About

Bridging the gap between expansive, layered Brit-pop and the precision of modern radio pop are Houston, Texas’ new indie stalwarts, Castle Lights (formerly Light Parade). Jeremiah Wood began Castle Lights as a solo endeavor at the end of 2007, after leaving his previous band Leeland. His plans changed after a chance meeting with Tyler Susuras during a studio session. Wood quickly recognized Susuras’ talent, and the two began honing their sound. Aaron Eaves, a veteran bassist from the Texas band The Blinding, joined to add a calming, low-end force to the band. With the full line-up solidified, Castle Lights is quickly gaining recognition for their carefully crafted pop songs with a European flair. Lyrically, Castle Lights enlivens the listener with images of space and the fantastic, deftly drawing parallels to the realm of everyday experience. As guitarists, Wood and Susuras each bring a distinctive energy to their songs, playing off of one another in a way that, when coupled with the hard-hitting percussion and bass, pushes each song into a new terrain of velocity and tone. Soaring choruses collide with multifaceted harmonies in songs that are both driving and iridescent, with melodies that are memorable in their pop spirit. This past October, Castle Lights showcased at the Central Region of NACA.  The guys also finished their first EP entitled “Paint the Stars” which was released November 12th.

Quotes about Castle Lights:

“Talent, songs, and the ability to communicate them, are the foundation for great bands. These guys have all of those things.”
-Nathan Barlowe (Lead vocals in The Honeymoon Thrillers & Luna Halo)

“Castle Lights – They are unique yet familiar sounding. When I first heard them, I fell in love with their sound and the epicness of the songs. Great songs, 2 great voices that are like ying and yang. I never get tired of hearing them.”
-Micah Wilshire (Mix engineer for Ross Copperman, Toby Lightman & Local H)

“Everyone needs to follow them. They’re going to be huge!”
-Stephen Christian (Lead vocals in Anberlin)