Peaking Lights
American-Dutch psychedelic pop music duo
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::summary American-Dutch psychedelic pop music duo ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Peaking Lights |
| landscape | |
| origin | San Francisco, CA |
| genre | Psychedelic pop |
| years_active | –present |
| label | Night People |
| Mexican Summer | |
| Weird World | |
| Two Flowers | |
| associated_acts | Leisure Connection |
| Rahdunes | |
| Analogue Players Club | |
| Numbers | |
| Dynasty | |
| Unborn Unicorn | |
| Heart of Snow | |
| Omen Compass | |
| Mummers | |
| Faceplant | |
| Hisseaters | |
| website | |
| current_members | Aaron Coyes |
| Indra Dunis | |
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| name = Peaking Lights | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | alias = | origin = San Francisco, CA | genre = Psychedelic pop | years_active = –present | label = Night People Mexican Summer Weird World Two Flowers | associated_acts = Leisure Connection Rahdunes Analogue Players Club Numbers Dynasty Unborn Unicorn Heart of Snow Omen Compass Mummers Faceplant Hisseaters | website = | current_members = Aaron Coyes Indra Dunis | past_members = Peaking Lights are a husband-and-wife music duo who met in San Francisco in 2006 and moved to Spring Green, Wisconsin in December 2007 where they lived until 2009. The couple then moved to Madison, Wisconsin, where they stayed until their return to the West Coast in 2011 to live in Los Angeles. Currently they are based in Amsterdam.
Peaking Lights' music has been described as psychedelic pop. The band formed in 2008, performing live in order to fund a road trip to Texas, at which point they self-released the CD-R Clearvoiant (later released on cassette via Night People).
The couple's son Mikko contributed vocals to their third album, Lucifer. In 2013 their second son Marlon was born.
They were among the "friends" that contributed in 2013 to The Flaming Lips The Time Has Come To Shoot You Down…What A Sound, a reworking of the Stone Roses' debut album.
In 2019 Peaking Lights collaborated with Lee "Scratch" Perry on a 12-inch Life of the Plants, released under Perry's name on Stones Throw Records.
Discography
Studio albums
- Imaginary Falcons (2009, Night People)
- 936 (2011, Weird World / Not Not Fun)
- Lucifer (2012, Mexican Summer / Weird World)
- Cosmic Logic (2014, Weird World)
- The Fifth State of Consciousness (2017, Two Flowers)
- E S C A P E (2020, Dekmantel)
EPs
- Space Primitive (2010, Night People)
- Lucifer in Dub (2012, Weird World / Mexican Summer)
Singles
- "Space Primitive" (12", S/Sided, EP, Cle) [2010]
- "All The Sun That Shines" (2011)
- "Low Hi" (2012)
- "Beautiful Son" (2012)
- "More High" (7", Single, Ltd) [2014]
- "Breakdown" (2014)
- "Everyone And Us" (2014)
- "Conga Blue" (2016)
References
References
- Lymangrover, Jason. "Peaking Lights - biography". [[Allmusic]].
- "E S C A P E by Peaking Lights".
- Pelly, Jenn. (31 January 2012). "Peaking Lights: 936 Remixes 12" / 936 Remixed EP". [[Pitchfork Media]].
- Thomas, Fred. "936 - Peaking Lights". [[Allmusic]].
- Masters, Marc. (19 June 2012). "Peaking Lights: Lucifer". [[Pitchfork Media]].
- Gardner, Noel. (12 June 2012). "Peaking Lights - 'Lucifer'". [[NME]].
- [http://thefutureheart.com/2013/11/15/stone-roses-remake/ The Future Heart "“The Stone Roses” Remake Confirmed for Black Friday – Tracklist, Photos, Videos"]
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