Lightyear | ms

The Lightyears Explode are a three piece Indie punk band from Mumbai. Formed in 2009 The band is Aaron Carvalho on Drums, Shalom Benjamin on Bass & Saurabh Roy on Guitar&Vocals. Since their inception the then “The Lightyears”(named changed due to copyright issues) hit the Mumbai college circuit, strong performances and positive word of mouth eventually resulted in them breaking into the legitimate scene with gigs with likes of Rosemary , Blakc And Khiladi. Their song “The Weapon” was featured on “Stupid Stupid Stupid”, the third installment of the nation wide un-metal compilation album “Stupid Ditties” and "She Probably Still...

Lightyear were a hugely popular ska punk band who blended elements of ska, pop, hardcore, punk and occaisionally hip hop who were probably best known for their intense live shows that regulaly saw members of the band (and unfortunately crowd) getting naked. Hailing from Derby and previously split up, they reformed briefly for the summer of 2006 in which they played a whirlwind UK tour which included both the Reading and Leeds carling festivals. The tour ended fittingly in derby with a sell out show which saw the guest appearence of Chris (owner of the Gentlemans Hairdresser and Railway Book...