Rude Records announced the signing of American pop-punk band Light Years, based in Cleveland, Ohio.
The band is currently mixing and mastering their highly-anticipated second full-length album, due out this fall.
Produced by Will Yip (Anthony Green, Balance and Composure, Circa Survive, La Dispute, Title Fight and more) it already puts Light Years as a band to look out for in the future, not mentioning the success and buzz their debut album “I Won’t Hold It Against You” had to offer.
Light Years is comprised of vocalist/guitarist Pat Kennedy, bassist Tommy Englert, guitarist Andrew Foerst and drummer Kent Sliney all of whom have graduated from the teenage angst that fuels most of their peers, instead turning their focus to the problems that face them in their mid-20s.
“I Won’t Hold This Against You”, their 2013 debut LP released via Paper + Plastick Records, dwelled on the inescapable past while looking for ways to heal the scars incurred while coming of age. Additionally, in 2014 the band released a five-song EP entitled ‘Temporary’ via Animal Style Records.
On a break from the studio sessions, the band will be headlining a US tour this summer. Check out the dates below.
Headline tour with Head North, A Will Away & Casey Bolles
Jun 05 – Studio at Waiting Room, Buffalo, NY
Jun 07 – Middle East, Cambridge, MA
Jun 09 – The Studio at Webster Hall, New York, NY
Jun 10 – Amityville Music Hall, Amityville, NY
Jun 11 – The Barbary, Philadelphia, PA
Jun 12 – The Lab at GameChanger World, Howell, NJ
Jun 14 – Shakas Live, Virginia Beach, VA
Jun 16 – Shiners, Greensboro, NC
Jun 17 – The Birdhouse, Jacksonville, FL
Jun 18 – Backbooth, Orlando, FL
Jun 19 – Anonymous Guitars, Sunrise, FL
Jun 20 – Epic Problem, Tampa, FL
Jun 21 – Masquerade, Atlanta, GA
Jun 23 – Walters, Houston, TX
Jun 24 – The Korova, San Antonio, TX
Jun 25 – Sons of Hermann Hall, Dallas, TX
Jun 27 – Underground, Mesa, AZ
Jun 28 – House of Blues San Diego, San Diego, CA
Jun 30 – Chain Reaction, Anaheim, CA
Jul 03 – Analog Theater, Portland, OR
Jul 07 – The Loading Dock, Salt Lake City, UT
Jul 08 – The Moon Room at Summit Music Hall, Denver, CO
Jul 10 – The Demo, St Louis, MO
Jul 11 – Subterranean, Chicago, IL
Jul 12 – Double Happiness, Columbus, OH
Aug 14 – The Foundry, Lakewood, OH