Attic Lights

Attic Lights

Attic Lights are a Scottish indie pop and indie rock group from the United Kingdom, formed in Glasgow’s West End in 2005. The band’s line-up includes Kevin Sherry and Tim Davidson.

Background

The group develops its sound in an attic space, and its music draws on influences including The Beach Boys, Flaming Lips, Teenage Fanclub and Guided By Voices. Their early line-up includes Kev, Tim, Colin, Noel and Jamie.

Recordings and collaborations

Attic Lights record their debut album with producer Francis MacDonald, who is associated with Teenage Fanclub, Camera Obscura and Shoeshine Records. They also record a song with Duglas T Stewart of BMX Bandits; that track appears on BMX Bandits’ album My Chain.

Media and performances

The band’s music features on BBC 2’s The Culture Show, BBC Radio Scotland, Scottish TV, XFM Scotland, XFM London and BBC Radio 2. They also appear on television in BBC Scotland’s The Music Show, Rapal TV and Scottish TV’s Nochd Gun Chadal.

Attic Lights perform at T in the Park in consecutive summers, and in 2006 they play The Wickerman Festival, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, GoNorth festival, Loopallu and Manchester’s In The City. Their song I Could be so Good For You also appears with Channel Five’s remake of Minder.