THE BACKFIRES Return With Their Brand-New Single “Brighter Lights”

Inspired by the city’s infamous nightlife, the song is a raucous indie club floor filler, that combines a driving riff with hints of disco and a huge euphoric chorus.

“We wanted to make a song that sounds like New York” the band explain. “Then we got to recording and made the beginning of the track feel like you were entering a club. The song nods to the dance and club music of New York that we’ve gotten to experience in the past couple of years of living here.”

The track also comes with an ingenious/insane video, portraying the band involved in a complex heist with the aim of stealing a disco ball. What you get is Reservoir Dogs meets Studio 54.

“The video is this ridiculous spectacle of action and excitement that’s reflective of being in the energy of New York. The bright lights of New York are intoxicating but are shrouded in superficiality. Who would carry out a heist for a disco ball, and drive away in a convertible, all to perform at a nightclub? It’s absurd.”

About The Backfires
Formed in 2018, when Alex Gomez (vocals) left New York to study in London and met Harry Ruprecht (guitar) and Max Wanduragala (drums). The three of them then returned to the states in 2019 and recruited Matt Walter (bass) before they recorded their debut EP, ‘Consider the Backfires’ in the hazy midst’s of lockdown. In 2021 the band returned to London for a stint where they recorded singles, ‘Blindsided’ and ‘Reflections On My TV’ and are now permanently based out of New York.

The band are a formidable live act, having toured the US with the Silversun Pickups, Courteeners, and the Mysterines as well as headlining their own shows, and with more new music to come in 2024 it looks this could be the year the band make waves around the world.