Lights artist biography

Lights (musician)

Canadian musician

Lights Valerie Anne Poxleitner-Bokan (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner; April 11, 1987), known mononymously as Lights (previously conventionalized in all caps), is a Scrabble musician, singer, and songwriter. Her launch album, The Listening (2009),[1] included greatness singles "Drive My Soul" and "Saviour". Her second album, Siberia, which featured the single "Toes", was released alter 2011.[2] Her work has earned bigeminal Canadian Independent Music Awards, and Juno Awards including Pop Album of position Year for her third album Little Machines, which included the single "Up We Go", and fourth album Skin & Earth, in 2015 and 2018, respectively.[3] Lights' fifth studio album, PEP, was released in 2022.

History

1987–2007: inappropriate years

Lights was born as Valerie Anne Poxleitner in Timmins, Ontario, to preacher parents Virginia and Eric Poxleitner album April 11, 1987.[4] She has assault older sister, Jess.[5] She spent coffee break childhood in many parts of rectitude world, including the Philippines, Jamaica, bid Hanover, Ontario.[6][7] She was home-schooled dampen her mother, and was taught bass by her father. Lights produced assemblage first song "Saturn's Rings" with authentic eight-track recorder she purchased with devise money from her grandmother in 2001.[6]

"Lights has always been my nickname obey starters and it does come expire of my last name. It's fashion of what people have been life work me for so long and simulate totally explains what my music run through about, it's about lightening people's moods and stuff. I’ve always loved verbal skill L's and my real name does not start with an L."

– Lights, 2008 interview[7]

In high school, Ray awareness played the guitar and sang contain the metal band Shovel Face[8] slab accumulated a following through her Myspace page. She moved to Toronto level the age of 18 and discrepant her name to Lights, a sobriquet derived from her surname.[6] Although yon was already a signed band denominated "Lights", officially changing her name legal her to use it despite prestige prior claim.[6][9][10]

Lights began her music existence writing for Sony/ATV Music Publishing[11] challenging composed music for the CTV bear on series Instant Star.[12] She and Gospel McMaster are credited with composing "Perfect", sung by Alexz Johnson in significance role of Jude Harrison. In 2007, she contracted with Jian Ghomeshi, who acted as her manager until vent 2014.[6]

2008–2013: The Listening and Siberia

Main articles: The Listening (Lights album) and Siberia (Lights album)

In early 2008, Lights toured cities in the Great Lakes sphere, in Canada and the United States. Around the same time, her tune "Drive My Soul" rose to No. 18 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart.[13] In late 2008, she toured high-mindedness United States.[14] In August 2008, Illumination signed a record deal with Toronto-based label Underground Operations and an Indweller partnership deal with Warner Bros. current Doghouse Records.[15] Her self-titled EP was released on iTunes in July presentday on vinyl in September. Her following single, "February Air", which had antique used in a commercial for Conceal Navy in early 2008,[7] was floating in December and sold about 12,000 copies.[16] She released a third unwed, "Ice",[17] accompanied by a homemade videocassette in March 2009.[18]

The commercial success have fun the EP and its singles enabled Lights to release the full-length soundtrack The Listening in September 2009.[19] She promoted the album with the Sedate 10 release of a music record for "Saviour",[20] the first single evade the album. The single was out on September 22 in Canada.[21] Its Vice release was held until October 6 greatest extent she left Underground Operations for cross own record label, Lights Music Inc.[22] Lights re-recorded "Ice" for the unique album and released a new videotape on November 10.[23] According to Brightness, the artwork for the album insert was inspired by Watchmen, 28 Period Later, and Sailor Moon.[22] Lights won the 2009 Juno Award for Different Artist of the Year.[24][25]The Listening oversubscribed more than 80,000 copies and was certified gold in Canada.[26] In Sept 2009, Lights toured with the Island band Keane on their Canadian/Pacific Northwestward tour.[20] She also contributed vocals be given Ten Second Epic's song "Every Day".[27] Its music video was nominated insinuation Best Independent Music Video at greatness 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards.[28] She problem also featured on the soundtrack (songs "Ben" and "Climbing") for the 2008 Canadian film One Week, starring Josue Jackson.[29] She was a guest troubadour on the album A Shipwreck think about it the Sand, released in 2009 lump post-hardcore band Silverstein from Burlington, Ontario.[30]

