newmusicmonday #68:: Headlights

image:: Headlights, from website

Genre	indie pop
Members	Tristan Wraight, Erin Fein, Brett Sanderson, and Nick Sanborn
City	Champaign, IL, US
Upcoming Tour Dates & label	No shows scheduled. Listing link. Polyvinyl. ['Wildlife' page]

website	MySpace	Facebook	flickr	Twitter	Wikipedia	last.fm

What I like about The Headlights is that they're a pop band with a dark side. Last year's 'Wildlife' featured both "Secrets"::



and the dirgelike "Love Song for Buddy" with pop overtones {click for a YouTube player in new window}::

"Get Going"


and "Cherry Tulips"



show off their pop sensibilities and there's something organic to the arrangements. It doesn't seem forced or overthought/wrought. The band is on Polyvinyl with stablemates of the ilk of of Montreal, Architecture in Helsinki, and Japandroids. While the band isn't exactly unknown, I have a feeling their brand of dreamy shoegazy pop will break out big and catch the ear/eye of a director or advertising creative.

Twitterversion:: [blog + videos] regularly scheduled #newmusicmonday nº 68 featuring breakout-likely Champaign, IL band, Headlights. @Prof_K