2. Press Highlights
Featured by: PopMatters, FILTER, NME, Cleveland Magazine, Relix Magazine
“Next artist on the rise” – NPR World Cafe
“Really cool melodic folk-rock… and a live show you’ve got to check out for yourself.” – MTV
“The young Cleveland group proves that in indie rock, the whale is the wolf’s kinder if not downright
folkier cousin, as they perform uplifting, rustic indie pop.” – KEXP
“With their earnest brand of folk inflected and literary leaning indie-pop, Lighthouse’s critical praise and
fan following is only set to rise.” – Paste Magazine
“This Is An Adventure gives listeners a second look at a band that could have been typecast as “indiefolk;” however, they manage to successfully mix their roots with their ambitions to create a sonically
enjoyable, altogether interesting and unpretentious sound.” – Glide Magazine
“The Cleveland band's decidedly Midwestern synth-pop brims with enthusiasm and hooks, devoid of
the cynicism and irony that can plague the genre.” – Cleveland Plain Dealer
“An expansive album streaked with orchestral beauty and unbridled passion, the subject matters of
This is an Adventure stretch from death to lifelong journeys, keeping our attention with spritely chimes
and sing-a-long whoa-oh-ohhs.” – Under the Radar
“There’s a spectacular innocence to the music that these men make, with it seemingly coming from a
place of simple discovery and understanding… effortless folk-pop” – Daytrotter
“The Lighthouse and the Whaler is a monstrosity that is so amazingly good that it almost seems wrong.
You get everything with these guys, from crazy quirky sounds to seriously well-thought out lyrics.” –
MSN The Juice
3. Successes from This is an Adventure
Tours and festivals:
- Jukebox the Ghost, Matt Pond w/ The Lighthouse and the Whaler
- Ra Ra Riot w/ The Lighthouse and the Whaler
- The Lighthouse and the Whaler + Ewert and the Two Dragons
- The Lighthouse and the Whaler w/ Neulore
- Festival appearances at FILTER Culture Collide, SXSW, CMJ, Pop Montreal, NXNE
Awards and accolaides:
- Winner: Best of Cleveland - Indie Rock, Cleveland magazine
- Winner: FILTER + Peter Gabriel ‘So’ Cover Contest
- #1 on MTV Music Meter for Indie category, #4 for Up-and-Coming
- #2 on Hype Machine’s Most Popular with “Venice”
- #3 on We Are Hunted for “Venice”
- #4 on Indie Shuffle with “Pioneers”
- Band of the Day app feature (October 2012)
Syncs:
Gossip Girl (“Pioneers”), CSI:NY (“Iron Doors”), Emily Owens, MD (“Little Vessels”),
MTV Caged (“Iron Doors”), MTV Underemployed (“Burst Apart”),
“Missed Connections” (“Iron Doors”), Degrassi (“Pioneers”)
Radio:
- 2nd highest ranking DIY album on CMJ 200 for 2012
- FMBQ peaks-to-date: #28 single (“This is an Adventure”), #31 Album
4. Weekly LP Sales (US) per SoundScan (52WK)
Key Performance Indicators:
SoundScan - This is an Adventure
Support tour impact
Albums: 3,675
19%
Release
5%
Tour impact
Valentine’s Day
Holidays
Digital
Independent
Non-Traditional
76%
Digital Traction:
Facebook: 21k fans
Spotify:
- 7,600 followers
- 2.5m streams on Top 10 tracks
- 637k streams of “Venice”
- 602k streams of “Pioneers”
SoundCloud:
- 1,372 followers
- 733k plays on official channel
- 324k streams of “Venice”
- 298k streams of “Pioneers”
US Singles Sales from This is an Adventure:
7000
< Market favorite, absent marketing, syncs and radio
5250
3500
6114
5332
1750
0
649
Pioneers
412
Venice
1108
Little Vessels
1072
1166
952
479
429
This is an Adventure We’ve Got the Most
5. 20 fun facts about The Lighthouse and the Whaler
1. Its name is taken from Chapter 14 of Moby Dick.
2. Matthew (drums) was on his way to becoming a pro soccer player before joining the band.
3. The Lighthouse and the Whaler is from Cleveland and thinks LeBron James is a traitor.
4. Its favorite show to date took place in the attic of an old bookstore.
5. Mark (mandolin) is perpetually training for marathons.
6. The band won Peter Gabriel’s cover song contest for the 20th anniversary of So.
7. The album This is an Adventure is the hold music for Google’s phone support line.
8. The Lighthouse and the Whaler dines on Taco Bell, thanks to the Feed the Beat program.
9. Michael (vocals, guitar) studied theology and literature in college.
10. The band recorded This is an Adventure in a barn at Bear Creek Studios.
11. A fan from Kazahkstan contacted her government to try and get the band over to play.
12. Ryan (bass) is a well-known trivia night host in Pittsburgh.
13. A school in Alabama used the band’s song “Iron Doors” for an anti-bullying campaign.
14. The band is a guest curator on Songza.
15. Matthew and Michael are brothers, whereas Mark and Ryan are friends from college.
16. The band’s van is nicknamed “Serena” in honor of their music placement on Gossip Girl.
17. At SXSW 2013, the band woke up to find that a fan had snuck into their hotel room.
18. The Lighthouse and the Whaler drinks water and Red Bull (the sugary kind) before shows.
19. Michael wrote the band’s first song in a field and aptly called it “The Field Song.”
20. The guys are donating all money made at their Christmas show to needy Cleveland families.
6. Management:
Caren and Meghan Kelleher, Sister Management
contact@sistermgmt.com
Booking:
Justin Bridgewater, The Agency Group
justinbridgewater@theagencygroup.com
Legal:
Reid Hunter, Serling Rooks Ferrara
reid@srfllp.com
Licensing:
ZYNC Music (US and Canada)
licensing@zyncmusic.com
