Lost City Lights
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- Profile created: April 2007
- www.bebo.com/lostcitylights
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- Self Published
- Hometown:
- Glasgow UK
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- www.myspace.com/lostcitylights www.facebook.com/lostcitylights www.twitter.com/lostcitylights
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- LOST CITY LIGHTS
- Me, Myself, and I
- Too many bands these days just want to make a sustainable living – enough for a comfortable life and to not need that call centre job any more, but nobody's dreaming of Wembley. Nobody wants to be the next Bono or Freddie Mercury, standing with a radio mic in one hand and the other fist in the air. But for Lost City Lights, nothing less will be good enough.
You can’t talk about their sound, their knack for writing anthemic choruses or their stage presence without referencing stadium-fillers like U2, the Foo Fighters and Bon Jovi – and front man Scott McWatt’s vocals are delivered with the kind of power, urgency and self-belief to make Perry Farrell sound like a shy and retiring young man.
It’s in the vocals that modern rock influences like Jimmy Eat World and Matchbox 20 are most apparent. Combining this with an unidentifiable approach to songwriting, there’s hints of AFI and Kings of Leon in the way they put together drums, bass and guitar sounds.
The band came together after McWatt met Mark Sinclair at an open mic night in Glasgow. It could have been guns at dawn – the old, ‘this town ain’t big enough for the two of us’ routine. Two fiery aspiring rock gods in one band is a tricky dynamic, but that sense of always being one bum note away from fisticuffs gives them a tension not unlike the Gallagher brothers. And at least for now, they need each other too much to let go.
The Glasgow band have already started to spread their wings and play shows as far from home as Manchester (who loved them, of course), have sold out numerous hometown shows and supported Funeral For A Friend.
They’re not happy if everyone isn’t singing and clapping along by the end and dripping in sweat… and let’s just say they never go home with less than four perfect smiles. Yes, there’s five in the band, but what can we say. Mark’s an ice cold rock guitarist. And he’s probably smiling on the inside.
"Lost City Lights have worked strenuously and determinedly to develop into a tight playing band and a well oiled machine." Laura Blackhurst - Strathclyde Telegraph.
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Thanks to everyone
Last night was amazin thank you to everyone who came and saw us!! get over to our myspace and hear the new single "Satellite" and tell us what you think!!
Scott LCL0 Comments 19 weeks
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Thank you
Thank you to everyone who came down to the classic grand last night we really appreciated it. Its amazin to have all you guys comin down and supporting us. Sorry we didnt get to thank everyone personally, everyone who did come and chat to us after the show thanks, didn't get everyones names for the mailing list.
Thank you again and come chat before the next one :-)
Scott LCL x0 Comments 25 weeks
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EP
Our EP is available on iTunes and all good online retailers.
Go Buy it!!! £3.16 go on!!0 Comments 32 weeks
Hey Bud. Not Checked Ya Out In A Bit. Sounds Great Man Keep Up The Great Work. x
oh i might just
Paul's last name is Pettit. Mispelt for the lose. Hopefully coming to see you guys next week in edinburgh, and again hopefully in mancs in sept. You truly own the night.
Sound awrite man
. watched the video there...
Was at gig in the classic grand the other night, u guys were amazin
hey guys enjoyed the acoustic set in G21 this week.
il get a copy of the songs to you asap and if theres something you dont like in one of the songs let me know and il go fix it for you keep it up and looking forward to classic grand
lots of gigs my friends
should be fun
Should be along tnite.. Goodluck!!xx
Nice Bebo page, cnt wait to hear u on Thursday
xxx
Love The Pics Dude
Paul
Hey,
seen you guys last night.
You kicked sooo much ass seriously lol
anyway good luck in the future and i'll be keeping a look out for ya
really did enjoy the set. I raved to peeps for days about the bleeding love cover lol
love the new vid - twas me that uploaded it to youtube! I'll see if i have any more still lurking on my phone
seen you on friday supporting logan . . .you were really good need to look out for your gigs
hey darlin!
good shtuff last night!
see you on the 11th
Great night tonight. Got a couple of foties up. See you next week.
HIYA PAL
Hey, have you read our Bebo page yet? Send us an email address we can contact you on. Get involved!
Glasgo team
Hi there,
We’re contacting you today to let you know about our up and coming magazine ‘Glasgo Bands’! Our current magazines: Glasgo Nitelife and Edinbra Nitelife are published and distributed throughout Glasgow and Edinburgh advertising the best nightlife spots in each city. Due to high demand we’ve decided it’s time to provide an advertising form for some of the best up and coming artists in the country. This way they can gain the recognition and exposure they deserve. With no signed performers and no professional input, this magazine is designed to promote those select few artists who have the ability and confidence to make it in a very difficult industry. Our 32 page A5 sized magazine is the newest and simplest way for performers to promote themselves. We are therefore contacting you as a potential addition to our first ‘Glasgo Bands’ publication which still has 12 full pages available.