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Capital Lights
Brett Admire (Guitar)
Bryson Phillips (Vox)
Michael Paul Phillips(Drums)
Jonathan Williams(Guitars)
There comes a time in every band’s life when abandoning commercial expectations in favor of heartfelt musical expressions and relatable lyrics takes center stage. For the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based pop/rock foursome Capital Lights, that realization came remarkably early in its already impressive career, following a name change and stylistic shift from members’ days in locally acclaimed screamo act afterEIGHT.
“We had a couple people leave the other band’s line-up, I stepped up from bass to singing, rewrote our material and we changed styles completely,” says front man Bryson Phillips of Capital Lights’ debut disc This Is An Outrage. “The main thing we’ve learned personally is to really focus the writing on what you like rather than trying to be like all the other bands around. When we were doing the screamo thing, we were seeing other bands and trying to be just like them. But in Capital Lights, I started writing on an acoustic guitar without trying to plug into any particular formula, just being ourselves and playing 100 percent exactly what we wanted.”
By breaking down the walls of familiar formulas and shooting straight from each player’s personal artistic compasses, the results not only resonated with a steadily expanding audience, but yielded an intense bidding war from Nashville to Seattle (with just about every city in between).
Brett Admire (Guitar)
Bryson Phillips (Vox)
Michael Paul Phillips(Drums)
Jonathan Williams(Guitars)
There comes a time in every band’s life when abandoning commercial expectations in favor of heartfelt musical expressions and relatable lyrics takes center stage. For the Tulsa, Oklahoma-based pop/rock foursome Capital Lights, that realization came remarkably early in its already impressive career, following a name change and stylistic shift from members’ days in locally acclaimed screamo act afterEIGHT.
“We had a couple people leave the other band’s line-up, I stepped up from bass to singing, rewrote our material and we changed styles completely,” says front man Bryson Phillips of Capital Lights’ debut disc This Is An Outrage. “The main thing we’ve learned personally is to really focus the writing on what you like rather than trying to be like all the other bands around. When we were doing the screamo thing, we were seeing other bands and trying to be just like them. But in Capital Lights, I started writing on an acoustic guitar without trying to plug into any particular formula, just being ourselves and playing 100 percent exactly what we wanted.”
By breaking down the walls of familiar formulas and shooting straight from each player’s personal artistic compasses, the results not only resonated with a steadily expanding audience, but yielded an intense bidding war from Nashville to Seattle (with just about every city in between).
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Marnixx92 wrote:
Only one album, it is a shame because I really their music!
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ahinds3d wrote:
@jasiekjp: it's on iTunes.
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jasiekjp wrote:
i fucking love capital lights. has anyone got their aftereight album? i cant find it anywhere.
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Callisto1988 wrote:
@Gtribs21 - If that's true then I will be very, very happy. :D I miss them.
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welchpeter wrote:
Here's to hoping.
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Gtribs21 wrote:
Rumors have been circulating that Capital Lights have regrouped and are preparing to record a second album!! Anyone else hearing this. Saw some stuff on youtube and Wiki
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pineapples626 wrote:
best christian pop punk band I have ever heard. :D
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tombradybg wrote:
Can't wait for their new album!!
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youraznbro wrote:
@Oopcident yeah they kinda do
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Soon2BDef wrote:
They love to play with words! They make it meaningful though. So good.
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Godsprincess111 wrote:
No!!! they must get back together!!! i very much dislike this!
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Oopcident wrote:
does anyone else think they sound similar to Cartel???!?!
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miiiihh wrote:
amazing band <3
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mcroughrider21 wrote:
anyone have the old aftereight tracks off of better late then never?
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sajivarghese182 wrote:
On the 20th August 2009, Capital Lights announced on their MySpace that they had broken up claiming that "We all felt God had different plans for our lives, and it would have been impossible to pursue those plans while continuing with the band."
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ConcealedShadow wrote:
WHYYYY did they break up. Way too fast >:c I love them ; n;
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Callisto1988 wrote:
They broke up? What the heck. I didn't know this!
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l3reezer wrote:
why the frog does this band only have 9000 listeners... they are personified awesomeness.[3] can't believe they disbanded T_T
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lexxilou22 wrote:
why the frog does this band only have 9000 listeners... they are personified awesomeness.[2]
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xNazareth wrote:
If anyone has their album "This is an Outrage" can you please send it to me? I've been trying to download it everywhere and it doesn't seem to unzip or unrar and idk why :[
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TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND FANS...
20 Aug 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/capitallights
Hello everyone,I just signed on the myspace for the first
time in forever and I realized that it's been a long time since we
have given our friends and fans an update on whats going on with
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19 Dec 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/capitallights
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hawknelson37, Freakmic7, Jspabon_06 and 43 other people added Capital Lights to their libraries. Friday evening
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neesh connected Capital Lights to the group Best Room on Turntable.FM. December 2011
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- Capital Lights posted a news item ‘TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND FANS...’. November 2011
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- Capital Lights posted a news item ‘Call Us at 918-770-0507!’. November 2011
- Capital Lights posted a news item ‘New Shirt in the Store!’. November 2011
- Capital Lights posted a news item ‘New Christmas Song "His Favorite Christmas Story" Posted Now!!’. November 2011
- Capital Lights posted a news item ‘"Outrage" Video Premiere!’. November 2011
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