Suit of Lights

Fronted by singer and songwriter Joe Darone, a former member of Fiendz and the Rosenbergs, Suit of Lights operates as an indie rock project that draws from sources spanning Cursive through Elvis Costello, resulting in tracks that blend shimmering pop with dark, angular rock. For the group’s self-titled debut, Darone enlisted an array of supporting players that included producer Arun Venkatesh along with guitarists Steve Pedulla and John Underwood, bassist Evan Silverman, drummer Roy Van Tassel, and trumpeter/trombonist Jamie Egan, several of whom have belonged to Thursday, Catch 22, the Rosenbergs, and Streetlight Manifesto either currently or in the past. Issued on Visiting Hours during the summer of 2005, the deeply personal record paid tribute to Darone’s father while confronting the idea of mortality and earned widespread critical acclaim.