Brainwaves – December 22, 2020 – Lighting up the darkness
Written by Brian Blum on 22/12/2020
As we arrive at the shortest day of the year in a world that can sometimes seem pretty dark, we all need a little light. And that’s what Brainwaves has for you this week. All songs with “light” in the title. From bands like Starflower, Apple in Stereo, Owl City, Andrew Belle, King Harvest, Mike Oldfield, Azure Ray, Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark and much more.
| Band | Song |
| The Polyphonic Spree | Light and Day – Reach for the Sun |
| Starflower | Dance Till the Morning Light |
| Lucy Schwartz | Turn Your Light on Me |
| Snow Patrol | The Lightning Strike |
| Apples in Stereo | The Slivery Light of a Dream (Part 2) |
| Phantogram | Lights (soundtrack: Hunger Games Catching Fire) |
| Dylan ‘n Krems | City Lights |
| Matt and Kim | Daylight |
| Owl City | Fuzzy Blue Lights |
| Andrew Belle | All Those Pretty Lights |
| Barenaked Ladies | Watching the Northern Lights |
| The Rewiring Genesis Project | The Light Lies Down on Broadway (cover: Genesis) |
| Phantom Planet | One Ray of Sunlight |
| King Harvest | Dancing in the Moonlight |
| Mike Oldfield | Moonlight Shadow |
| Aviv Geffen | Moonlight |
| Rainer Maria | Artificial Light |
| Taylor Swift | Starlight |
| Music Go Music | Light of Love |
| Arcade Fire | Half Light 1 |
| American Music Club | How Many Six Packs Does it Take to Screw in a Light? |
| Passenger | All the Little Lights |
| Bloc Party | Blue Light |
| Azure Ray | These White Lights Will Bend to Make Blue |
| Matt Pond PA | Last Light |
| The Bangles | In a Different Light |
| Fountains of Wayne | Firelight Waltz |
| fun. | Light a Roman Candle with Me |
| Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark | Red Frame White Light |
| Deaf School | Thunder and Lightning |
