Take Manhattan

Melodic guitar-rock album recorded in 1997 by Jeff Garber (former-CASTOR leader, currently in NATIONAL SKYLINE and ON) and Derek Niedringhaus (former CASTOR and SARGE bassist, current member of CENTAUR). The BIG BRIGHT LIGHTS sound like the blessed union of NATIONAL SKYLINE’s atmospheric vocal apogee, the glorious multi-textured guitar-tempest that is/was SWERVEDRIVER, and the unadulterated rock-sense of brainy guitar bands like The FOO FIGHTERS and SHINER?E The BIG BRIGHT LIGHTS are “missing link?Ebetween CASTOR’s soaking wet guitar sound, serpentine rhythms and emotive vocals, and NATIONAL SKYLINE’s mind-expanding Pro-Tools intricacies. Fans of Garber’s work, The PROMISE RING even used the lyric “the big bright lights take Manhattan?Eon their last album! The SKYLINE has a MCD on Hidden Agenda, an EP and a brand new full-length on File Thirteen Records. Garber has recently joined former Failure mainman Ken Andrew’s electro-rock project ON. Former CASTOR bassist Niedringhaus recorded & toured with SARGE for 2 years, survived, is now in CENTAUR, HUM singer/guitarist Matt Talbott’s new outfit.