lights sounds lights sounds fifth studio album american rock band released january united_states lights sounds concept album inspired reflect band feeling time production matured process lights sounds departs sounds previous album ocean avenue broke away pop punk sound alternative rock album lights sounds debuted mixed reviews contemporary music critics receiving criticism album fell short standard set predecessor ocean avenue album release charted number billboard internet albums charts making band highest charting album date album accumulated sales copies failed match million sales previous album went explain disappointment sales going bit far expectations thought album exceed lights sounds certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america riaa album yielded singles lights sounds rough landing holly band promoting album lead guitarist parted ways band following harper departure band revealed entered highest lowest points harper departure band accommodate album promotion replaced harper guitarist background years touring support album ocean avenue took months december vocalist bassist moved new_york_city write songs upcoming album rest band remained los_angeles key stayed new_york admitted delay came start writing songs album key explain writing weird obscure mellow tracks working compiled band touring noted able write couple hours receive ideas band got start collaborating record discussion added reason took long scared death writing concluded writing begun process easier time key began turn apartment studio adding drum kit guitar including piano key began development songs rest members occasionally fly new_york check progress april band met los_angeles began recording studios following month interview mtv_news lead guitarist revealed writing process finished addition harper commented band recorded songs album final cut august announced songs lights sounds sure thing falling weeks going featured album revealed album feature instrumental hidden track september band announced release lights sounds january music musical style lights sounds broke away original pop punk sound alternative rock album album somewhat concept album reflect feeling time production discussion said ocean avenue finding place world explained lights sounds realizing gotten lost band cited kid roses albums use illusion use illusion major influences album credit mouse mars explosions sky inspiration music sound album interview august key explained album definite departure political ocean avenue contained discussion album key said band matured music lights sounds different previous album key added careful try write songs style ones wrote conscious effort think fact went band having bunch hit singles like year collaborated song weeks played trumpet solo song features duet lead vocalist features piece orchestra conducted according band liked chicks thought collaborating ocean avenue song view heaven revealed band approached singing original plan sing song ended turning duet added took demo song returned studio band working addition chicks working album lyrics vocals composed entire string section conducted orchestra album interview june revealed conducting easy composing harder interview commented composing getting frustrating wasn writing fast mind thinking going wanted sure arrangements album different songs completely different lyrical content lights sounds primarily focuses band success enduring writing songs album album goes key described preoccupied making lights sounds key said common themes written album band hatred living los_angeles key said songs lost adolescent come adulthood bit interview rolling_stone_magazine key revealed time spent new_york said brought darker places going start wearing kind way emotionally darker addition song themes deal key battle drugs alcohol making album developed character served narrator protagonist album storyline character featured songs rough landing holly holly wood died band explained meaning title track said based rocker pressures band members changed aged release ocean avenue key commented preoccupied making album process simply referred lights sounds ultimately resulted band naming album says main reason affected band particular time discussion track listing lights sounds revealed weeks stretched limits explained jazz lounge anti war song band explained song narrative young soldier named jimmy new_jersey killed iraq war songs head city holly wood died theme spoke bitterness based lament father life flowed past film big fish song words hands hearts written events occurred september attacks release promotion september band announced album title revealed title track lights sounds confirmed single album video shot california release date november lights sounds released worldwide january issued band record label october band began tour support album began playing small venues college arenas tour lasted weeks album title track included video game legends music video lights sounds featured commercial time album release song city featured episode love october song rough landing holly featured video game november announced guitarist parted ways band key explained band went lot highest lowest points making album highest list losing member lowest added long journey know obviously parting ways ben unpleasant experience don core decided great let kind resort harper replaced reception critical response reviews lights sounds mixed release particularly mainstream media critics stated album fallen short standards ocean avenue album predecessor new_york_times review album wrote listeners rock latest divide big difference difference decade loser lights sounds attempt split difference reports song weeks band anti war song sounds like green day lyrics echo plot video green day wake september ends despite goes pretty good writing sweeping upbeat punk rock love songs kent news wrote thing certain grew know love circa ocean avenue longer band vastly matured compared past records comes price members forgot occasionally catchy addictive place clearly right direction band needs new style come average popmatters somewhat displeased album wrote album display album went lights sounds attempt big album band doesn sound remotely ready drowned sound wrote register receive lights sounds set work jacksonville new album perfect teaching aid technically proficient boring forgettable inspire concluded album second tier album strings thrown good measure worth money attached long chain magazine claimed band right place clear simply incapable realizing clumsy faux despite mixed reaction critics fond album rolling_stone music critic wrote album ends best straight pop rock albums complimented band writing like dolls recognized value big fist pumping anthem coated light dose romantic alternative press gave album perfect rating saying punk albums pop punk band year probably best sputnikmusic gave album stars writing pop punk fairly stuff keeps record feet production simplicity heather allmusic wrote lights sounds sounds light years away kids stand days granted band trades immediate melodies heart sleeve lyrics beginning major label success suits went add band ends sounding self assured instead compromised big budget surroundings billboard magazine gave album stars claimed strong effort trades sunny sounding breakup songs concerns war family lights conveys maturity strained wrote disc likely change people opinion angst drastically matured sound pleasant surprise revealed looking forward listen album admitted heard knew embraced band strengths greatly expanded subject matter songs commercial performance lights sounds debuted number billboard internet albums charts sold copies week release june lights sounds sold copies united_states album exceed expectations ocean avenue approached million record sales internationally lights sounds peaked number canadian album chart making highest debut canada debuted number australian chart spent weeks retiring number position new_zealand chart peaked number position lights sounds charted number spot united_kingdom spent week chart united_states album certified gold riaa march indicating shipment asked disappointment sales lights sounds received said think band went maybe goal mind end recording process proud artistic think showed think maybe little little dark think lack hope faith record little light people think evolution went bit far insisted band album mistake learning experience happen work project singles released lights sounds lights sounds title track released november song peaked number billboard hot modern rock tracks chart song appeared hot digital songs chart number position charted billboard hot pop respectively second single rough landing holly released reached billboard hot modern rock tracks peaked number australian_recording_industry_association aria chart track listing songs written composed noted personnel charts
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