09 Dec 2008

Life Is Still Beautiful

The Orange Lights

Blackbird/ADA

WE SAY

We've long been fans of The Orange Lights at RotD, giving them their first piece of press when we featured the excellent Click Your Heels (which is currently on an international mobile phone TV ad). This next single, the title track of their album, is a fine uplifting rock track with an appropriately positive message for these gloomy times. It's out next month on Blackbird Records, the label owned by band member Paul Tucker (ex Lighthouse Family) and funded by Ingenious Media. It has had recent spot plays on R1 from Pete Tong (Alan Braxe remix) and Annie Nightingale. R2 support has come from Janice Long and XFM Manchester head up a host of regional playlist adds. Now mixed by producer Cenzo Townshend (Snow Patrol, Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party), the album is released on January 26. JF London Gig: January 28, Hit Sheet/BMI gig at Cobden Club W10

CONTACTS

Daniel Stevens, Blackbird Records - +44 (0)20 8948 8629/Press: Sarah Pearson, Wasted Youth PR - +44 (0)20 7493 5873

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