The Candles are an

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rock band formed in New York City in 2009.

Background Information

Steeped in the evocative, open-road Americana of bands like

Gin Blossoms Gin Blossoms is an American alternative rock band formed in 1987 in Tempe, Arizona. They rose to prominence following the 1992 release of their first major label album, ''New Miserable Experience'', and the first single released from that albu ...

and

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, New York City-based alt-rockers The Candles formed in 2009 around frontman

Josh Lattanzi Josh Lattanzi, is an American musician best known for his collaborations with Norah Jones, Ben Kweller, The Lemonheads, Albert Hammond Jr., and The Candles. Early life Lattanzi graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1994. Early Collab ...

. A veteran singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with a long résumé of collaborations under his belt, including

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Norah Jones Norah Jones (born Geethali Norah Jones Shankar; March 30, 1979) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has won several awards for her music and as of 2012, has sold more than 50 million records worldwide. ''Billboard'' named her the ...

, and Ben Kweller, Lattanzi was raised on a steady diet of Grateful Dead,

Big Star Big Star was an American rock band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1971 by Alex Chilton (vocals, guiar), Chris Bell (vocals, guitar), Jody Stephens (drums), and Andy Hummel (bass). The group broke up in early 1975, and reorganized with a ne ...

, and

Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. After embarking on a music career in Winnipeg in the 1960s, Young moved to Los Angeles, joining Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Fur ...

. The Candles' debut long-player, Between the Sounds, arrived in 2010 on

The End Records The End Records is a record label in Manhattan that specializes in rock, heavy metal, indie, and electronic music. Early years (1998–2005) The End Records was founded by Andreas Katsambas in Pasadena, California, with the goal of helping ...

. The group's sophomore outing, La Candelaria, followed in 2013. In 2012, Candles members

and Jason Roberts joined

band to help her tour in support of her album Little Broken Hearts. In 2013, the Candles were recruited as the back up band by Alberta Cross for shows in the United States and Europe where they also served as the opening act. Shortly thereafter they joined Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons for several tours as their backup band in addition to appearing as the opening act.http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20130809/APC0502/308090439/ In 2016, the Candles released Matter + Spirit. The album featured the track Move Along (featuring Norah Jones) and the album received 3.5 stars in Rolling Stone Magazine. In 2017 the Candles played three headlining shows in Tokyo, Japan at the Blue Note. These were the final shows in support of the album Matter + Spirit.

Discography

*''Between the Sounds'' (2010, The End Records) *''La Candelaria'' (2013, The End Records) *''Matter + Spirit'' (2016, The End Records)

References

External links

* Musical groups established in 2008 Musical groups from New York City Rock music groups from New York (state) {{US-rock-band-stub