Park
, the Isle of Wight Festival
, the PRS stage at the Edinburgh Festival, the Edge Festival, Canadian Music Week, GoNorth and RockNess.
The band received funding in November 2008 from the Scottish Arts Council (now known as Creative Scotland
) to record their debut album, Ghosts & Monsters. The album was recording in a cottage near Fort William, Chem19 in Hamilton and the Depot in Edinburgh with Ric Rograss. The album was released in March 2010.
Their EP Twee Love Pop was released on 31 March 2011 and had support from dj's such as Lauren Laverne who played the track 'My Oh My Oh My' on her 6 Music Show.
Members of We See Lights established the Christmas Songwriters Club which is a collection of singer songwriters from Scotland who meet at Christmas to perform original Christmas songs. The most recent event was held a Leith Docker's Club, Edinburgh on 23 December 2009.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
alternative
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
indie pop
Indie pop
Indie pop is a genre of alternative rock music that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid 1980s, with its roots in the Scottish post-punk bands on the Postcard Records label in the early '80s, such as Orange Juice, Josef K and Aztec Camera, and the dominant UK independent band of the mid...
band from Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
History
We See Lights are an Edinburgh based indie folk band. The band was started by Stephen James Bogle(vocals/guitar), Paul Dougall (vocals/guitar)and Allan Rae (vocal/guitar) in the Winter of 2007. The band were originally called the Quiet RevolutionQuiet Revolution
The Quiet Revolution was the 1960s period of intense change in Quebec, Canada, characterized by the rapid and effective secularization of society, the creation of a welfare state and a re-alignment of politics into federalist and separatist factions...
. The Quiet Revolution
Quiet Revolution
The Quiet Revolution was the 1960s period of intense change in Quebec, Canada, characterized by the rapid and effective secularization of society, the creation of a welfare state and a re-alignment of politics into federalist and separatist factions...
gained members in January 2008 (Craig Ross (bass/guitar), Ross Harvey(drums), Ciaran McGuigan(vocals) and Jonathan Lapsley(keyboard/vocals) and soon became We See Lights. Ciaran McGuigan and Craig Ross left the band in March 2009. Paul Livingstone (bass) joined the band in January 2010.
The band recorded their first EP with Edinburgh produced Ric Rograss of the Depot Recording Studios. We See Lights played their first show at the Carbaret Voltaire on 24 January 2008.
We See Lights have gone on to become a well established member of the indie folk scene in Scotland. They have played alongside Ra Ra Riot, Eugene McGuinness
Eugene McGuinness
Eugene Michael McGuinness is a British singer-songwriter and frontman of Eugene + the Lizards, currently living in London and is of Irish heritage.-Music career:...
, Plants & Animals, Frightened Rabbit, Coast
Coast
A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides. The term "coastal zone" can be used instead, which is a spatial zone where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs...
, Iain Archer
Iain Archer
Iain Denis Archer is a singer–songwriter from Bangor, Northern Ireland, who was once a secondary lyricist for the indie band Snow Patrol. Archer comes from a musical background and released several solo albums in the mid 90s on the small Scottish independent label Sticky Music...
and We Were Promised Jetpacks
We Were Promised Jetpacks
We Were Promised Jetpacks is an indie rock band from Edinburgh, Scotland, comprising Adam Thompson , Michael Palmer , Sean Smith and Darren Lackie...
. They have also played the Wychwood Festival, T in the Park
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...
, the Isle of Wight Festival
Isle of Wight Festival
The Isle of Wight Festival is a music festival which takes place every year on the Isle of Wight in England. It was originally held from 1968 to 1970. These original events were promoted and organised by the Foulk brothers under the banner of their company Fiery Creations Limited...
, the PRS stage at the Edinburgh Festival, the Edge Festival, Canadian Music Week, GoNorth and RockNess.
The band received funding in November 2008 from the Scottish Arts Council (now known as Creative Scotland
Creative Scotland
Creative Scotland is a development body for arts and cultural industries in Scotland. It inherited the functions of Scottish Screen and the Scottish Arts Council on 1 July 2010, and has an additional remit for the Creative Industries...
) to record their debut album, Ghosts & Monsters. The album was recording in a cottage near Fort William, Chem19 in Hamilton and the Depot in Edinburgh with Ric Rograss. The album was released in March 2010.
Their EP Twee Love Pop was released on 31 March 2011 and had support from dj's such as Lauren Laverne who played the track 'My Oh My Oh My' on her 6 Music Show.
Members of We See Lights established the Christmas Songwriters Club which is a collection of singer songwriters from Scotland who meet at Christmas to perform original Christmas songs. The most recent event was held a Leith Docker's Club, Edinburgh on 23 December 2009.