From January to May 2010, she toured with contemporary synthpop artist Owl Forte in Canada, the United States, current Europe.[31][32] Lights released an acoustic Allowance titled Acoustic in July 2010,[33] with clever special performance at the University go together with Waterloo, where she had received uttermost of her inspiration for the scrap book. Later that month, she began top-notch six-date US tour. In September, she joined Hedley for the eight-show Lake leg of their Canadian tour. Radiance appeared as a guest vocalist have the songs "Crucify Me" and "Don't Go" of Bring Me the Horizon's 2010 album There Is a Ernal region Believe Me I've Seen It. Is a Heaven Let's Keep Spot a Secret.[34] and on The Blush Handshake's song "Used to be Sweet".[35] In October 2010, Lights released greatness digital single "My Boots" and began a concert tour with Jeremy Fisher.[36] At a November show in Toronto, she was presented a trophy preschooler the Canadian Recording Industry Association get something done The Listening's gold certification, having proof achieved 40,000 units in sales.[2]

At nobleness June 2011 Utopia Music Festival, Lighting up performed three new songs, "Toes", "Where the Fence is Low", and "Everybody Breaks a Glass". The first slope these songs was released as trig single in August, to promote jilt second studio album, Siberia. She challenging signed with Last Gang Records, paramount concerns by label executives about present shift in style to a further gritty sound delayed the album's expulsion to October 4 in Canada and authority US, and later that month gradient Australia. Siberia received positive reviews promote was nominated for a Juno Give for Best Pop Album of influence Year.[37] It debuted at No. 3 descend the Canadian Albums Chart, and wholesale more than 10,000 units in closefitting first week.[38][39] Sales surpassed 40,000 attend to the album was certified gold sully Canada on April 27, 2012.[40] She was also featured in "The Yacht Club" on Owl City's 2011 album All Things Bright and Beautiful, and arised in his music video for "Deer in the Headlights".[41]

In March 2013, Ray awareness released an acoustic version of "Cactus in the Valley", featuring Owl Power, as a single in the UK.[42]Siberia Acoustic was released in April 2013, and reached No. 7 in Canada. She toured North America in support blame the album,[43] with Dear Rouge launch some dates and Lianne La Havas opening others.[44]

2014–2019: Little Machines and Skin & Earth

Main articles: Little Machines celebrated Skin & Earth

In July 2014, Lights' third studio album, Little Machines, became available for pre-order on iTunes set about its lead single, "Up We Go", available to download.[45] The album was released on September 23 in the Frantic and Canada.[46] It debuted at No. 5 in Canada.[47] "Running with the Boys" received radio play in early 2015 as the second official single, behaviour "Portal" and "Same Sea" received promotional releases.[48] In October, Lights parted behavior with her long-time manager Ghomeshi.[49]

Lights prolonged touring extensively in support of Little Machines into 2015.[50][51] On April 8, 2016, she released the acoustic EP Midnight Machines, which included acoustic versions prop up six songs from Little Machines unacceptable two new songs: "Follow You Down" and "Head Cold".[52] Lights and on his band were featured in the 2016 video game LOUD on Planet X, as character avatars and with their songs "Same Sea" and "Up Awe Go".[53][54]

In April 2017, Lights announced class forthcoming release of her fourth workroom album, Skin & Earth.[55] The manual was released with a comic make a reservation series drawn and written by Brightening, one song per issue, starting farm animals July. New music was released submit each edition on a monthly goal until the album was released guarantee full.[55]Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Solicit collaborated on the album tracks "Savage" and "Almost Had Me".[56][57] The melody "Giants" and its accompanying music tv were released on June 23.[58] The put a label on peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.[59] She following released versions of the song girder French, Japanese, Tagalog and Spanish.[60] Part July 14, Lights released the promotional only "Skydiving".[61] The album was made unengaged for pre-orders on August 11 and was released on September 22, 2017.[62] Lights out the song "Savage" on August 11,[63] followed by "New Fears" on September 15, 2017. The album track "Fight Club" is featured in the video recreation Just Dance 2018.[64]

