Good Night, Witness Light is

Daphne Loves Derby Daphne Loves Derby is an American Indie rock band that formed in Kent, Washington, in 2001. They have released three studio albums, the third in 2007 titled '' Good Night, Witness Light'', peaking at number 30 on the ''Billboard'' Top Heatseekers ...

's second full-length album and was released March 27, 2007. It is the last album the band has with

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for their two-album contract. Additionally, this was the last album for both Jason Call and Spencer Abbot with

Background

The "Witness Light" phrase which appears in the album title is taken from

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's poem "The Beech:"

Where my imaginary line
Bends square in woods an iron spine
And pile of real rocks have been founded.
And off this corner in the wild,
Where these are driven in and piled,
One tree, by being deeply wounded,
Has been impressed as Witness Tree
And made commit to memory
My proof of being not unbounded.
Thus truth's established and borne out,
Though circumstanced with dark and doubt
Though by a world of doubt surrounded.

The poem was also displayed on

's website, with Frost being a favorite of Kenny Choi. Several of the track titles on this album are taken directly from the 1998 film,

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. Kenny was quoted in an interview saying, "The message in that movie really stirred my soul. I actually saw it for the first time while in the studio; and connected with it so much. The movie was a visual manifestation of the emotions I was trying to capture in a lot of my lyrics." When Truman makes his escape by boat and cannot be found, the director Christof dramatically commands, "Cue the Sun!" A few minutes later, Truman is found and on screen once again. When the television crew switches to a camera on the boat which shows Truman courageously guiding the boat, Christof remarks, "That's Our Hero Shot." Finally, when Truman meets his true love, Sylvia in the library, he notices a button that she is wearing. On the button, it is written, "How's it Going to End?"

Track listing

Band members

*Kenny Choi - Guitar/Keyboard/Percussion/Lead Vocals *Jason Call - Bass/Keyboard/Percussion/Vocals *Stu Clay - Drums/Percussion *Spencer Abbott - Lead Guitar

References

{{Authority control 2007 albums Daphne Loves Derby albums