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Bright Light Bright Light discography
Bright Light Bright Light live in 2016
Studio albums5
EPs17
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums2
Singles47
Music videos37
Remix albums5
Other albums5

Welsh independent singer and songwriter Rod Thomas, best known by his stage name Bright Light Bright Light has released five studio albums, five remix albums, two live albums, one soundtrack album, five other albums (including a reissue, compilation, an album released under his real name, and two re-recordings), seventeen extended plays (EPs), forty-seven singles and thirty-seven music videos.[1]

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with release date and label shown
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[2][3] 		UK Indie
[4][5] 		UK Dance
[5] 		SCO

[6]

Until Something Fits
(as Rod Thomas) 		– – – –
Make Me Believe in Hope
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Self Raising Records / The Blue Team (BLUETEAM8)
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP
 – 29 – –
Life Is Easy
  • Released: July 2014
  • Label: Self Raising Records (SRR15CD)
  • Format: CD, digital download, LP
 139 19 – –
Choreography
  • Released: July 2016
  • Label: Self Raising Records (SRR30CD)
  • Format: CD, digital download, 2xLP, cassette, streaming
 72 11 – 62
Fun City
  • Released: 18 September 2020
  • Label: YSKWN! (YSKWN005CD)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 – 3 1 27
Enjoy Youth
  • Scheduled: 17 May 2024
  • Label: YSKWN!
  • Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
 60 3 – 10

Remix albums

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List of remix albums, with release date and label shown
Title Details
Make Me Believe in Hope - B-Sides, Remixes and Rarities
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Self Raising Records
  • Format: CD
Make Me Believe in Hope - Blueprints Version
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Self Raising Records (SRR11CD)
  • Format: CD, digital download, cassette
Life Is Hard - The Remixes
  • Released: June 2015
  • Label: Self Raising Records (SRR26CD)
  • Format: CD, digital download, 2xLP

Soundtrack albums

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Title Details
All Man: The International Male Story (Original Score)
  • Released: 30 June 2023
  • Label: YSKWN! (YSKWN018LP)
  • Format: 2xLP, digital download, streaming

Live albums

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List of live albums, with release date and label shown
Title Details
Live At Mercury Lounge NYC
  • Released: January 2015
  • Label: Bright Light Bright Light
  • Format: digital download
  • Recorded live in January 2015
Live Is Easy (Live On Tour with Erasure)
  • Released: April 2018
  • Label: Self Raising Records (SRR52CD)
  • Format: CD, digital download
  • Recorded live in 2018

Reissues, compilations and other albums

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List of other albums, with release date and label shown
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK Indie
[4] 		UK Dance
[5]
Solo Piano Versions
  • Released: 2016
  • Label: Bright Light Bright Light
  • Format: digital download
 – –
Choreography (Stripped Down Version)
  • Released: February 2021
  • Label: Bright Light Bright Light
  • Format: digital download
 – –
So Gay. So Dramatic
  • Released: June 2021
  • Label: YSKWN! (YSKWN009CD)
  • Format: 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download, streaming
 26 14
Make Me Believe in Hope (10th Anniversary Edition)
  • Released: 3 June 2022
  • Label: YSKWN!
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 – –


Extended plays

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List of EP, with release date and label shown
Title Details
A Few Songs EP
(as Rod Thomas)
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Self Raising Records (SRRCD01)
  • Format: CD
Playroom EP
(as Rod Thomas with si-cut.db)
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Rod Thomas
  • Format: CDr
The Festivals EP
(as Rod Thomas)
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Rod Thomas
  • Format: CDr
Limited Edition EP
  • Released: October 2009
  • Label: Bright Light Bright Light
  • Format: CDr
Blue Prints
  • Released: 2012 (US release only)
  • Label: The Blue Team
  • Format: Digital download
All That Matters EP
  • Released: December 2013
  • Label: The Blue Team
  • Format: Digital download
Matters: EP & Non Album Tracks
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Self Raising Records
  • Format: Digital download
Tour EP 2014
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Bright Light Bright Light
  • Format: Digital download, Cdr
Joe's Pub April 2014
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Bright Light Bright Light
  • Format: Digital download
Cinematography
  • Released: November 2016
  • Label: Self Raising Records (SRR39CD)
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Choreography Remixes
  • Released: 2017
  • Label: Self Raising Records
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Cinematography II: Back in the Habit
  • Released: April 2017
  • Label: Self Raising Records (SRR43CD)
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Tales of the City
  • Released: July 2017
  • Label: Self Raising Records (SRR47CD)
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Cinematography III: Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal
  • Released: December 2017
  • Label: Self Raising Records (SRR49CD)
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Tough Love
  • Released: September 2018
  • Label: Self Raising Records (SRR56CD)
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
Quiet City
  • Released: 12 February 2021
  • Label: YSKWN!
  • Format: digital download, streaming
How Queer
  • Released: 27 August 2021
  • Label: YSKWN!
  • Format: digital download, streaming

