By Sunlight is tagged as: Seattle rock band By Sunlight plays moody, dynamic music made of equal parts shimmer and punch. With chiming guitars, layered textures, melodic vocals, and unpredictable rhythmic arrangements, the band creates music that sounds only like itself. Originally based in Sacramento—and known at the time under the name “Bridges”—the group released its debut album, The Underscore, in 2005. Two years later, after numerous tours and a few lineup shifts, Mike Sparks (vocals, guitar, keyboard), Robert Cheek (guitar, keyboard) and John O’Connell (drums) moved the band to Seattle. There they met Jack Clemens (bass guitar, synthesizer) and continued to tour and develop new material. In the spirit of creative rebirth at this time, the band also changed its name to By Sunlight. In 2008 By Sunlight released a self-titled, six-track album featuring forty minutes of continuous music with no between-song pauses. The “no breaks” approach to the By Sunlight album became a hallmark of their live performances as well. 2010 saw the release of two new songs—“Sung Surrender” and “No More Miracles”—which provided a glimpse at the band’s further development as songwriters. In the spring of 2012, after adding fifth member ... Read More About By Sunlight Biography... Send By Sunlight ringtones to your cell |
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