Capital Lights
| Capital Lights | |
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| Origin | Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2002–2009, 2010–present (currently on hiatus) |
| Labels | Tooth & Nail |
| Website | Capital Lights on Facebook |
| Members | Bryson Phillips Brett Admire Jonathan Williams Jon Odle Michael Phillips |
Capital Lights is an American Christian pop rock band from Tulsa, Oklahoma. Formed in 2002 as Aftereight (stylized afterEIGHT), the band changed its name after signing to Tooth & Nail Records in 2008. The group initially disbanded in 2009, but reunited in late 2010. Presently, the group is on indefinite hiatus.
The band has produced three full-length studio albums, two EPs, and multiple singles. Their two latest albums have charted on Billboard in multiple categories.
Capital Lights was formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 2002 as a Christian screamo band called Aftereight. The group consisted of lead vocalist Jacob Dement, guitarist Brett Admire, bassist Bryson Phillips, and drummer Jay Caudle. The band chose their name due to the fact their band was only able to practice after 8:00 at night, when part of the band's shift at a local diner was over. Under this name, the band released a self-titled EP in 2003.
In 2005, drummer Jay Caudle left the group and was replaced by Phillips' brother Michael on drums.
On August 13, 2006, Aftereight released their first studio album Better Late Than Never under the independent label, Yeah Siam Records. Later in December, the group went on to play at Diversafest 2006.
In late 2006, following the release of the album, vocalist Jacob Dement and guitarist Justin Lamproe both left the band, resulting in bassist Bryson Phillips taking Dement's place on vocals. Shortly after, guitarist Jonathan Williams joined the group.
On September 20, 2007, the band, as their new line-up, debuted their second EP entitled The Revival of the Fittest. The release showcased a directional bridging and genre change from screamo to pop rock. This eventually led to the noticing of Tooth & Nail Records and shortly signing with the label.
In 2008, while recording their debut studio album for Tooth & Nail, Aftereight officially changed its name to Capital Lights as a way of signifying their new musical direction. According to lead singer Bryson Phillips: "With afterEIGHT, we screamed a whole lot. It was a completely different style. It was a lot harder music with the screaming, but we changed to this band. We still kept the name afterEIGHT for a while, and so we sold our new EP as that band. We had a lot of member changes, and I moved to vocals. We got a new guitar and bass player. Now we're more poppy. It was a huge change. When we did change to Capital Lights, it was just a name change because we had already changed our sound...We didn't like the name, and we were ready to change it. We kept it to keep some fans in our hometown of Tulsa, but they didn't like the name either. So we just decided while we were in Seattle to change it."
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