The Purple Lights Announce New Single And 2019 Live Dates

Duo The Purple Lights have a new single for release and you read all about it and watch the official music video below: 

The Purple Lights announce their eagerly awaited new track, ‘Lake’, out Friday 12th July 2019. Produced with Ed Ripley (Goat Girl, Milk Disco, Skinny Lister) and recorded at London’s DADA studios. 

The Purple Lights are Rob Fincham – Vocals, Guitar, Loopstation / Akeba Fridye – Drums, Vocals

Quickly gaining a reputation for their live show where their variation of sound makes an impression, from a huge dose of tribal drumming, combined with 60s psyche to dancehall – bringing audiences together in a unifying, upbeat and positive encounter.

The duo take a break from their normal Sabath-eque riffing, as this more laid back approach leans towards their organic percussive roots. The emphasis on Akeba’s Afrobeat drumming and Rob Fincham’s emotive vocals conjure up a pop sensibility where Vampire Weekendmeets Reginald Omas Mamode IVs.

Lake is a break-up song, a coming to terms, a time to repair and reminisce, as the protagonist takes an emotive and searching journey right back to that Lake. The video is Directed & Edited by Andy Wilsher (The Killers, The White Stripes, Joe Slater) and filmed at Hackney Downs.

Having performed at an array of festivals so far, including: Glastonbury, Beacons, Secret Garden Party, Latitude, Alt. Escape and recently kicking off Extinction Rebellion from the back of a lorry at Marble Arch.

The band boast a diverse range of influences from Bonobo, Bomba Estereo, Solko and The Skints to legends like Nirvana, Black Sabbath, Johnny Cash, Marley and Hendrix which they illustrate with the breadth of their ultra-prolific sound.

You can watch the official music video for ‘Lake’ in this article.

In addition, The Purple Lights have announced live dates for 2019. 

A full list of dates can be found below. 

Pete Sargeant