2008–09: "Lights" and "The Listening"
What was Lights's second single?
Lights (musician)
Starting in early 2008, Lights toured cities in the Great Lakes region, in both Canada and the United States. In late 2008, she toured the United States. In August 2008, Lights signed a record deal with Toronto based label Underground Operations. She also signed an American partnership deal with Warner Bros. along with Doghouse Records. Around the same time, her song "Drive My Soul" got to No.18 in the Canadian Hot 100. After signing with them, her EP was released in stores on September 16. Her second single, "February Air," sold 12,000 copies. In early 2008, "February Air" was in a commercial for Old Navy. It was later released in December 2008. In Ten Second Epic's song "Every Day" from their album Hometown, Lights contributed vocals and appeared in their music video. The song appeared on the "Big Shiny Tunes 14" compilation album and the music video was nominated for Best Independent Music Video at the 2010 MuchMusic Video Awards. She is also featured on the soundtrack (songs "Ben" and "Climbing") for the 2008 Canadian film "One Week", starring Joshua Jackson. She was a guest vocalist on the album "A Shipwreck in the Sand", released in 2009 by post-hardcore band Silverstein from Burlington, Ontario. In 2009, Lights released her third single to Canadian radio stations called "Ice" with a homemade video released on her MySpace. She also released a second video for "Ice" in Canada on November 10, 2009. It was released in the United States on November 11, 2009. On August 10, 2009, her music video for "Saviour" was released. In an interview for the musical website Hall-Musique, Lights announced she was hoping to release her debut album in Europe by early 2010. In March, Lights was named on the American music website Shred News's 10 "Artists to Watch in 2010. "While touring in the summer of 2009 on the 2009 Vans Warped Tour, Lights's single "Saviour" premiered on Canadian radio stations on July 6, 2009. The song is from her first full-length album, "The Listening", which was released on September 22 in Canada. It was released on October 6 in the United States after she left Underground Operations, for her own record label, Lights Music Inc. The cover for the album was also released. According to Lights, the entire artwork was inspired by "Watchmen", "28 Days Later", and "Sailor Moon". In September 2009, Lights toured with the British band Keane on their Canadian/Pacific Northwest tour. In late 2009, Lights toured all around the United States and Canada with Stars of Track and Field.