San Francisco-based NO LIGHTS released new video for “Dream Eraser,” the title track from their brand new debut LP, released earlier this month through The Ghost Is Clear Records.

Uniting guitarist/lead vocalist Matt O’Brien (Early Graves, Grace Alley), guitarist Israel Branson (Set Your Goals), bassist Ian Miller (Kowloon Walled City, Redemption 87), and drummer Dan Sneddon (Kowloon Walled City, Early Graves), NO LIGHTS released the double/paired EPs Stay Awake and June Bug just before the world shut down in early 2020, and now, 2023 sees the band delivering their debut full length record, Dream Eraser.

The album tactfully delivers an emotive and captivating blend of sounds listeners could possibly trace to The Pixies, The Cure, The Wipers, Echo And The Bunnymen, and more. Dream Eraser was recorded and mixed by Scott Evans at Sharkbite and Anti Sleep Studios, mastered by Carl Saff, and completed with artwork by Justin Mcniff.

The “Dream Eraser” video was directed by Justis Krar who writes, “Are dreams erased or just replaced with what comes next? Dreams we think are ours, that we think we want. Eyes closed but perceived nonetheless.”

Vocalist/guitarist Matt O’Brien offers, “The lyrics depict a descent into disillusionment, inspired in part by the words of screenwriter Paul Schrader. When asked about his inspiration for the movie Taxi Driver, he replied, “It was essentially autobiographical. That is what I was: this person in an iron box, a coffin, floating around the city, but seemingly alone.”

Watch NO LIGHTS’ “Dream Eraser” video first at Everything Is Noise RIGHT HERE.

Dream Eraser is out now through The Ghost Is Clear on 180-gram black vinyl and digital at Bandcamp HERE and HERE, the label webshop HERE.

Having already toured across the Northwest and Southern U.S. preceding the album’s release, and a hometown release show directly following, NO LIGHTS is currently plotting new live excursions in support of Dream Eraser.

NO LIGHTS Live:
7/16/2023 924 Gilman – Berkeley, CA w/ Stay Gold, Alcatraz, Tuning, Caged View

Photo by Vanessa Caron-Cantin