Lightspeed Champion
Lightspeed Champion Biography
Hailing from London - via Edinburgh and Texas - Dev Hynes aka Lightspeed Champion chose to head out to Omaha, Nebraska to record with Saddle Creek Records' resident producer, Mike Mogis. The result is a semi-acoustic, country-rock and folk-pop sound, which will surprise anyone who remembers Dev from his heavier Test Icicles days.
Galaxy Of The Lost is a beautifully arranged catchy tune, which hinges on the ambivalent couplet: 'I feel better now I've seen you/But deep inside my bones feel like timber'. It's that time-honoured 'can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em' scenario. The track features drums, bass, pedal steel and string arrangements from an informal backing band of Omaha luminaries such as Nate Walcott and The Faint's drummer Clark Baechle. It also includes sweet backing vocals from Dev's friend Emmy The Great, which combined with Dev's dark lyrics set the emotional tone of forthcoming album, Falling Off The Lavender Bridge.
Galaxy Of The Lost is a beautifully arranged catchy tune, which hinges on the ambivalent couplet: 'I feel better now I've seen you/But deep inside my bones feel like timber'. It's that time-honoured 'can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em' scenario. The track features drums, bass, pedal steel and string arrangements from an informal backing band of Omaha luminaries such as Nate Walcott and The Faint's drummer Clark Baechle. It also includes sweet backing vocals from Dev's friend Emmy The Great, which combined with Dev's dark lyrics set the emotional tone of forthcoming album, Falling Off The Lavender Bridge.
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British rockers LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION were almost forced to cancel a gig in New York recently -....
10/06/2008
10/06/2008
Festivals
Last years Info:
The Leeds & Reading Festival does exactly what it says on the tin. One bank holiday in August where....
28/08/2009
28/08/2009
The Great Escape UK
Bringing the best new music from across the world to Brighton on: 14th, 15th and 16th May 2009....
14/05/2009
14/05/2009
Video and Audio
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| LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION, TELL ME WHAT IT’S WORTH VIDEO AND INFORMATION Watch the video for Lightspeed Champion's single Tell Me What It's Worth relesed on January 14th 2008 through Domino.... 12/12/2007 |
| LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION, MIDNIGHT SURPRISE VIDEO AND INFORMATION Backing vocals are courtesy of Emmy The Great and group vocals from members of Tilly & The Wall, Son, Ambulance, and other musicians from Omaha,.... 18/09/2007 |
 | LIGHTSPEED CHAMPION, GALAXY OF THE LOST, VIDEO AND INFORMATION The track features drums, bass, pedal steel and string arrangements from an informal backing band of Omaha luminaries such as Nate Walcott and The.... 05/06/2007 |
Reviews
The announcement that Dev and his ensemble are to tour with Bright Eyes comes as no surprise now, because this track....
23/07/2007
23/07/2007
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