Origin Cleveland, Ohio Years active 2009 (2009)–present Genre Pop punk | Genres Pop punk Active from 2009 | |
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Website lightyearsoh.bandcamp.com Members Pat Kennedy
Andrew Foerst
Tommy Englert
Kent Sliney Albums I'll See You When I See You Record labels Rude Records, Paper + Plastick Similar Pentimento, Norda Mullen, We Are the Union, After the Fall, Will Yip | ||
Light Years are an American pop punk band from Kent, Ohio.
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History
Light Years formed in the year 2009 while vocalist Pat Kennedy worked at Subway. Since then, they have released one full-length album and three EPs. In winter 2011/2012, the band went on a full US tour with Pentimento. In February 2012, they went on a European tour with Pentimento. The band embarked on a summer tour in 2012 alongside Citizen and Turnover. In the spring of 2013, the band went on a tour with Safe. In early 2014, the band played on The 2014 Acoustic Basement Tour, hosted by Warped Tour. In the summer of 2014, the band performed on the 2014 Warped Tour. The band released the Temporary EP through Animal Style in 2014.
The band signed a worldwide deal with independent label Rude Records in 2015 and finished recording their second full-length album with Will Yip, set to release in the Fall. The band are set to support Neck Deep and State Champs on their UK tour in February 2016. The band is also supporting Four Year Strong on their Spring 2016 Northeast tour along with Can't Swim.
Style
Rock Sound described Light Years' sound as "Smashing American pop-punk that prefers to hark back to the turn of the millenium instead of running with the current crowd".
Discography
Members
Songs
World Burns OutJust Between Us · 2012
The Summer She Broke My HeartI'll See You When I See You · 2015
Uphill BattlesI Won't Hold This Against You · 2013