Adult Nights (Dig)

Wild Light | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 3, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Almost Gold
• ASIN: B001O2ZVSY
• Also Available in: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,244 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. California on My Mind

2. New Hampshire

3. Canyon City

4. Surf Generation

5. Call Home

6. Heart Attack

7. Future Towns

8. The Party (Oh, My God!)

9. My Father Was a Horse

10. Lawless River

11. New Year's Eve

12. (Surfer's Reprise)

13. Red House

Editorial Reviews

2009 debut from the New Hampshire band. Adult Nights was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Rob Schnapf (Elliott Smith, Beck, Guided By Voices), and features 13 original tracks co-written by all the members - guitarist Jordan Alexander, keyboarders and bassists Seth Pitman and Tim Kyle and drummer Seth Kasper. The four childhood friends officially formed Wild Light in 2005 and since then have gone on to play with numerous notable acts including MGMT, LCD Soundsystem, The Gutter Twins, and Arcade Fire (which Tim was a founding member of).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wild Ride, August 30, 2010

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Jason Wall (Billings, MT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adult Nights [Explicit] (MP3 Download)

In my opinion the first track sets a poor tone for the rest of the album. Don't get me wrong, I like the song, but it is the sole reason why the album is labeled "Explicit" (Ok, and maybe the album cover is a little suggestive as it compliments the album title, but this about the music! Right?!?). The songs are catchy and accessible, making you want to listen again and again and sing along. Granted, the lyrics in songs like "New Hamphshire" are less than earth-shattering, but they hint at something deeper and depressing than the tempo of the song alludes to. The vocals are reminiscent of the Killers and Arcade Fire-esque at times. My favorites are "Call Home," "Heart Attack," "My Father Was a Horse," "Lawless River," and "New Year's Eve." If you enjoy bands like Arcade Fire (makes sense since Timothy Kyle, bassist, was in an early version of Arcade Fire) and Local Natives there is no reason not to get into this band.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Well, the first song is good..., July 25, 2009

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T. Harward (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adult Nights [Explicit] (MP3 Download)

I bought this on the basis that I really liked the drive and lyrical confidence of the first track, California on my Mind. The rest of the album unfortunately doesn't compare. Don't get me wrong, I gave it a chance, but it's really mostly sounding the same and no song catches on. After buying the album, and giving it a few listens, I find I simply don't listen to it after track one, and that's the real test.

There are a couple of highlights (if you can call them that) - New Hampshire and Surf Generation have some hooks and are interesting enough, but it's mostly more of the same.

Not bad, but if you were expecting the drive of California on my Mind to continue through the album, guess again.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars real rock & roll, June 4, 2009

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Jeffrey L. Giltenboth "the Caveman" (Asheville, NC, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adult Nights (Dig) (Audio CD)

In the early 90s or even the early 70s this lp would have been high on the charts. Today unfortunately it probably won't happen. Too many good melodies and toe tappin' tunes for today's listener or buyer. Wild Light is very reminiscent of early 90s groups such as the Gin Blossoms or the Rembrandts.

Califorina on My Mind should be a huge hit. The repititous use of the f word (hate that type of characterization that presumes only one word begins with f) should not be in it's way, but it might be.

If you truly apprecitate rock & roll as it was created and not today's pabulum or the truly forgetable rap (can't imagine the musical joy in a 20th reunion where people have no recollection of the "lyrics" in top selling rap lps), then you must BUY THIS DISC. Don't let these guys go the way of groups like the Avett Brothers who put out consistantly good lps that only their core group of fans ever hear.

It remains in my heavy rotation and should be in yours.