{"id":28054,"date":"2017-06-05T16:50:26","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T15:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=28054"},"modified":"2017-06-05T16:50:26","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T15:50:26","slug":"light-it-up-releases-must-hear-cover-of-halseys-eyes-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/06\/light-it-up-releases-must-hear-cover-of-halseys-eyes-closed\/","title":{"rendered":"Light It Up Releases Must-Hear Cover Of Halsey&#8217;s &#8216;Eyes Closed&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"28055\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/06\/light-it-up-releases-must-hear-cover-of-halseys-eyes-closed\/light-it-u\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Light-It-U.jpg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Light It U[\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Light-It-U.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-28055\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Light-It-U.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>New England alternative rock band Light It Up shows off the power of transformation in their newest release, an edgy version of Halsey\u2019s &#8216;Eyes Closed&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Connecticut quartet comprises\u00a0Gina Fritz, Julian LaFace, Ryan Clini, and Kevin Gonzalez, with lead vocalist Gina putting on a wickedly compelling performance, and\u00a0their version of &#8216;Eyes Closed&#8217; is\u00a0the first taste of their new sound. With a\u00a0soft intro, slick guitar licks, and a solid combination of pop and alternative, Light It Up successfully creates\u00a0a unique sound that has something\u00a0for any type of listener. They say about their cover:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;We are super excited to to release our cover of &#8216;Eyes Closed&#8217; by one of our favourite artists, Halsey. From the minute we heard the song we knew it was a perfect way to transition ourselves to the\u00a0&#8220;new&#8221; Light It Up. Keep your eyes and ears open for tons of new content coming from us this summer!&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Light It Up is a five piece female fronted alternative rock band from the suburbs of New Haven, Connecticut. Although they only started\u00a0in\u00a0September 2016 Light It Up is making a\u00a0name for themselves, with a strong following on social media and being featured on one of Connecticut&#8217;s number one radio station. In addition, Light It Up has a few tours under their belt and have also supported national touring acts such as We The Kings, Hawthorne Heights, Metro Station and Cute Is What We Aim For, among others.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Eyes Closed&#8217; is available to download from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/eyes-closed-single\/id1244177135\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iTunes<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Eyes-Closed\/dp\/B071ZWHSFK\/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1496677296&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=light+it+up%2C+eyes+closed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amazon<\/a>, and stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/play.spotify.com\/album\/4nykas5Pv7SQUMO1pu6X7S?play=true&amp;utm_source=open.spotify.com&amp;utm_medium=open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>. You can find Light It Up online on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LightItUpCT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LightItUpOfficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lightitupct\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, as well as their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lightitupct.bigcartel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official merch store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_18533\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rr910dVgsY8?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Eyes Closed - Halsey (Light It Up Cover)[Pop Goes Punk Cover]\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/rr910dVgsY8\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New England alternative rock band Light It Up shows off the power of transformation in their newest release, an edgy version of Halsey\u2019s &#8216;Eyes Closed&#8217;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":28055,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[10194,1345,5425,228,10192,3857,5572,77,10193,79],"class_list":["post-28054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","tag-alt-rock-pop","tag-alt-rock","tag-connecticut","tag-cover","tag-eyes-closed","tag-halsey","tag-light-it-up","tag-new-release","tag-new-sound","tag-single"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-7iu","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":26248,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2017\/03\/penny-bridges-for-the-things\/","url_meta":{"origin":28054,"position":0},"title":"Penny Bridges &#8211; 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