{"id":30357,"date":"2019-01-15T17:15:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T22:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30357"},"modified":"2019-01-13T12:00:52","modified_gmt":"2019-01-13T17:00:52","slug":"illiterate-light-share-two-cats-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30357","title":{"rendered":"Illiterate Light share &#8216;Two Cats&#8217; video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2cdb6c8894d38db33ac560c7_1100x734.jpg?fit=625%2C417\" alt=\"Illiterate Light\" class=\"wp-image-30358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2cdb6c8894d38db33ac560c7_1100x734.jpg?w=1100&amp;ssl=1 1100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2cdb6c8894d38db33ac560c7_1100x734.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2cdb6c8894d38db33ac560c7_1100x734.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2cdb6c8894d38db33ac560c7_1100x734.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2cdb6c8894d38db33ac560c7_1100x734.jpg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Illiterate Light&nbsp;are ready to release their debut EP,&nbsp;&#8216;Sweet Beast,&#8217; on&nbsp;January 18, and to get us pumped for the release they&#8217;ve shared the video for single,&nbsp;<em>Two Cats<\/em>. You can watch the video clip via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zUIJs-hz9Ws?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>The Virginia duo of guitarist\/vocalist&nbsp;Jeff Gorman&nbsp;and drummer\/vocalist&nbsp;Jake Cochran&nbsp;are back on the road this month, currently supporting&nbsp;Rayland Baxter (see dates below) along with confirming 2019 appearances at the SXSW Music Conference and Shaky Knees Festival.<br><br>Illiterate&nbsp;Light&#8217;s <em>Two&nbsp;Cats<\/em> is a lively catfight, one part comic book and one part backyard youtube brawl. Playful, aggressive, and anxious. Life is out of our control. <em>Two&nbsp;Cats<\/em> is about giving your life to a lover who has other plans, and the pain when your self worth disappears with them.&nbsp;<em>Right when you find your heart, your whole world falls apart.<\/em><br><br>The video was planned and shot on a 1960&#8217;s 8mm home video camera in less than a day, entirely in order with no edits made, as a submission for Harrisonburg, VA&#8217;s quirky and limited Super Gr8 Film Festival. <em>&#8220;For us, it was an experience in embracing limitations and the fun of uncontrolled creativity. It&#8217;s a good reminder that we truly aren&#8217;t in control,&#8221;<\/em> says the band. <em>&#8220;We can&#8217;t force the work we do, but we can show up, have a ball doing it, and enjoy whatever comes out.&#8221;<\/em><br><br>&#8216;Sweet Beast&#8217;&nbsp;is the cry of an uncontrollable hidden inner self: hidden because the good comes with the bad, and love comes with imperfections.&nbsp; Recorded in 2018, in both Richmond, VA and Nashville, TN, sessions for the record were deliberate&#8230; in and out and done.&nbsp; No messing around&#8230; just pure momentum and a desire to experiment. &nbsp;Translating Illiterate Light&#8217;s live show&#8217;s excitement to the studio was aided by&nbsp;Adrian Olsen&nbsp;(Natalie Prass\/Foxygen) and&nbsp;Vance Powell&nbsp;(Jack White\/Chris Stapleton), who knew exactly how to move with the raw energy and push the guys into new sonic territory. From political hopelessness to longing for love,&nbsp;&#8216;Sweet Beast&#8217;&nbsp;is a cathartic call for the modern moment.<br><br><strong>Illiterate&nbsp;Light&nbsp;tour&nbsp;dates<\/strong><br>01\/15 \u2013 Ft. Wayne, IN @ The Brass Rail ^<br>01\/16 \u2013 Bloomington, IL @ Castle Theater ^<br>01\/17 \u2013 Milwaukee, WI&nbsp;@ Colectivo ^<br>01\/19 \u2013 Chicago, IL @&nbsp;Park West ^<br>01\/22 \u2013 Indianapolis, IN @ HiFi ^<br>01\/23 \u2013 Columbus, OH&nbsp;@ Basement ^<br>01\/24 \u2013 Lexington, KY @ The Burl ^<br>01\/25 \u2013 St. Louis, MO&nbsp;@ Delmar Hall ^<br>01\/26 \u2013 Nashville, TN&nbsp;@ Marathon Music Works ^<br>01\/27 \u2013 Richmond, VA @ Broadberry %<br>01\/29 \u2013 Ithaca, NY @ Haunt ^<br>01\/30 \u2013 Holyoke, MA @ Gateway City Arts ^<br>01\/31 \u2013 Portland, ME @ Port City Music Hall ^<br>02\/01 \u2013 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground ^<br>02\/02 \u2013 Boston, MA @ The Sinclair ^<br>02\/05 \u2013 Newport News, VA @ Boathouse Live ^<br>02\/06 \u2013 Charlottesville, VA @ The Southern ^<br>02\/07 \u2013 Charlotte, NC @ Visulite ^<br>02\/08 \u2013 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle ^<br>02\/09 \u2013 Charleston, SC @ Pour House<br>02\/10 \u2013 Jacksonville, FL @ Theater Benefit ^<br>03\/12-17 \u2013 Austin, TX @ SXSW<br>05\/03-05 \u2013 Atlanta, GA @ Shaky Knees Festival<br><em>^ w\/&nbsp;Rayland&nbsp;Baxter<br>% w\/ Mt. Joy<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"wp-block-table\"><tbody><tr><td>For more information on Illiterate Light, visit <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/3kh5w\/z1r5vo\/j9u02f\" target=\"_blank\">illiteratelight.com<\/a>.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Illiterate Light&nbsp;are ready to release their debut EP,&nbsp;&#8216;Sweet Beast,&#8217; on&nbsp;January 18, and to get us pumped for the release they&#8217;ve shared the video for single,&nbsp;Two <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=30357\" title=\"Illiterate Light share &#8216;Two Cats&#8217; video\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30358,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"On Culture Addicts: Illiterate Light share 'Two Cats' video ","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[22,23,25,28,29],"tags":[7889,7890,7888],"class_list":["post-30357","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-music-video","tag-illiterate-light","tag-sweet-beast","tag-two-cats"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/2cdb6c8894d38db33ac560c7_1100x734.jpg?fit=1100%2C734&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-7TD","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39190,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39190","url_meta":{"origin":30357,"position":0},"title":"Pink Mexico share \u2018Dungeonhead\u2019 video","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 16, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"NYC heavy pop project\u00a0Pink Mexico\u00a0share the brooding visual for their recent Dungeonhead single. 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