Lightning Dust is a
Canadian
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indie rock
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band formed in 2007 and based in
Vancouver, British Columbia
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. The band is a side project of Amber Webber and Joshua Wells, both members of
Black Mountain.
["Lightning Dust Cool Down"]
''Exclaim!
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'', July 2007.
History
Wells and Webber formed Lightning Dust and began creating a sound that was softer and more melodic than Black Mountain's
hard rock
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, with haunting, minimalist instrumentation
and spooky, goth-like lyrics written by Webber. The band released its self-titled debut album on
Jagjaguwar
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in 2007.
The song "Wind Me Up" was featured as the free "Single of the Week" in the iTunes music store in Canada.
Another album, ''Infinite Light'', was released in August 2009.
[" Lightning Dust Fantasy "]
''AllMusic'' Review by Fred Thomas The band performed at
Matt Groening
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's
All Tomorrow's Parties
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festival in May 2010 in
Minehead
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, England.
A third album, ''Fantasy'', which featured synthesized music, drumming, some industrial instrumental work, all accompanying the band's spooky songs, was released June 25, 2013.
This album included the song "Loaded Gun"; in 2014 it was used in Quebecois television series
Série noire
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, on
SRC.
They released a fourth album on 4 October 2019, named ''Spectre''. They have released three singles from the album: "Devoted To", "Led Astray", and "A Pretty Picture".
Discography
* ''
Lightning Dust'' (2007)
* ''
Infinite Light'' (2009)
* ''
Fantasy
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'' (2013)
* ''Spectre'' (2019)
* ''Nostalgia Killer'' (2023)
See also
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Music of Canada
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Music of Vancouver
Vancouver, British Columbia, is one of the Canada's largest cities and foremost cultural centres.
History
That music was for thousands of years an integral part of the culture of Vancouver's First Nations people is clear but was not documente ...
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Canadian rock
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List of Canadian musicians
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Chilliwack
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References
External links
Lightning Dust
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Musical groups established in 2007
Canadian indie rock groups
Musical groups from Vancouver
2007 establishments in British Columbia
Jagjaguwar artists