Album Review: Front Porch Lights Shine The Door For You To “Go On Ahead”

Sometimes, you need a little spring kick to start your summer, and Front Porch Lights newest EP literally say, “Go On Ahead”. They completely hail back the alt-rock of the 90’s that was all about summer, friends, and good parties. They have, basically, made a spiritual pre-game that lightens your soul to move past the door to a ‘good time”, you have been begging to have. but have never gone to.

Instrumentally, Front Porch Lights are purely light. They truly want to be like front porch lights, and laminate how you enter the home of your heart and mind. Tracks like, “IFolk”, which, according to lead singer Conor Standish, is about questioning whether “ you doing are something to sculpt your beliefs and become a better person or are you just waiting for someone or something to do it for you?” With the internet being such powerful tool, do you uses it make yourself more empowered. His questions of empowerment are valid and important to how he emotes his lyrics as prompts and pleas to the listeners to truly observe how he or she is staying motivated to be the best person he or she can be. It is a sincere cause, and explains why there is not one song that will not have their concert audience singing along and clapping. “Go On Ahead” has a hook that just begs for a round of people to cheer in repetition, and “Waiting For A Miracle”, simply, feels good. Frankly, the whole album, even “Down Baby” or “It’ll Pass” has this unbridled optimism to it that makes their darkest lyrics feels like a gray hue rather than pitch black. Hence, my stern belief that their record was made with performance in mind. Some artists, intelligently, think of their music before a crowd, and wonder how they can best convey what is in their heart and mind to share with an audience. Front Porch Lights do not believe in music as an insular, intimate affair unless it includes a mass collective, which might be the most empowering thought to have. For More Information On Front Porch Lights And To Buy Go On Ahead Click Here.