Singles

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List of singles, with year released and album name shown
Year Title UK Physical Singles
[7] 		Album
Credited as Rod Thomas
2006 "Good Coat" — Until Something Fits
2007 "Your Love Is a Tease" —
2008 "You Get Goodbyes" —
"Same Old Lines" —
Credited as Bright Light Bright Light
2010 "A New Word to Say" — Make Me Believe in Hope
"Love Part II" 20
2011 "Disco Moment" 18
2012 "Waiting for the Feeling"[8] —
"Feel It" (featuring Mykal Kilgore)[9] —
2013 "Moves"[10] —
"In Your Care"[11] — Life Is Easy
2014 "I Wish We Were Leaving" (with Elton John)[12][13] —
"I Believe"[14] —
"An Open Heart"[15] —
"Everything I Ever Wanted"(with The Pink Singers)[16] —
2015 "There Are No Miracles"[17] —
"Good Luck" (featuring Ana Matronic)[18] — Life Is Hard: The Remixes
"Blood Moon (I Did Give You Love)"[19] — Non-album single
2016 "All in the Name" (featuring Elton John)[20] — Choreography
"Symmetry of Two Hearts" (featuring Elton John)[21] —
2017 "Running Back to You" (featuring Elton John)[22] —
"Into the Night"[23] 3
"I Only Wanna Please You" (featuring Ana Matronic)[24] —
"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (with Nerina Pallot)[25] — Cinematography 3: Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal
2018 "Little Bit"[26] — Choreography
"Nos Cœurs Symétriques"[27] — Non-album single
"Tough Love"[28] — Tough Love EP
"Uh Huh"[29] —
2019 "Wild"(with Final DJs) — Non-album single
2020 "This Was My House" (featuring Niki Haris, Donna De Lory & Initial Talk)[30] — Fun City
"I Used to Be Cool"[31] —
"It's Alright, It's OK" (featuring Caveboy)[32] —
"Good At Goodbyes" (featuring Andy Bell)[33] —
"Saying Goodbye Is Exhausting" (featuring Justin Vivian Bond)[34] —
2021 "Being Sentimental"[35] — So Gay. So Dramatic
"Arms of Another" (featuring Milly Blue & Sophie Galpin)[36] —
"These Dreams" (featuring The Illustrious Blacks)[37] — Red Hot + Free (Red Hot Org Compilation)
2022 "Man Like Me"[38] — Make Me Believe in Hope (10th Anniversary Edition)
"Moves" (feat. Ian "H" Watkins)[39] —
"I Don't Know What I'm Gonna Do" — Enjoy Youth
2023 "Sweet Release"[40] —
"Boys Etc" —
"Down To One" —
2024 "You Want My..." —
"Every Emotion"(with Ultra Naté) —
"Heartslap" (with Mykal Kilgore) —
"Bye Bye" (with Initial Talk) —

Music videos

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Title Year Director Ref.
Love Part II 2010 Tom Levinge [41]
Disco Moment 2011 Jody Wilson [42]
Waiting For The Feeling 2012 Alun Davies [43]
A New Word To Say Hollie Newton [44]
Feel It Dave Goldstein [45]
How To Make A Heart 2013 Gavin Leisfield [46]
Moves Paul Frankl [47]
Grace (feat. Beth Hirsch) Rod Thomas [48]
Debris Gavin Leisfield [49]
Blueprint - [50]
An Open Heart Gavin Leisfield [51]
In Your Care Thomas O'Connor [52]
I Wish We Were Leaving (with Elton John) 2014 Johnny Lochland [53]
I Believe Andrew Ellmaker & Blake Martin [54]
Everything I Ever Wanted (with The Pink Singers) - [55]
There Are No Miracles 2015 - [56]
Good Luck (with Ana Matronic) James Barker, Rod Thomas & Del Marquis [57]
All In The Name (feat. Elton John) 2016 Rod Thomas & Santiago Felipe [58]
Symmetry Of Two Hearts (feat. Elton John) [59]
Running Back to You (feat. Elton John) 2017 [60]
New York Pretty Rod Thomas & Daniel Robinson [61]
Into the Night [62]
I Only Want To Please You (with Ana Matronic) Rod Thomas & Matthew Canada [63]
This Was My House 2020 Tyler Jensen [64]
I Used To Be Cool [65]
It's Alright, It's OK (with Caveboy) [66]
Saying Goodbye Is Exhausting (with Justin Vivian Bond) [67]
Being Sentimental 2021 - [68]
Arms Of Another Rod Thomas & Sven Serkis [69]
Uh Huh! Richert Schnorr [70]
Moves (feat. Ian "H" Watkins) 2022 Paul Frankl [71]
Cry At Films Tyler Jensen [72]
Sweet Release 2023 - [73]
Down To One Tyler Jensen [74]
You Want My ... 2024 Tyler Milliron [75]
Every Emotion (with Ultra Naté) Ultra Naté [76]
Heartslap (with Mykal Kilgore) Tyler Milliron [77]

