We chatted with ambient rock/funk outfit Smashing Lights this week. Introducing.. Smashing Lights.
1. Who are Smashing Lights?
We are a four piece band from London. There is Jack Shea (vocalist/bass), Naz Kalsey (lead guitar), Matt Roberts (rhythm guitar) and Shahid Mughal (drums).
2. How would you describe your sound?
Our sound is a mixture of ambient rock/funk with 80's pop sensibilities... I love the genre electronic guitaRnB the most though.
3. Who are your biggest musical influences and inspirations?
We all have mixtures of tastes in the band Myself (Jack) who writes the lyrics and Naz who writes the music tend to be influenced more by Prince, Michael Jackson and Matt and Shahid are influenced by more ambient rock groups like Editors and Angels and Airwaves the combination of these tastes make our soundscape
4. Where do you see yourselves in five years time?
A solid touring act with a big fan base, I would like to say rich and famous that would be a perk but its more connecting to people who love our music and understand it.
5. What's next for Smashing Lights?
We are releasing our first EP called '. 1 .' next month and will be gigging in the near future.
6. Where can we find out/hear more from you?
You can listen to us on Soundcloud, Like us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter.
