Sudden Lights plays a combination of pop rock with slight indie touches. Band’s music is characterized by catchy melodies perfect for dancing with a melancholic note or two along the way, and it all permeates with youthful energy.
The band members met in music school, where soloist Andrejs Reinis Zitmanis was learning clarinet, guitarist Kārlis Matīss Zitmanis was learning violin, bass player Kārlis Vārtiņš was playing oboe and drummer Mārtiņš Matīss Zemītis was studying percussions. At first, a friendship was born between them in the music school orchestra and a dream about their own band came a bit later. They started to rehearse together in music school after lessons around 2012 and released their first single “Tik savādi” in 2015.
So far, the band has released three albums – “Priekšpilsētas” (2017), “Vislabāk Ir Tur, Kur Manis Nav” (2019) and “Miljards vasaru” (2022). Their debut album received Best Debut nomination with the Latvian Music Recordings Awards 2018. Singles like “Priekšpilsētas Valsis” (2016), “Just Fine” (2018), “Negribu piezemēties” (2019), “Siltas vasaras ēnā” (2021), “Laternas” (2022), “Pāris neuzņemtu foto” (2022), “Aijā” (2023), “Mēs turpināmies” (2023) received expert acclaim and are included in permanent radio rotations in Latvia.
In 2020, they released a collab “Haosā” with Astro’n’out. It was #1 hit in all Latvian radio stations for at least half of the year and received Latvian Music Awards (“Zelta mikrofons”) as Radiohit of the Year.
2023 was the most successful year so far. Sudden Lights was one of the most sought after artists in Latvia with many live shows, represented Latvia in Eurovision and was one of the most streamed artists in Latvia. Their album “Miljards vasaru” received 5 nominations for Latvian Music Awards, including Best Pop Album, Best Album Design and Best Concert Video. Their song “Laternas” won the 2nd place in Latvian Radio annual competition.
In September 2023, the band gathered 3500 people in their first outdoor show in Riga, Mežaparks Green Theatre. Later, the concertfilm was released with a cinema tour all over Latvia and received Zelta mikrofons as the best concert video in 2023.
At the end of 2023, the band was invited by Latvian Radio to create the anthem for their annual charity event “Dod pieci”, and the song “Adata un diegs” together with rapper Gustavo was created.
Touring all over the Baltics, Poland and UK, the band is currently preparing their fourth studio album.

STAGE

What’s Next in Music? LOFTAS

DAY

Saturday, 2024 09 05

TIME

19:00