Moon Taxi release new track & lyric video 'Light Up'

Nashville-based alt-rock band Moon Taxi is back with their second new song of the year in “Light Up.” The forward-looking anthem is equal parts uplifting and catchy, and is currently featured in the Jeep End of Summer campaign. “Light Up” arrives as the second track off of their still-to-be-named forthcoming album on BMG. Moon Taxi has been busy in quarantine, performing for over six different charity livestreams (Superfly’s Small Business Live, Truideation and Twitch collaborative festival SESSIONS, Justice Comes Alive, The Lee Inititative, etc). The band has helped raise well over ten million dollars for charities for small businesses, MusiCares, and Black Lives Matter causes.

“Light Up is a song that we hope serves as a reminder that there is always a bright point at the end of the dark tunnel. While this song was written last year, it seems perfectly timely to put out this reminder as it's been a hard year for everyone,” said lead vocalist Trevor Terndrup. “We have always found solace through music and people coming together around music be it in a large crowd or singing in the car — so until we can dance and sing together again...Light Up! (And don’t give up).”

“Light Up” comes after the release of the Top 20 Triple A radio hit “Hometown Heroes.” The song was heralded by Uproxx as “an alt-rock track that sounds like it was made for the radio” while AltPress said “the celebratory nature of the song is so enriching, it practically promises you’ll make it through the day.”

While Moon Taxi has undoubtedly earned its place as hometown heroes in Nashville – selling out two consecutive nights at famed Ryman Auditorium and earning praise from the Tennessean (“Moon Taxi evolves from ‘college project’ to rock stars”) – the band has also built an enormous national following. The five-piece has released five studio albums, including 2018’s Let The Record Play. “Two High,” the first single from Let The Record Play, catapulted Moon Taxi to new heights, amassing over 130 million streams on Spotify to date, topping the AAA radio airplay chart and becoming a Top 10 hit at the Alternative format.

The band has thrived on the touring circuit, with electrifying performances at festivals such as Coachella, Austin City Limits and Bonnaroo and sold-out headline shows across North America. Moon Taxi’s television performances include “TODAY,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “Late Night with Seth Meyers” and “Conan.” The band’s inspiring, inclusive songs have been tapped for numerous ad campaigns, including JEEP, Microsoft Surface Pro, McDonald’s and BMW, as well as for landmark sporting events like the Olympics, MLB, NFL and NHL.

Rolling Stone observed, “Over the last few years, Nashville's Moon Taxi have worked their way up from Bonnaroo buzz-band to something approaching Kings of Leon country, playing a pleasingly cross-bred rock - a little indie, a little proggy, kinda poppy." NPR’s World Cafe praised the band’s “strong pop sense expressed through the soulful vocals of Trevor Terndrup and an experimental edge that connects it to synth pop and electronic dance music.” PopMatters said, “Moon Taxi's offering of optimistic pop rock serves well as an energy and mood booster...”

Moon Taxi release new track including music video LIGHT UP