Anyone in Hoboken looking to claim that they were the first to hear the next big thing in pop music, take notice: Canadian synth-pop artist Lights is about to embark on a two-week U.S. tour, and the jaunt is set to kick off in the Mile Square City with a show Feb. 6 at Maxwell's on Washington Street.
The timing of Lights' tour is spot-on, considering that the second single from her self-titled 2008 EP was "February Air," a song that was also featured in an Old Navy commercial last year.
Just like every other critic, blogger, scene regular and frequent record store patron around this time of year, I've compiled a "top 10" list. However, rather than throw together a list of my favorite albums, singles, videos, re-issues or beards using the same pool of nominees as every other list-maker, I've decided to make my "top 10" pretty personal. Here is a list of the top 10 shows I saw in New Jersey this year.
