A-Sides with Jon Chattman: A Music Site Minus The PretensionInformal. Exclusive. Not the Same Broken Record.

Nov
29thTwo for Thursday – Bright Light Bright Light and Mary C

In the summer of 1984, my parents took my sister and I to see Gremlins, and it scared the bejesus out of me – whatever the word “bejesus” means. An avid moviegoer and fan of executive producer Steven Spielberg, the film selection seemed like a no-brainer for my parents and I even though I was eight years old. But, after the sweet introduction to Gizmo – the second the Gremlins appeared (or didn’t – I bolted after the science teachers gets it), I bolted the theater in tears. That brings me to today’s A-Sides. Say what? Yes. My favorite Mogwai’s catchphrase was “bright light bright light,” and the name of our first artist today is just that: Bright Light Bright Light. Convoluted opening graphs aside, this singer/songwriter is quite good whether you feed him after midnight or not.