benches Ignite Anxiety Anthem with “Kill The Lights” + Announce EP & West Coast Tour
San Diego rockers benches ignite their new EP Kill The Lights with its blazing title track. Born in one furious, late-night session, “Kill The Lights” fuses cinematic guitar swells, heartbeat bass, and haunting vocals into a glimpse of anxiety in overdrive—“All the years fade from my mind…It’s just a fantasy,” its chorus insists. Mixed by GRAMMY®-nominee Martin Cooke, the song opens a raw, four-song journey out May 23.
“Fear is the engine here,” says frontman Anson Kelley. “This track is my worst-case scenario on repeat—driving faster to escape the ghost in the rearview. But in that panic, you find something powerful to write about.”
Fresh off a support tour with Inhaler, benches hit the road again this spring. They’ll debut “Kill The Lights” live at San Diego’s Wonderfront Festival before heading up the West Coast with Pleasure Pill—and later storming Lollapalooza’s stages.
UPCOMING TOUR DATES
May 18 – Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival – San Diego, CA
May 28 – The Independent – San Francisco, CA
May 29 – Polaris Hall – Portland, OR
May 31 – Barboza – Seattle, WA
June 1 – Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
June 4 – Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT
June 5 – Lost Lake – Denver, CO
June 7 – Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
June 8 – Valley Bar – Phoenix, AZ
June 10 – Constellation Room – Costa Mesa, CA
June 11 – Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
June 12 – Music Box – San Diego, CA
July 31 – Aug 3 – Lollapalooza – Chicago, IL
Kill The Lights EP – out May 23 via [Label] | Stream “Kill The Lights” now below:
