Neon CurrentRadio Listen
Cover of Green Light Season

Album · 2020

Green Light Season

by Lil Tempo & Skye

The breakout: ten chants about showing up, gratitude, and the small wins that make a neighborhood loud.

Tracks

  1. 1. Shotgun Seat SingalongShotgun's mine, don't say it's slow. We opened with the most shoutable hook we've ever written, on purpose.arena trap, car singalong2:01
  2. 2. Scoreboard Don't Lie TonightMarching band horns and bleachers shaking, straight out of every Friday of my high school years. This is our big single.arena trap, marching band2:52
  3. 3. Late Bus Dance FloorSeven friends dressed up on a bus that's running late, and the bus becomes the party. Skye's hook sounds like a stadium on wheels.playful trap, pep rally2:25
  4. 4. Drive-Thru Window HypeA voice in the speaker box and a crew in the car. We recorded the ordering bit in one take and kept the laugh.playful trap, chant2:39
  5. 5. Crosstown Bike Lane TakeoverBells on the bike lane, Saturday morning wide open. It's a song for people who commute under their own power.bright trap, bike lane bounce2:53
  6. 6. Groove Lane GratitudeA Sunday-light groove with shoes on and speakers up. This is where our hip hop side got to stretch out.southern hip hop, gratitude groove3:09
  7. 7. Last Train Thank You TourSoaked sneakers on a rainy platform and I don't even care. Thanking the people who showed up in the weather.arena trap, thank-you anthem2:59
  8. 8. Small Trophy Big SmilePlastic on a pedestal, gold paint on top. I won neighborhood bowling night and I will never be humble about it.groovy hip hop, feel-good rap2:18
  9. 9. Raffle Ticket Lucky SevenFolding tables, paper cups of punch, and a hunch. Church hall energy, with a chorus the aunties can sing.groovy rap, community hall2:39
  10. 10. New City, Same Me, LouderTwo bags and a box on a bus downtown. I closed the record with the hopeful one, because that's how we all started.southern hip hop, new beginnings2:37

Liner notes

Green Light Season is where we figured out what we are. Shotgun-seat singalongs, Friday night lights, a plastic bowling trophy we're prouder of than any award. We recorded it in a real studio for the first time and Pocket let the grooves breathe a little, so the hip hop side of us got room next to the trap. The title came from a drive across town where every light turned green and Skye said, 'that's the whole year right there.' Afternoon radio picked it up and we haven't stopped smiling since.

Lil Tempo & Skye