References

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  1. ^ "Bright Light Bright Light". Bright Light Bright Light. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  2. ^ "Bright Light Bright Light; full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  3. ^ "CHART: CLUK Update 19.07.2014 (wk28)". Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 - Official Charts Company". Official Charts. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  5. ^ a b c https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23779/bright-light-bright-light/
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 24/5/2024". Official Charts. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  7. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Bright Light Bright Light songs and albums". The Official Charts Company. 5 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Waiting for the Feeling". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Feel It". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  10. ^ "Moves EP". amazon. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  11. ^ "In Your Care". amazon. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Future Releases on Triple A (AAA) Radio Stations". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  13. ^ "I Wish We Were Leaving". amazon. February 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  14. ^ "I Believe". amazon. June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  15. ^ "An Open Heart". amazon. September 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  16. ^ "Everything I Ever Wanted". amazon. November 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  17. ^ "There Are No Miracles". amazon. January 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  18. ^ "Good Luck". May 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2016 – via Amazon.
  19. ^ "Blood Moon (I Did Give You Love) - single". Apple Music. 30 October 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  20. ^ "All in the Name - single". Apple Music. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  21. ^ "Symmetry of Two Hearts - single". Apple Music. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Running Back to You - single". Apple Music. February 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Into the Night - single". Apple Music. July 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  24. ^ "I Only Wanna Please You - single". Apple Music. September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  25. ^ "Put a Little Love in Your Heart - single". Apple Music. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Little Bit - single". Apple Music. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  27. ^ ""Nos Cœurs Symétriques"". Spotify. May 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  28. ^ "Tough Love - single". Apple Music. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  29. ^ "Uh Huh - single". Apple Music. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  30. ^ "This Was My House - single". Apple Music. 27 March 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  31. ^ "I Used to Be Cool - single". Apple Music. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  32. ^ "It's Alright, It's OK - single". Apple Music. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  33. ^ "Good At Goodbyes - single". Apple Music. 30 October 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  34. ^ "Saying Goodbye Is Exhausting- single". Apple Music. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  35. ^ "Being Sentimental- single". Apple Music. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  36. ^ "Arms of Another - single". Apple Music. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  37. ^ "These Dreams - single". Apple Music. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  38. ^ ""Man Like Me" připomíná popové začátky Bright Light Bright Light- single". music server. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  39. ^ "Moves (feat. Ian "H" Watkins - single". Spotify. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
  40. ^ "Bright Light Bright Light introduces new era with latest single 'Sweet Release'". Retro Pop. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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  42. ^ brightlightx2 (2011-07-01). Bright Light Bright Light - Disco Moment. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  46. ^ brightlightx2 (2013-02-18). How To Make A Heart by Bright Light Bright Light. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  47. ^ brightlightx2 (2013-05-29). Bright Light Bright Light 'Moves'. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  48. ^ brightlightx2 (2013-07-14). Bright Light Bright Light 'Grace' Featuring Beth Hirsch. Retrieved 2024-05-23 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  49. ^ brightlightx2 (2013-08-06). Bright Light Bright Light 'Debris'. Retrieved 2024-05-23 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  50. ^ brightlightx2 (2013-09-09). Bright Light Bright Light - Blueprint. Retrieved 2024-05-23 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  51. ^ BrightLightx2VEVO (2013-11-06). Bright Light Bright Light - An Open Heart. Retrieved 2024-05-23 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  52. ^ BrightLightx2VEVO (2013-11-20). Bright Light Bright Light - In Your Care. Retrieved 2024-05-23 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  55. ^ brightlightx2 (2014-11-25). Bright Light Bright Light & The Pink Singers - Everything I Ever Wanted (for World AIDS Day). Retrieved 2024-05-23 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  56. ^ brightlightx2 (2015-01-12). Bright Light Bright Light - There Are No Miracles (Official Video). Retrieved 2024-05-23 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  57. ^ brightlightx2 (2015-05-06). Bright Light Bright Light & Ana Matronic - Good Luck (Remix) - Official Video. Retrieved 2024-05-23 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  74. ^ brightlightx2 (2023-10-13). Bright Light Bright Light - Down To One - Official Video. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  75. ^ brightlightx2 (2024-01-19). Bright Light Bright Light - You Want My ... (Official Video). Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  76. ^ brightlightx2 (2024-04-08). Bright Light Bright Light & Ultra Naté - Every Emotion (Official Video). Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  77. ^ BrightLightx2VEVO (2024-05-12). Bright Light Bright Light - Heartslap. Retrieved 2024-05-21 – via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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