One of the many benefits of modern streaming services like Youtube and Spotify is that one gets to discover numerous underground bands without having to risk purchasing physical inventory in order to determine if the music lives up to expectations. Of course, one of the major pitfalls of streaming services also is that numerous bands end up falling by the wayside, and receive next to no money and exposure in the process. And so it happened to be the case with a little known three-piece Wisconsin band who I happened to stumble across on Youtube as I was looking for new and interesting bands.
Searchlights describe themselves as being a "post-rock" band, and whilst their sound does fit within the confines of the genre, unlike most post-rock which is usually glorified elevator music, Searchlights' sound is a lot more soulful in comparison.
Whilst a band of Searchlights' ability would have received a lot more exposure in the 90's, a cursory glance on the internet ended up revealing very little information about the band, and it's honestly a tragedy that so few people are aware of the band in today's musical climate. Of course, with independent blogs and websites having the function of exposing new and interesting music, the lack of inf...