We recently sat down with Michelle Geslani from Beyond Race Magazine to chat about recording Wildlife, playing CMJ, and forging New York City parking passes.  Check out the entire interview here!

Younger Times Were Foolish Times, By Cozy Whispers’ Recollection
Jan 5, 2010

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Words by Sean Moeller // Illustration by Johnnie Cluney // Sound engineering by Mike Gentry

Take yourself, right now to a place that will offer you a respite from the grinding noises and distractions that you find yourself always having to drown out with some little method that you’ve convinced yourself really does work. You will need the solitude to fully process and fully appreciate the complexities of the latest Headlights record, a piece of work from the Champaign/Urbana, Ill., five-piece that lives in a delicateness that requires the kind of quiet that can only be found somewhere, hunkered at the end of a rural route road where the coyotes and the opossums reign with beady eyes and stealthy strides. You will need a spot where if a field mouse walked through a tuft of wildly growing cattails and ditch weed, scurrying to get away from a bigger problem, you’d jump at its volume, thinking that you were suddenly being snuck up on by a herd of stampeding cattle. You will need an atmosphere that will sharpen the impact of everything that you’re about to listen to – needing that distinction and amplification for, even with a hushed act of breathing in and out, the words of Erin Fein and Tristan Wraight will fall on you as softly as feathers slowing down, holding back.

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Tokyo 12-30-2009 from Lawrence Denes on Vimeo.

We are very excited to announce that we’re joining David Bazan (formerly of Pedro the Lion) on a nation wide tour this March and April!  Chances are we are playing a city near you so check the tour dates below.  We’ll post ticket links on our Tour Dates page in the coming weeks so check back often!

03/04 – Eugene OR @ Sam Bond’s Garage w/ David Bazan
03/05 – Sacramento CA @ Blue Lamp w/ David Bazan
03/06 – Visalia CA @ Cellar Door w/ David Bazan
03/07 – Santa Barbara CA @ Soho w/ David Bazan
03/08 – Long Beach CA @ Alex’s Bar w/ David Bazan
03/09 – Las Vegas NV @ Beauty Bar w/ David Bazan
03/10 – Phoenix AZ @ Sail Inn w/ David Bazan
03/12 – Norman OK @ The Opolis w/ David Bazan
03/13 – Springfield MO @ Gallery Sounds w/ David Bazan
03/14 – St Louis MO @ Old Rock House w/ David Bazan
03/15 – Newport KY @ Southgate House w/ David Bazan
03/17 – Nashville TN @ Exit/In w/ David Bazan
03/18 – Asheville NC @ Grey Eagle w/ David Bazan
03/19 – Columbia SC @ New Brookland Tavern w/ David Bazan
03/20 – Richmond VA @ Alley Katz w/ David Bazan
03/21 – Baltimore MD @ The Ottobar w/ David Bazan
03/22 – Philadelphia PA @ First Unitarian Church w/ David Bazan
03/23 – Brooklyn NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ David Bazan
03/27 – Grantham PA @ Messiah College w/ David Bazan
03/28 – Columbus OH @ The Summit w/ David Bazan
03/29 – Bloomington IN @ The Bishop w/ David Bazan
03/30 – Grand Rapids MI @ Calvin College w/ David Bazan
04/03 – DeKalb IL @ House Café w/ David Bazan
04/04 – Milwaukee WI @ Pabst w/ David Bazan
04/05 – St. Paul MN @ Turf Club w/ David Bazan

We have some vintage Headlights merch that we’re liquidating to make room for new designs.  Pick up a shirt for a fiver and a hoodie for a ten-spot!  Hurry to the Undertow Store as supplies are limited.

You’re last chance to see us before year’s end. Please come by and say hello.  Feliz Navidad!

12/10 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
12/11 – Milwaukee, WI @ Bay View Brew Haus
12/12 – Madison, WI @ Der Rathskeller – Wisconsin Union

The fifth installment of our tour video blog. This week Baby Rattlers, The Rockies and the Pacific Northwest.

Our latest video for “Love Song For Buddy” made its debut on TMS today! A big thank you to Scott Marvel and his team at Daily Planet for the heart wrenchingly beautiful story and animation.

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who came out to see us on tour.  We’ve got a few more shows before year’s end so please stop by and say hello!

12/4 – Urbana, IL @ Canopy Club
12/10 – Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall
12/11 – Milwaukee, WI @ Bay View Brew Haus
12/12 – Madison, WI @ Der Rathskeller – Wisconsin Union

Spaceland – Los Angeles, CA 11/14/09:

Back in October we stopped by the Paste Magazine studios and recorded a stripped-down version of “Secrets.”  Check the full video out at pastemagazine.com!