Description:  "Setting Sun" music video for The Lights, with love. Off their album "Diamonds and Dirt". Special props to Laurie Hicks (production designer), KD Schill (costume designer), Ben Kasulke (cinematographer), Theresa Majeres (gaffer), Sean Donavan (editor). Crew: Jennifer Maas, Matt Collins, Jason Knoll, Elie Goral, Nate Miller, Bryan Gordon, Garrett Cantrell. Special Thanks to The Lights, Jeff, Craig and PJ, for being so awesome in every single way.

I don't think we had any idea what we were in for when Lynn Shelton asked to make a video for us. I guess we we're naive when we figured it meant bringing over a camera and filming us in my living room. The reality was they brought truckloads of equipment, a bunch of lights, a high-end camera and a crew of 10-12 people each day. They built 3 completely different sets in the course of two days, which was amazing to watch.

Lynn and her entire crew completely took over my house for three days.The Herculean efforts they put forth to make this video was staggering to watch. Plus, I'm pretty certain that if I could bottle the energy that Lynn has I could power a small city.

These people are talented, dedicated and completely in love with making art. It was truly inspiring to watch them work. The fact that they would do this all on their own time for no money at all speaks volumes about their dedication.

She has a great recap with photos on her myspace site. Complete with incriminating photos of us in all kinds of goofy outfits.

Lynn's Setting Sun blog post

Former Seattleite and all-round punk rock-loving gal Jennifer Maerz blogs about what's up in the San Fran underground. Scroll down for a few pics and words about our San Fran show at the Hemlock.

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Fuck yeah. Those who know me know that I have an unholy admiration for the best radio station on the planet, WFMU. It's free-form radio at it's best and today they just made me even more happy.

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Heavy Airplay, November 24, 2006
THE LIGHTS - Diamonds and Dirt (Wantage USA)

VARIOUS - Neurotic Reactions (Crazy Apple Boutique)
VARIOUS - 45 Kings III (Fat City)
SVALASTOG - Woodwork (Rune Grammofon)
ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE VENUS 3 - Ole! Tarantula (Yep Roc)
LARKIN GRIMM - The Last Tree (Secret Eye)
MENSTRUATION SISTERS - Ma (Fata)
FAMACIA - Crucial Sky In the Land of (Psych-O-Path)
LES FLEURS DE PAVOT - Les Fleurs De Pavot (Underground Masters)
GIOVANNI FUSCO - Music For Michaelangelo Antonioni (Water)
SHAWN DAVID McMILLEN - Catfish (Tompkins Square)
TO LIVE AND SHAVE IN L.A. - Horoscopo: Sanatorio De Mollere (Blossoming
Noise)
CHRISTINA CARTER - Electrice (Kranky)
FREQUENCY - Frequency (Thrill Jockey)
GRUPPO DI IMPROVVISAZIONE NUOVA CONSONANZA - Azioni (Die Schachtel)
CAN - Tago Mago A Go-Go (Seidr)
SPIRES THAT IN THE SUNSET RISE - This Is Fire (Secret Eye)
OTOMO YOSHIHIDE'S NEW JAZZ ORCHESTRA - Plays Eric Dolphy's 'Out To Lunch'
(Doubt Music)
THE WELLINGTONS - Keeping Up with the Wellingtons (Reverberation)
KODE 9 & SPACEAPE - Memories Of the Future (Hyperdub)
NIGHTWOUNDS - Rat Magic (Gilgongo)
VARIOUS - The Art of the Virtual Rhythmicon (Innova)
LAKE OF DRACULA - Skeletal Remains (Savageland)
MADE OUT OF BABIES - Coward (Neurot)
HOT SNAKES - Thunder Down Under (Swami)
ALI FARKE TOURE - Red and Green (World Circuit)
PEEESSEYE - Commuting Between the Surface and the Underworld (Evolving
Ear)
THE VICTORIA LUCAS - Hit the Ground Running Fast (No No No)
YORV GAL & YAEL KANAREK - Bit By Bit, Cell By Cell (Innova)
SAPAT - Krackhausblooze (Black Velvet Fuckere)

Cool'eh magazine out of NYC has a review of  "Diamonds and Dirt."

Cool'eh

Seattle Sound Magazine chimes in as well.

Seattle Sound Magazine 

Check out the print versions to hear what the critics say.

Live on KEXP

A link to our September performance and interview on KEXP with DJ Kevin Cole.

Has some nice words to say about the Lights:

From Hannah Levin's column:

Rock-A-Rolla

One local band who have clearly found their voice is the Lights. Diamonds and Dirt, their sophomore release, is a positively arresting post-punk record that capitalizes on all the strengths exhibited on their 2004 debut (a simple, potent rhythm section and frontman Craig Chambers's dry, distinctive phrasing), and was perfectly captured by freakishly talented producer/multi-instrumentalist Erik Blood. "We didn't really spend too much time recording," says drummer P. J. Rogalski when I ask him about their studio time with Blood. "We try to maintain a pretty raw, live sound. I think this record retains that feel a little more than the first. I know that the last thing we wanted to do was to make the same record again, but we also didn't want to make an easy, balls-to-the-wall rock record either. Everything was just kind of clicking at the point of recording." You have two opportunities to catch the Lights this week: first on Thursday, September 28, with Man Man and Fleet Foxes at Neumo's, and Saturday, September 30, at the Blue Moon with Worms and the Moondoggies.

Yo, check us out at Spin.com

http://www.spin.com/features/heythisisawesome/2006/09/060919_thelights/