Entering the music scene with a glass shattering roar comes The Love Lights, a bunch of free-spirited, glowing pop-stars from Bellingham, Washington. Featuring big horns on top of a '70s drive and Bosstone beat, Young Lions opens with a bang. The leading track, Big Mouth , begins with a low growl but quickly escalates to a percolating dance party.

That's Why We Can't Be Friends features all the doo-wop you'd expect from a band center stage at a '50s prom, telling the triumphant tale of being young and in love to suddenly single at the tender age of sixteen.

And keeping in tune with that fun, decades-old influence is the beachy O! Eidolon -- bringing to mind Gidgett and Moon Doggy doing the Mashed Potato in a sand bar.

Staying light and sunny while maintaining a mysterious, tall-dark-and-handsome voice (think "Monster Mash"), The Love Lights transition right into the next track, Owls , which features peppered drum beats and Rolling Stone-esque "hoo-hoo" chants.

Not all songs follow that peppy path through the seventies, though. Take Crushing You and Me , which carries a slower, more soulful and cryptic tune. (Maybe it's not coincidence after all that the creators share their name with a dramatic 1920's film.)

These quirky vocals and sprightly horn solos come from a diverse cast of seven who put on a flashy and heartfelt show, pulling out classic rock 'n' roll skills on the guitar, bass and drums, a trio of brass (double trumpets and a baritone sax) and an evenly balanced blend of emotional and playful lyrics.

Sometimes serious, mostly bubbly, The Love Lights are a bright bunch of shagadelic artists who definitely know how to have a good time.

Additional Tracks:
Get to Me
Communication Shakedown

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