Streetlight‘s new studio album Night Vision is out now via Frontiers Music Srl; as is new focus track and its accompanying lyric video, ‘Long Distance Runner’.
Vocalist Johannes Häger said the song: “The fourth single and album opening track, ‘Long Distance Runner’, was one of the funniest songs to record. I would say it sums up Streetlight pretty well, a melancholic verse that ends in a powerful chorus, well packaged in an 80s meets the 2020s sound. The album is finally out, and we can’t wait to hear what our fans have to say about it!”
You can check out the lyric video here at RAMzine.
Regarding the album, Häger continued: “It’s been such a joy for us to record our sophomore album Night Vision. One could say that the stakes are higher now compared to the debut Ignition, but we felt there are still many untrodden paths for Streetlight, both musically but of course also career wise. We’re still looking back at the AOR heydays, but we’re not going back. The single ‘Captured In The Night’ is a good example of this, we feel,” he noted of their previous single release. “It’s a great blend of Streetlight attitude with Streetlight melodies.”
Hailing from Jonkoping in Sweden, The band stays true to the AOR/melodic rock genre, delivering distinctive melodies, punchy choruses and strong hooks, all in the likeness of bands like Journey, Toto and Kansas.
The debut album Ignition was released in 2023 by Frontiers Music, digitally and on CD. The music video of their single ‘Hit The Ground’ receiving over 140k views on YouTube. Gathering fans from over the world, Streetlight are said to be best experienced live, and the band is taking their music on the road, playing both in clubs and on festivals, including the Swedish AOR festival Malmö Melodic.
The band features Johannes Häger (Lead vocals and guitars), Filip Stenlund (Guitars, backing vocals), John Svensson (Keyboards, backing vocals), Erik Nilsson (Drums, backing vocals), and Johan Tjernström (Bass, backing vocals).
Their music is melodic and guitar driven, with a sound that reminds you of the times when AOR was at its peak. Streetlight’s intent is “to mediate music that is fun to listen to, as well as fun to play”.
Night Vision features the tracks: ‘Long-Distance Runner’, ‘Captured In The Night’, ‘Sleep Walk’, ‘Learn To Love Again’, ‘Late Night Hollywood’, ‘Leanna’, ‘Straight To Video’, ‘Fly With Eagles’, ‘Where Did Love Go’ and ‘End Game’. The album can be ordered here.
“We decided to take it a little slower on our third single, ‘Learn To Love Again’,” said Häger. “It is a more mid-tempo track, with an intimate verse that leads into a powerful chorus. We cannot wait for the album release in March!”
You can watch both the official video for both ‘Learn To Love Again’ and ‘Captured In The Night’ here at RAMzine.
