It'll Be Better

Championed by artists like Kanye West, Ryan Leslie, and Drake, Francis and the Lights make a compelling case for the return of Blue Eyed Soul. More accurately though, they are a Rock and Roll band, whose leader, Francis Farewell Starlite, writes Pop songs that make him want to dance. After two widely circulated EPs, a buzzed about music video that leaped to MTV2 without a record label, and a history of legendary New York shows, Francis and Lights now unveil their awaited 8-song debut, It'll Be Better. the band was hand-picked by hip hop superstar Drake to support his first North American Tour, this spring and summer, and will also headline shows of their own along the way. On stage, Starlite delivers a breathtaking show, somehow straddling the gap between carefully considered choreography and wild abandon. Francis is an eccentric, but it is perfectionism and transparency that make Francis and the Lights 'elusive.' There are plans here. It is a train worth getting on.