Lights to Release "Siberia Acoustic" on April 30

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:02:15

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Turn the Lights on and head to Siberia, at least in an acoustic sense.

Electro-rock maven Lights has stripped down her 2011 album Siberia and is offering up Siberia Acoustic on April 30. The acoustic release features 10 acoustic versions of songs from Siberia and it'll be released via Lights Music and Last Gang Records.

Siberia Acoustic features guest appearances by Owl City, Max Kerman of Arkells and Coeur de pirate. The first single from the album is "Cactus in the Valley," featuring Owl City, which will be available March 19.

Showcasing Lights' love for two vastly different sounds, Siberia Acoustic is her second, beautifully stripped down and self-produced offering. In 2010, she released Lights. Acoustic., the lo-fi sister to 2009's The Listening.

"It's really special the way just a guitar and vocal speaks to the heart, an intimacy that a lot of production can't convey quite the same way," said Lights. "There is a time and a place for each, Siberia in its full form was a different kind of journey than this acoustic record, but this is the version of the songs I sit down and play at home when I'm alone. "

Acoustic Tour Dates:

Tuesday, April 30 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Thursday, May 2 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
Friday, May 3 Vancouver, BC Rio Theatre
Saturday, May 4 Vancouver, BC Rio Theatre
Monday, May 6 Calgary, AB Grand Theatre
Tuesday, May 7 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
Wednesday, May 8 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
Friday, May 10 Toronto, ON Wintergarden Theatre
Saturday, May 11 Montreal, QC Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre
Monday, May 13 Boston, MA The Sinclair
Tuesday, May 14 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom

Track Listing:

1. Banner
2. Cactus in the Valley (Feat. Owl City)
3. Where the Fence is Low
4. Siberia (Feat. Max Kerman of Arkells)
5. Suspension
6. Toes
7. Peace Sign (Feat. Coeur de Pirate)
8. Heavy Rope
9. Flux and Flow
10. …And Counting

Will you check out the stripped down, acoustic version of Siberia?

—Maggie Pannacione
03.08.13