Cliffie Swan (Formally Lights) debut new video from forthcoming album "Memories Come True"

Cliffie Swan used to be the American band called Lights who put out two CDs – a self-titled release on Language of Stone and Rites on Drag City. Themes on Memories Come True include: dislocated hearts, the open road, and the sharp edge of fast emotions, soaring like melodies, flashing by your windows. Tumult and transformation, dangerous and sensual. Those melodies sifting through your hair with the wind of the open country. On the horizon lie sinewy, fuzzy guitars, tightly harmonized vocals recalling the sheen of 70's AM radio, funky bass lines, and monumental drums. This is a hyper real version of pop, the colors super saturated, the contrast upped. The songwriting is concise and aims straight for the heart.

Not a debut, nor really a third album (though this is their first release as Cliffie Swan, they've released two LPs under the name Lights), Memories Come True is equal parts bravado and vulnerability. A story of leaving, perhaps, unrolls over the course of these eleven songs, resulting in an album of absolutely soulful and sultry rock gems. And, oh, did we mention this is the perfect record to put on at a party?

Physically separated by the vast USA country during the writing of this album, Linnea Vedder and Sophia Knapp built Memories Come True like a bridge across the air. They met to record raw and live with bassist Alana Amram in Brooklyn, then added sounds of keyboards, recorder, omnichord, and the rarely heard flugel horn.

Check out the new video California Baby here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACrKf-N9b7U

CLIFFIE SWAN artist page: http://www.dragcity.com/artists/cliffie-swan
CLIFFIE SWAN myspace: http://www.myspace.com/cliffieswan
LIGHTS fire night video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUfjPR4wCqQ
CLIFFIE SWAN facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cliffie-Swan-formerly-Lights/117561388306905