THE SOFT LIGHTES "Incredible Moses Leroy Becomes The Soft.Lightes"

Band releases debut album. Debut album makes serious waves. Despite the difficult name, "The Incredible Moses Leroy", people go bonkers over "Fuzzy", a loop-de-loop sampling (samples the Sandpipers!!) of California Casio soft pop rock. "Fuzzy" lands in a Volkswagen commercial. Girls run out to buy "Electric Pocket Radio", aforementioned debut album.

OK, sorry, I'll stop talking like that. Ron Fountenberry, main man behind the moniker, marries all of his loves into a very successful and pretty heartfelt sound. That's his band. Thing is, being that creative, also, you tend to get bored. So, when he wanted to change the name of the band, I can imagine the suits at his record company losing it, especially after the whole VW thing. But here they are, now, the Soft Lightes. Their second album, was stillborn. Too bad, because it's a wonderful flowery blip and bleep masterpiece. There's even a contribution from Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori.

Jumping to the present, The Soft.Lightes are ready to return by signing a deal with Modular (Avalanches, Presets) and finishing up a third offering. Not sure what they will call it, but sneak peek it at their MySpace, "Heart Made Of Sound" is quite lovely, you agree? If this is all coming as a discovery to you, download the wonderful electromagic below and oh, yes, they make a very rare appearance in NYC at Union Hall in Brooklyn on October 14.

TRANSMISSION C (from Becomes The Soft Lightes)
FUZZY (from Electric Pocket Radio)
NOAH AND THE ELECTRIC CHOLOS (from Bedroom Recordings demo)