Light Years (band)

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Light Years
Light Years in 2011
Background information
OriginCleveland, Ohio
GenresPop punk
Years active2009 (2009)–present
Labels
  • Escapist
  • Paper + Plastick
  • Animal Style
  • Rude
Members
  • Pat Kennedy
  • Andrew Foerst
  • Tommy Englert
  • Kent Sliney
Websitelightyearsoh.bandcamp.com

Light Years are an American pop punk band from Kent, Ohio.

History[edit]

Light Years formed in the year 2009 while vocalist Pat Kennedy worked at a Subway restaurant. Since then, they have released one full-length album and three EPs. In winter 2011–2012, the band went on a full U.S. tour with Pentimento.[1] In February 2012, they went on a European tour with Pentimento.[2] The band embarked on a summer tour in 2012 alongside Citizen and Turnover.[3] In the spring of 2013, the band went on a tour with Safe.[4] In June and July, the group went on a short US tour with Mixtapes, You Blew It! and Modern Baseball.[5] In early 2014, the band played on The 2014 Acoustic Basement Tour, hosted by Warped Tour.[6] Between February and April, the band went on a US tour with Neck Deep and Knuckle Puck.[7] On March 16, the band performed at South by So What?! festival.[8] In the summer of 2014, the band performed on the 2014 Warped Tour.[9] The band released the Temporary EP through Animal Style in 2014.[10]

The band signed a worldwide deal with independent label Rude Records in 2015 and finished recording their second full-length album with Will Yip, which was released in the Fall of 2015. The band supported Neck Deep and State Champs on their UK tour in February 2016.[11] The band also supported Four Year Strong on their Spring 2016 Northeast tour along with Can't Swim. In March and April 2017, the group supported Four Year Strong again for their 10th anniversary tour for Rise or Die Trying (2007).[12]

Style[edit]

Rock Sound described Light Years' sound as "Smashing American pop-punk that prefers to hark back to the turn of the millenium instead of running with the current crowd".[10]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums
List of studio albums
Title Album details
I Won't Hold This Against You
  • Released: June 18, 2013[13]
  • Label: Paper + Plastick (PP0397)
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
I'll See You When I See You
  • Released: November 13, 2015[14]
  • Label: Rude (RDR 112)
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
Afterlife
  • Released: November 30, 2018[15]
  • Label: Rude (RDR 154)
  • Format: CD, DL, LP
Extended plays
List of extended plays
Title Album details
This Will Come Back to Haunt Me
  • Released: September 1, 2010[16]
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: DL
Just Between Us...
  • Released: March 10, 2012[17]
  • Label: Escapist (ER-008)
  • Format: DL, 7" vinyl
Parking Lots
  • Released: April 8, 2013[18]
  • Label: Paper + Plastick
  • Format: DL
Trying to Be...
  • Released: October 23, 2013[19]
  • Label: Paper + Plastick
  • Format: DL
Acoustics
  • Released: June 19, 2014[20]
  • Label: Paper + Plastick
  • Format: DL
Temporary
  • Released: September 9, 2014[21]
  • Label: Animal Style (ASR-044)
  • Format: CD, DL, 12" vinyl
Lite Years
  • Released: September 9, 2016[22]
  • Label: Rude
  • Format: DL

Members[edit]

Current members

  • Pat Kennedy – vocals, guitar
  • Andrew Foerst – guitar
  • Tommy Englert – bass
  • Kent Sliney – drums

References[edit]

Citations

  1. ^ Kraus, Brian (December 9, 2011). "Pentimento announce tour with Light Years". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  2. ^ Kraus, Brian (December 14, 2011). "Pentimento announce European tour with Light Years". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  3. ^ Yancey, Bryne (May 1, 2012). "Citizen, Turnover and Light Years announce tour". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  4. ^ Kraus, Brian (February 25, 2013). "Light Years and Safe announce spring tour". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  5. ^ Kraus, Brian (June 22, 2013). "Modern Baseball release "The Weekend" video". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2017.
  6. ^ Crane, Matt (November 26, 2013). "Warped Tour announce The 2014 Acoustic Basement Tour". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  7. ^ Kraus, Brian (February 5, 2014). "Neck Deep and Knuckle Puck announce tour EP". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  8. ^ Crane, Matt (January 23, 2014). "South By So What?! confirm final lineup". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  9. ^ Crane, Matt (March 26, 2014). "Acoustic Basement performers announced for Warped Tour 2014". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on May 31, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  10. ^ a b Bird, ed. 2015, p. 45
  11. ^ Biddulph, Andy (October 5, 2015). "Neck Deep + State Champs Just Announced An Amazing Tour". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  12. ^ Ralph, Caitlyn (January 11, 2017). "Four Year Strong expand 'Rise Or Die Trying' 10-year anniversary tour". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on June 16, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020.
  13. ^ "I Won't Hold This Against You by Light Years". iTunes. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on June 20, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  14. ^ "I'll See You When I See You - Light Years | Release Info". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  15. ^ "Afterlife, Light Years, Rude Records". bandcamp. Archived from the original on 23 October 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  16. ^ "This Will Come Back to Haunt Me - Light Years". Light Years. September 1, 2010. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  17. ^ "Just Between Us - Light Years". Light Years. March 10, 2012. Archived from the original on April 1, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  18. ^ Beringer, Drew (April 8, 2013). "Light Years Sign To Paper+Plastick - News Article". AbsolutePunk. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  19. ^ Wagner, Christian (October 6, 2013). "Light Years Announce 'Trying to be…' Covers EP - News Article". AbsolutePunk. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  20. ^ DiVincenzo, Alex (June 19, 2014). "Exclusive: Light Years Acoustic EP Stream - News Article". AbsolutePunk. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  21. ^ "Temporary - Light Years | Release Info". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  22. ^ "Lite Years - EP by Light Years". iTunes. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2016.

Sources

  • Bird, Ryan, ed. (April 2015). "New Noise: Light Years". Rock Sound (198). London: Freeway Press Inc. ISSN 1465-0185.
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