The debut album – Adult Nights – by Wild Light will be out March 3rd, 2009 on StarTime International and the word on this New Hampshire four-piece is out and rapidly spreading. Recorded in Los Angeles with producer Rob Schnapf (Elliott Smith, Beck, Guided By Voices), the album features 13 original tracks co-written by 
all four members. The result is classic Americana pop that sweeps over you with distinct vocal harmonies complimented by warm and dynamic arrangements.
I just had the pleasure of listening to the album, Adult Nights and I must say…good stuff fellas. Wild Light put together a noteworthy introduction to their Soft Pop, Simple Rock sound. Although this quartet is working around a classic infrastructure, they exude a freshness that is hard to bottle up and sell these days. The group’s instruments meld together with a tightness and accompany the lyrics along their story-telling way. Plus there are these subtle little touches on the album, like using the harmonica and tambourine on the track Surf Generation, that add a bit of charm to the band’s music. Adult Nights certainly has a distinctly breezy sound splattered throughout its entirety but as a whole, the album offers up noticeable diversity. Perhaps the reason Wild Light has the ability to scuffle things up a bit is because the vocal duties are shared among three of the band members, Alexander, Kile and Pitman.
Even though I never really had that pestering urge to skip a track, there are certainly a few songs that stood out on Adult Nights, such as, New Year’s Eve, Lawless River, California On My Mind and New Hampshire.
Take A Listen To, California On My Mind by Wild Light
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