Dawes – Most People
“Most People,” the second single off the band’s third album, Stories Don’t End, is classic Dawes - an introspective look into the twists and...
The Unlikely Candidates – Follow My Feet
Who would’ve thought small town boredom, adrenaline, and a lust for recklessness mixed together on the suburban streets of Forth Worth, TX would end...
Tom Odell debuts Another Love
Lightning 100 debuts "Another Love" by Tom Odell. British singer-songwriter. He released his debut extended play, Songs from Another Love, in 2012 and won the BRITs Critics' Choice...
The Boxer Rebellion – Diamonds
International Anglophone band comprising American Nathan Nicholson, Australian Todd Howe and Englishmen Adam Harrison and Piers Hewitt; together they deliver a mixture of raucous...
The Civil Wars – The One That Got Away
The Civil Wars’ highly anticipated sophomore self-titled album will be released August 6 on Sensibility Music/Columbia Records. This is the follow up to the...
Vampire Weekend – Unbeliever
Riding off the 2013 release of their third studio album, “Unbelievers” is an infectious, summer sing-a-long playing now on Lightning 100. The band consists...
Typhoon – Summer Home
With eleven musicians on stage at once, Typhoon has a lot to offer. The Portland, Oregon-based band perfected their finely tuned orchestration over the...
Surfer Blood – Demon Dance
Surfer Blood is an alternative rock band from West Palm Beach, Florida, signed to Warner Bros. Records. The band has four members: John Paul Pitts (lead vocals/guitar), Thomas Fekete (guitar/backing...
PORTUGAL. THE MAN – PURPLE, YELLOW, RED AND BLUE
It was last spring 2012, and John Gourley—frontman of Portugal. The Man—found himself in New York City about to ring the bell at Danger...
Gin Wigmore – Black Sheep
The southern states of America held my hand for the first few months of self-discovery. Taking me to church for the first time, with...
Junip – Line of Fire
Junip releases “Line of Fire” the first single off their sophomore album Junip, out April 23rd. JUNIP is José González (Guitar/Vocals), Elias Araya (Drums), Tobias Winterkorn...
Wavves – Demon to Lean On
Wavves started in 2008 as the recording project of Nathan Williams (born June 12, 1986 in Santa Monica, California). Wavves released several 7"s as well...
The Lone Bellow – Bleeding Out
Zach Williams, the Lone Bellow’s lead singer and principal songwriter, can pinpoint just about exactly when the Brooklyn-based group serendipitously willed itself into being....
Phosphorescent – Song For Zula
Matthew Houck likes to work. The Alabama native, now resident in Brooklyn has delivered five albums as Phosphorescent since his 2003 debut. Houck has...
Wild Feathers – The Ceiling
"They're like if Led Zeppelin & The Band had a baby in Joshua Tree that grew up listening to Ryan Adams covering the Stones...
The Weeks – Brother in the Night
The sound of wind through the pines, bare feet brushing through leaves, snapping sticks like the spines of the weak. When we started we...
Night Beds – Ramona
It’s difficult to say where Night Beds begins, but it could be here: August 2006, a young Winston Yellen is invited to a longtime...
The Last Bison – Switzerland
Ben Hardesty doesn’t look the part of a rock star as he navigates a rickety tractor through the sprawling ranch where he grew up...
Matt Pond – Love to Get Used
Matt Pond has already accomplished what few rarely do. A career musician with a die-hard following that continues to grow with each album, and...