Electro-pop heavyweight, Lights, is just about ready to drop her new album, A6. The longplayer is due for release on May 2, 2025, via Virgin Records. She also kicks off a North American tour in support of the new record, on May 8, in Victoria, British Columbia. Keep reading below to find out more.
Pre-save/pre-order A6 here:https://lights.lnk.to/_A6
A testament to years of crafting beautiful, affirming, and transportive art, Lights’ A6 draws from a rich well of Lights’ experiences — grief, growth, love, and self-discovery. Sonically, it blends midwest emo, nostalgic new wave, and immersive synth-wave. Written and produced by Lights from her home in British Columbia and inspired by sights and sounds of Berlin, A6 captures life’s fleeting moments—like notes kept in a journal, too personal to say aloud. Previously released singles from the album include the ‘last hope anthem’ “Alive Again” and teaser-track “Damage.”
With nearly half a billion streams worldwide and having crossed 200 Million views on YouTube, the 4x Juno award winner is thrilled to be hitting the road for some intimate shows across North America as part of the (A)live Again Tour, beginning in her native British Columbia in Victoria on May 8 at Capital Ballroom, before hitting cities across the U.S., including venues in Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville, New York City and elsewhere. Most dates and VIP packages are sold-out, but remaining tickets are available here: https://www.iamlights.com/#tour
Last month, Lights released two additional tracks from her forthcoming album, “White Paper Palm Trees” (https://youtu.be/6rzaW-397ww) and “Surface Tension” (https://youtu.be/52jbgLe8Q0s). Both written and produced by Lights, the former brings some of Lights’ early-day influences to the forefront, reminiscent of her more nostalgic leaning material, while the latter pushes Lights into new territory, channeling dark wave and new wave elements and a string of German lyrics as a nod to A6’s inspirations. The diversity of the tracks speaks to the breadth of her album.
“I couldn’t decide which song to release because I feel like both appeal to such different sides of the fan base,” explains Lights. “I had the idea to release both simultaneously and let the fans decide where they stand.”
The dual release is set to please fans both old and new, while their dualities extend into the visuals for each song. Both directed and edited by Lights, the accompanying music videos are shot and edited to interact with one another when played next to each other at the same time. You just have to decide which volume to turn up. See her demonstration here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DIBpTVMp6Ze/
“Surface Tension” VS. “White Paper Palm Trees” – interactive videos:
1.) Find friend with phone
2.) Cue both videos on YouTube
“Surface Tension” on the left + “White Paper Palm Trees” on the right
3.) Choose your fighter
*Volume up on only one song at a time or chaos
4.) Press play at same time
A6 tracklisting:
01 Intro
02 Damage
03 Alive Again
04 Surface Tension
05 You’re Killing Me
06 White Paper Palm Trees
07 Ghost Girl On First
08 Take It Easy
09 Drinks On The Coast
10 Clingy
11 The Other Side Of The Door
12 Piranha
13 Day Two
Lights tour dates:
May 8 – Victoria, BC @ Capital Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
May 9 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
May 10 – Kelowna, BC @ Revelry (SOLD OUT)
May 14 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
May 15 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos (SOLD OUT)
May 17 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club
May 20 – Los Angeles, CA @ Roxy Theatre (SOLD OUT)
May 21 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
May 23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Soundwell
May 24 – Denver, CO @ Meow Wolf (SOLD OUT)
May 27 – Chicago, IL @ Outset (SOLD OUT)
May 28 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East
May 30 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade – Hell
May 31 – Carrboro, NC @ Motorco Music Hall
June 1 – Washington, DC @ Atlantis (SOLD OUT)
June 3 – Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall (SOLD OUT)
June 4 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live
June 5 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
June 7 – Toronto, ON @ History (SOLD OUT)
Lights is many things all at once: singer. songwriter. producer. multi-instrumentalist. comic book author. DJ. artist. She’s also unabashedly honest and unapologetically confident. Weaving in and out of alternative, indie, electronic, and dance, she makes manic pop irreverent of boundaries, yet reverent of truth. She speaks her heart musically and her mind lyrically. It’s why her shadow over alternative music and culture continues to grow with streams in the hundreds of millions and widespread critical acclaim. She has sold out tours on multiple continents, made headlines from Coachella to Comic-Con, and powered collaborations with Travis Barker, deadmau5, Kaskade, Illenium, Steve Aoki, Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, and more.
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