| We See Lights | |
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We See Lights band logo |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Genres | Indie |
| Years active | 2007–Present |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Stephen Bogle Paul Dougall Allan Rae Ross Harvie Paul Livingstone Jonathan Lapsley |
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We See Lights is a Scottish alternative indie pop band from Edinburgh, Scotland.
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We See Lights are an Edinburgh based indie folk band. The band was started by Stephen James Bogle(vocals/guitar), Paul Dougall (vocals/guitar)and Allan Rae (vocal/guitar) in the Winter of 2007. The band were originally called the Quiet Revolution. The Quiet Revolution gained members in January 2008 (Craig Ross (bass/guitar), Ross Harvey(drums), Ciaran McGuigan(vocals) and Jonathan Lapsley(keyboard/vocals) and soon became We See Lights. Ciaran McGuigan and Craig Ross left the band in March 2009. Paul Livingstone (bass) joined the band in January 2010.
The band recorded their first EP with Edinburgh produced Ric Rograss of the Depot Recording Studios. We See Lights played their first show at the Carbaret Voltaire on 24 January 2008.
We See Lights have gone on to become a well established member of the indie folk scene in Scotland. They have played alongside Ra Ra Riot, Eugene McGuinness, Plants & Animals, Frightened Rabbit, Coast, Iain Archer and We Were Promised Jetpacks. They have also played the Wychwood Festival, T in the Park, the Isle of Wight Festival, the PRS stage at the Edinburgh Festival, the Edge Festival, Canadian Music Week, GoNorth and RockNess.
The band received funding in November 2008 from the Scottish Arts Council (now known as Creative Scotland) to record their debut album, Ghosts & Monsters. The album was recording in a cottage near Fort William, Chem19 in Hamilton and the Depot in Edinburgh with Ric Rograss. The album was released in March 2010.
Their EP Twee Love Pop was released on 31 March 2011 and had support from dj's such as Lauren Laverne who played the track 'My Oh My Oh My' on her 6 Music Show.
Members of We See Lights established the Christmas Songwriters Club which is a collection of singer songwriters from Scotland who meet at Christmas to perform original Christmas songs. The most recent event was held a Leith Docker's Club, Edinburgh on 23 December 2009.