Front Porch Lights

Front Porch Lights is an indie rock 5-piece from Cleveland, Ohio. The band weaves airy, folk influences with the grit of their Rust Belt roots to create a listener experience both lively and emotional. Frontman Conor Standish's poignant vocals and penetrative lyricism invoke a striking nostalgia, which The Wild Honey Pie described as "the kind of mid-tempo Americana that we’ve been sorely missing." The band worked with Jim Stewart (Welshly Arms, Lighthouse and The Whaler) to produce sophomore EP Go On Ahead, released in the summer of 2017. Front Porch Lights is fronted by Conor Standish, formerly of The Burning River Ramblers. In 2015, after an eventful 5-year run with his first group, Standish sought stylistic variation. He conducted a creative crowdfunding campaign, revolving largely around entertaining stunts performed in his underwear, to initiate a new project. With money earned, Standish traveled to Oakland to produce a new EP with Dave Young at Tiny Telephone Studios. Alumni of the reputed space include Death Cab for Cutie, tUnE-yArDs, Sleater-Kinney, Sun Kil Moon and many more. There, Standish drew as much upon popular alternative influences like Ryan Adams, The Black Keys and Kings of Leon as he did a Midwestern upbringing. The result was a sound both infectiously catchy and strikingly heartfelt. It wasn't until he returned home that he labeled the project Front Porch Lights, to honor the childhood home his family was, at the time, leaving. When embarking upon a second EP, Standish favored a more collaborative process than that he'd known in Oakland. Bandmates Sean Keating, John Doyle, Dillon Devito and Joey David collectively contributed to Go On Ahead, solidifying the cohesive shape it took as well as the band as a consistent whole. Front Porch Lights' thoughtfully selected moniker mirrors an audible appreciation for simplicity, serenity and human connection in their sound. The five-piece provides an ambient and emotionally evocative experience, well-textured with a tasteful nostalgia that shifts as seamlessly as the Midwestern seasons it summons. This is music made for outdoor listening, on evenings illuminated by nothing but the band's namesake. Front Porch Lights provides an ambient and emotionally evocative experience, well-textured with a tasteful nostalgia that shifts as seamlessly as the Midwestern seasons it summons.