Do you feel that? there’s electricity in Parade of Lights’ debut album, Feeling Electric. Delivering an epic performance across the album. Member Ryan Daly caught up with us to tell us about the new record, as well as 10 facts that might just surprise you about the record.
‘Feeling Electric’ was actually one of the first song ideas we had floating around for the record, but one of the last to be focused on during the recording process. It sounded completely different in its demo form, and didn’t start to take shape until we had found the sound that informed the production of the record after about a month of experimenting. The majority of our music has an optimistic overtone, and this song is a prime example of how we shed a positive light on uncertainty. At its core, ‘Feeling Electric’ is a song about love and longing, as are many of our songs. But if you go a bit deeper, it’s about finding that person that draws you in, keeps you enthralled, and the feeling you get every time you’re together. That being said, the lyrics were left vague enough so the listener doesn’t have to connect to a direct narrative, and can take away whatever message they see fit from the song upon first listen. At the end of the recording process, the subject matter of ‘Feeling Electric’ felt like it encompassed the overall theme of the record itself, and ended up becoming the title of the album.”
10 FACTS ABOUT THE ALBUM
The album was written & recorded over 3 months
Parade Of Lights holed up in a studio in Nashville for the summer to make the record
Parade Of Lights self-produced the album
The drums for the record were recorded at RCA’s Historic Studio A, now known as Grand Victor Sound and owned by Ben Folds
The food in Nashville is fantastic
The engineer we worked with (Graham Waks/Left Plus Right Studio) is also from Southern California. We had never met him before heading to Nashville and ended up having a ton in common. He is now a close friend, along with his dog, Barley
The songs were finished one at a time, top to bottom.
Even though ‘Feeling Electric’ was the last song focused on during the process, it was the first song off the album anyone outside of the band heard.
We brought in three amazing gospel vocalists (Everett Drake, Kyla Jade, and LaShanda Evans) to cut backing vocals on the song ‘Feeling Electric.’
The actual Steinway grand piano on the album was once owned by Frank Lloyd Wright.