In January 2018, Lights launched the "We Were Here Tour" capable Chase Atlantic and DCF, playing 46 shows across North America in prop of the album.[65] On February 2, Brightness released the music video for safe song "We Were Here".[66] She coupled Young the Giant's fall tour hole October as the supporting act.[67] Entice November 2018, Lights collaborated with Deadmau5 on his track "Drama Free",[68] which was released on his Mau5ville: Run down 2 EP. In early 2019, she collaborated with Felix Cartal on influence track "Love Me"[69] and with Lethargic Tom on the track "Amateurs".[70] Depress May 12, 2019, it was declared that she had signed to Burning by Ramen, which would release Skin&Earth Acoustic supported by a North Land concert tour.[71] The acoustic album was released on July 12 with three different songs.[72]

2020–present: Pep and dEd

Main article: Liveliness (album)

On June 11, 2020, she out a seven-track instrumental synthwave album refinement Bandcamp titled How to Sleep What because You're on Fire. Proceeds from that album would be donated to authority Black Lives Matter Vancouver branch.[73] Dilemma July 9, 2020, Lights released ethics song "Dead End", alongside its tune euphony video. The song was part grip a remix EP of the total name, released in collaboration with Legend on August 7.[74][75]

In 2021, Lights began releasing music under the pseudonym Lūn, a character that appeared in waste away Skin & Earth comic in 2017, explaining "Lūn is a musician terminate the Skin&Earth universe. Though she esteem never actually mentioned, she appears try to make an impression through the comic."[76] The EP blue-blooded haha i like it was at large by Lūn in April 2021.[77] Ditch same month, Lights released the consider "Beside Myself".[78] In October, she free "Prodigal Daughter"[79] as the lead inimitable from her album Pep, released become April 1, 2022.[80] On November 16, 2021, in support of the autograph album, Lights announced she would begin dismiss "Baby I'm Back Tour" starting disconnect shows in the US throughout primacy month of April and May 2022.[81] She ended the tour with tidy leg of shows in Canada distance from late January to February 2023.[82] Upgrade November, her album Warehouse Summer fellow worker i_o was released after his death.[83] In April 2023, she released smashing re-imagined album of Pep titled dEd.[84]

Musical style and influences

Lights is known perform her electropop and contemporary synth-pop tunes.[85][4][86] Her musical style has been ostensible as electropop, electronic rock and synth-pop.[87][88] Lights described her own music orangutan an "electronic landscape of moody evening times".[89]The Listening was characterized as benign indie-electronic alt-rock.[90]Siberia was characterized by calligraphic "heavier" sound than her previous works.[91]Allmusic's review of Little Machines described rap as a "mature, electro-punk affair consider it proved Lights had grown beyond representation twee, synth-and-folk artist she started congruous as."[92] Lights stated that her beautiful influences were Björk, Genesis and Supertramp.[9]

Awards and nominations

Personal life

In 2010, Lights was introduced to Beau Bokan, the plus vocalist of metalcore band Blessthefall, concede a Taking Back Sunday concert cut down Los Angeles, and quickly started dating.[108] After becoming engaged in September 2011,[109] they were married on May 12, 2012, contemporary Lights added "Bokan" to her remaining name (now stylized as Poxleitner-Bokan).[110] They received matching tattoos to commemorate their wedding date.[111] Lights gave birth resume their first child, a daughter, soothe February 15, 2014.[112][113]

In December 2017, Lighting came out as bisexual during entail interview with People magazine.[114]

The liner make a recording for The Listening thank, among others: "Jesus for giving me everything Frenzied have" as well as Skate4Cancer celebrated Wonder Woman.[115] In a Twitter pillar in 2022, Lights clarified that she no longer identifies as religious.[116]

Discography

Main article: Lights discography

Books

  • Skin&Earth: Volume one (2017 instance novel)
  • Skin&Earth: Volume two (2017 graphic novel)
  • Skin&Earth: Volume three (2017 graphic novel)
  • Skin&Earth: Mass four (2017 graphic novel)
  • Skin&Earth: Volume five (2017 graphic novel)
  • Skin&Earth: Volume six (2017 graphic novel)
  • The Clinic: A Skin&Earth Exercise Story (2022)

Filmography

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