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Name:
The Lighthouse and the Whaler
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Indie Rock
Joined:
Mar 6, 2010
Latest Activity:
5 months ago
Subscribers:
46
A place to come see your FAVORITE band play music!!!
About Me:
Since its founding, The Lighthouse and the Whaler has continued its grassroots approach. In late 2008 it self-produced its first EP, A Whisper, A Clamour. The band's blend of ethereal folk and sweeping harmonies quickly caught the attention of Paste, which featured the band's first single -- "Field Song" -- on its acclaimed CD sampler. The band also earned early praise and recognition from Under the Radar and FILTER, which in July 2009 declared The Lighthouse and the Whaler its "Unsigned Band of the Month."
While holding odd jobs as graphic designers, grocery clerks and freelance musicians, the band worked for its rightful place in the Midwest music scene, before embarking on its first tours of the East and West Coasts. During these self-directed tours and local shows, The Lighthouse and the Whaler shared the stage with notable indie and Americana acts including Sufjan Stevens, A.A. Bondy, Alejandro Escevedo, Hallelujah the Hills, Ha Ha Tonka and Margot and The Nuclear So and So's.
These live performances gave The Lighthouse and the Whaler exposure to new audiences and offered a chance to experiment with and manipulate new songs before heading to the studio. After nine months of writing and tinkering in Cleveland, The Lighthouse and the Whaler released its debut, self-titled LP in 2010, just as they were named "Best Indie Artist" at the 2010 Cleveland Music Awards. Described as "colorful, eccentric and fantastically triumphant," the album showcases the band's ability to take seemingly simple instrumentations and layer them into something powerful and strong. "Windows" and "Of the Heavens and the Earth" offer punctuated melodies and sustained harmonies, while "Under Mountain, Under Ground" billows with energy and emotion.
"Our music is brewing underneath," says LoPresti. "You won't find the emotional thing you grab right away, but you feel the depth of where it comes from," depth that is greatly influenced by the band members' studies in literature, philosophy and theology, as well as their spiritual upbringings. The band also takes inspiration from other musicians, especially those of the 1960s who used rock and folk in countercultural ways. But even this band, which takes its name from Moby Dick, knows music is more than taking a chapter out of someone else's book.
"I can draw back to certain songs or albums because they were meaningful in a particular moment," LoPresti recalls. "We want people to interpret and correlate our music with experiences in their own lives: struggles, triumphs, good times and bad. We've equated music to be something by which people can really be changed and moved. There's something beautiful in music and powerful in music and when faced with a choice of this or other things -- other ways to make money or other ways to fill our heads -- we would choose this every time."
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Label Type:
Unsigned
Band Members:
Michael LoPresti, Aaron Smith, Matthew LoPresti, Mark Porostosky
Influences:
Everything influences us!! Only some things move us.
Hometown:
Cleveland
Country:
United States
Occupation:
Playing them tunes for some lovely folks
Interests:
YOU!! All the people listening and supporting us...We Love You
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(46)
Channel Comments
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mikedelgado8888
(1 month ago)
Amazing
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Marxguy
(5 months ago)
excellent, excellent work.
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Mrgemm1
(8 months ago)
you're awesome!, can´t stop hear your songs ;D
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BuryMeInBlack136
(1 year ago)
I Love This Band Sooooo Much!
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