My band recently changed our name to Looming Lights after about four years as The Atlantic Divide. We needed something new, something to give us a different outlook on our music as we started work on a new album earlier this year. Looming Lights, one of our earlier song names, was the name we chose. It was an interesting process to create new artwork and a new theme for the band. As The Atlantic Divide I constantly felt some sort of need to base themes, artwork and lyrics around the ocean. With this new name, I wanted to stay away from anything too literal and go for something that didn’t really have to mean much of anything. I went through a variety of concepts before looking back at some photos I’d taken of Chicago at night while landing at the airport. While I did not take the photo used above, it’s a pretty close match for a few I’d taken on that flight.

So with the new imagery we are using, I think it has a good connection to lyrics I’ve been writing since we made the change. I like to think of just being above the city thinking about all the stories that are being made in any given second - who’s at a party, who’s in love, who’s breaking the rules, who’s dreaming about something a million miles away from where they are. The connection between imagery and lyrics is something I have always had tremendous appreciation for - no idea how all this will end up but it’s great to be excited about something new in this way.

To view my portfolio, you can use the link above or just click here. The band’s web site is available at www.loominglights.com.