Belmont Lights To Be Featured On MTV's The Real World

Lately, MTV has made a habit out of finding lesser known music, getting the rights to it, and broadcasting it to the world. They've gotten a lot of my friends attention by featuring the songs in their shows, and I'm hoping that it's not different in this case. The latest season of The Real World, this time set in Portland, OR, will be featuring one of my favorite indie bands -- Belmont Lights!

Now if only the guys themselves were in the episode. I love these guys, and I'm excited to see them move in this direction. They have a very current sound, being more light and flowing rock that is all over the radio today. The song selection itself, "Don't Touch" took me by surprise a bit, as I didn't think it was necessarily a song they were pushing (especially as a single), but it's not a bad choice at all.

I honestly can say I haven't been keeping up with this season of The Real World (although I usually do). I guess things got too busy and it was lost in my scheduling somewhere, but just knowing they are giving my boys a shot makes me wanna watch it all from the beginning. I've been wondering what reality TV shows to cover in the Drag Race downtime, and maybe I may have found a new home?

But it will probably be Real Housewives. Of New Jersey. Oh my god I love how psycho Teresa is all the time.

Regardless, if you've got MTV and you love some indie rock, check out the newest episode of Real World Portland and catch "Don't Touch" by Belmont Lights as part of the show! It airs June 5th at 10/9 Central! Check out the lyric video below for the full song.

Sorry I Missed It - Belmont Lights

Belmont Lights is a brand new pop-rock group straight out of San Diego who are already making a name for themselves. This time around it was a double whammy for missing because firstly, I didn't know about them at the time of their debut, and secondly I don't know if I would have posted on them at the time anyway. Luckily they really have grown on me, and so without further ado, I bring you Four Cute Guys Belmont Lights!

See what I mean? Move over Big Time Rush and forget One Direction. These boys are cute! Luckily they have the talent to back it up and aren't just good looking people flailing around on stage. They recently (and by recently I mean going on three months ago) released their debut EP and guess what? I missed it, of course.

The group is a mix of rock, pop, and progressive music, in the same vein as U2but for the new generation. They have that boyband look, but have that rockband talent, making them a great combination. Their debut EP may only have five tracks on it, but it is very well produced and leaves a great impression. The lead in single and first track "Halfway" is the most polished track on the list, and is infectious with it's building beat, but my favorite of the bunch has to be the more upbeat song "Battle".

The great thing about these four is they actually play their own music and are very proud of it. Their vocalist (who's number I am in the process of getting, by the way) has a very distinctive voice that helps set them apart from the sea of same-ness that is the pop-rock scene. It can be hard to distinguish yourselves from a sea of others trying to make their name, and Belmont Lights is doing a good job of that so far. They already acomplished a lot under another name, including making it to the House of Blues main stage, but now they are ready to go forward as Belmont Lights and get their music out to the people.

You can preview and buy their debut EP "Telegraphs" on iTunes.