EMBASSYLIGHTS by EMBASSYLIGHTS

EMBASSYLIGHTS is a collaborative project from Woodpigeon’s Mark Andrew Hamilton alongside fellow Calgary natives Samantha Savage Smith, Clinton St. John, and Laura Leif, paired with two of Reykjavik's most intriguing songsmiths Benni Hemm Hemm and Prins Póló.

The ensemble boasts a talent exchange between six distinct personalities built through a residency exchange retreat in Reykjavik, Iceland, then recorded by Graham Lessard (Kevin Drew’s Darlings, Timber Timbre’s Hot Dreams) at the Banff Centre for the Performing Arts.

EMBASSYLIGHTS provides a creative freedom rarely found within a traditional band setting, with members able to swap instruments and explore without the constraints of pre-designated roles. These creative liberties create a dramatic final result, which shines through on their self-titled debut album. Ranging from the elegiac soundscapes of Bedhead, the rhythmic jitters of Talking Heads, a dash of ’60s girl group pop, and rock songs based on Icelandic folklore, EMBASSYLIGHTS proves the language of music is one that is internationally understood.

Tracklist

1.	Lady Down the Line	4:28

2.	Cold Skin	3:31

3.	2080s Song	3:34

4.	I'll Go Where You Are	2:07

5.	Bad Weather	4:09

6.	Inside/Outside	4:49

7.	Slysið	4:10

8.	Búkolla	4:28

Credits

released August 28, 2020

All songs + lyrics by EMBASSYLIGHTS

EMBASSYLIGHTS are:
Svavar Pétur Eysteinsson
Kristján Freyr Halldórsson
Mark Andrew Hamilton
Benedikt H. Hermannsson
Laura Leif
Ragnar Helgi Olafsson
Samantha Savage Smith
Clinton St. John

Banff Centre Recordings Produced by: Graham Lessard
Banff Centre Recording Assistant: Shun Saito
Mixing + Mastering by: Flex Arnason
Front Cover Collage by: Laura Leif, Heather Kai Smith, Kali Urquhart, and Dallin Ursenbach
Original Photography by: Laura Leif and Benedikt Hermannsson
Package Design by: Asad Pervaiz
Project Coordinator: Mark Andrew Hamilton

EMBASSYLIGHTS was written and rehearsed in Reykjavik, Iceland 25-30 January 2013 and recorded in Banff, Canada on 3 February 2013.

Thank you to Kerry Clarke at Festival Hall, Michael Green and the High Performance Rodeo, Matthías Ingimarsson and Bjarni Gaukur Sigurðsson at Kongó, Benjamin Stacey at Okidoki, Robert Calder at Boompa, Grímur Atlason, and Stewart Wheeler at the Canadian Embassy in Reykjavik.

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