Wild Light is an American four-piece

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band from

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, United States, composed of multi-instrumentalists/vocalists Tim Kile and Seth Pitman, guitarist/vocalist Jordan Alexander, and drummer Seth Kasper. The band formed in 2005 and released its first full-length album, ''Adult Nights'', in March 2009. Kile is a former member of the Canadian band,

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Biography

Wild Light began when Tim and Jordan began making music together in elementary school. In high school, they joined with Seth Pitman and Seth Kasper to form a band. Jordan attended Phillips Exeter Academy in

, where he shared a room with

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- future lead singer of

. Tim met Win through Jordan, and after high school Tim moved to

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to start the first incarnation of what would become Arcade Fire with Win and Josh Deu, the artist behind the ''Adult Nights'' cover. Tim left the group after a year, and in 2005 Kasper, Seth, Jordan and Tim reunited to form Wild Light. Through their relationship with Arcade Fire, the two bands toured extensively throughout Europe in late 2007. In the summer of 2008, Wild Light traveled to

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and entered the recording studio to work with producer

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on their debut album, ''Adult Nights'' (StarTime International), which was released on March 3, 2009.

Accomplishments

2007

* In 2007, the band opened for

and LCD Soundsystem at the Hollywood Bowl and

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, as well as Randall's Island in

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. They joined Arcade Fire on their full European tour in October 2007, starting in

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, and ending in mid-November with three dates at

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's Alexandra Palace. That year, the band also released a four-song, self-titled EP.

2008

*In early 2008 they opened for

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on a short tour, and made their debut at Austin's South by Southwest Music Festival where they were featured on

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’s BBC 6 Music show. In December 2008, the band won Outstanding Rock Act of The Year at the

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2009

*In early 2009, Wild Light opened for

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on its US tour. The band went on to play SXSW again in March 2009, becoming one of the festival's most notable acts of the year, according to ''

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''. *From April to May 2009, Wild Light opened for

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on the first leg of their worldwide tour. *The band also did a collaboration with The Killers on the latter's Christmas single, " ¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe!" which also features Mariachi el Bronx. The single was released on December 1, 2009.

Discography

Albums

* ''Adult Nights'' (2009)

Singles

* "California on My Mind" (2009) * " Happy Birthday Guadalupe" (with

and Mariachi el Bronx) (2009)

References

External links

Official Site
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