[ THE STORY ]

City Light was started by Seattle singer songwriter Matthew Shaw with long time friend and Bay area producer Nick Andre [Gift Of Gab/Blackalicious, Lateef the Truth Speaker/Quannum, Bicasso/Living Legends and Lunar Heights]. As the project progressed they called upon Omaha musician and producer Denver Dalley [Desaparecidos, Statistics and Intramural] and Seattle singer songwriter Andy Fitts [Airport Cathedral and Aqueduct]. Together the four of them worked to create one record from three corners of the country that mixed genres of indie-pop, rock , and hip hop. The end result is a dark and unique pop record full of catchy tunes, experimental electronica, and gritty beats.

[ ADDITIONAL CREDITS ]

+ Mixed by Justin Cronk at the Toy Box, Seattle, Washington
+ Mastered by Kevin Bressler at Whiney Cat Mixing Suite, Seattle, Washington
+ Additional guitar on "Waiting" by Arwani Geo
+ Additional vocals on "Let's Not Speak" by Brian Pake
+ Additional guitar on "I See You" by Garrett Lunsford


[ PRESS/QUOTES ]

"City Light is a long-distance collaboration, a la the Postal Service, between Seattle singer-songwriter Matthew Shaw, Bay Area producer Nick Andre, Omaha's Denver Dalley, and Seattle's Andy Fitts. The result of their far-flung efforts seems, oddly enough, strongly tied to a particular environment: the urban spaces inhabited by restless, struggling youth. "HWY 99" is about life on Aurora, "where the Super 8 is a Hilton / and sirens are lullabies." The less-gloomy "Let's Not Speak" reworks the oft-reworked formula of "opposites attract": "You like poets / I like movie stars / I like records / You like hits / We both hate sunny days." It sounds like a sped-up Casiotone for the Painfully Alone record: fragile, longing vocals over gritty guitars and synth-tomes, with some bumping electronic beats."
- Michael Connelly, Seattle Sound