Bright Light Bright Light discography
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Welsh independent singer-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]
Studio albums5
EPs17
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums2
| Bright Light Bright Light discography | |
|---|---|
Bright Light Bright Light live in 2016 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 17 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Singles | 47 |
| Music videos | 37 |
| Remix albums | 5 |
| Other albums | 5 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2][3] |
UK Indie [4][5] |
UK Dance[5] | SCO [6] | ||
| Until Something Fits (as Rod Thomas) |
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– | – | – | – |
| Make Me Believe in Hope |
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– | 29 | – | – |
| Life Is Easy |
|
139 | 19 | – | – |
| Choreography | 72 | 11 | – | 62 | |
| Fun City |
|
– | 3 | 1 | 27 |
| Enjoy Youth |
|
60 | 3 | – | 10 |
Remix albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Make Me Believe in Hope – B-Sides, Remixes and Rarities |
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| Make Me Believe in Hope – Blueprints Version |
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| Life Is Hard – The Remixes |
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Soundtrack albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| All Man: The International Male Story (Original Score) |
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Live albums
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Live at Mercury Lounge NYC |
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| Live Is Easy (Live On Tour with Erasure) |
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Reissues, compilations and other albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie [4] |
UK Dance [5] | ||
| Solo Piano Versions |
|
– | – |
| Choreography (Stripped Down Version) |
|
– | – |
| So Gay. So Dramatic |
|
26 | 14 |
| Make Me Believe in Hope (10th Anniversary Edition) |
|
– | – |
| Enjoy Youth (Enjoy More: Deluxe Version) |
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To Be Released | |
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| A Few Songs EP (as Rod Thomas) |
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| Playroom EP (as Rod Thomas with si-cut.db) |
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| The Festivals EP (as Rod Thomas) |
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| Limited Edition EP |
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| Blue Prints |
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| All That Matters EP |
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| Matters: EP & Non Album Tracks |
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| Tour EP 2014 |
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| Joe's Pub April 2014 |
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| Cinematography |
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| Choreography Remixes |
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| Cinematography II: Back in the Habit |
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| Tales of the City |
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| Cinematography III: Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal |
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| Tough Love |
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| Quiet City |
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| How Queer |
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Singles
| Year | Title | UK Physical Singles [8] |
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"[9] | — | |
| "Feel It" (featuring Mykal Kilgore)[10] | — | ||
| 2013 | "Moves"[11] | — | |
| "In Your Care"[12] | — | Life Is Easy | |
| 2014 | "I Wish We Were Leaving" (with Elton John)[13][14] | — | |
| "I Believe"[15] | — | ||
| "An Open Heart"[16] | — | ||
| "Everything I Ever Wanted"(with The Pink Singers)[17] | — | ||
| 2015 | "There Are No Miracles"[18] | — | |
| "Good Luck" (featuring Ana Matronic)[19] | — | Life Is Hard: The Remixes | |
| "Blood Moon (I Did Give You Love)"[20] | — | Non-album single | |
| 2016 | "All in the Name" (featuring Elton John)[21] | — | Choreography |
| "Symmetry of Two Hearts" (featuring Elton John)[22] | — | ||
| 2017 | "Running Back to You" (featuring Elton John)[23] | — | |
| "Into the Night"[24] | 3 | ||
| "I Only Wanna Please You" (featuring Ana Matronic)[25] | — | ||
| "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (with Nerina Pallot)[26] | — | Cinematography 3: Merry Christmas You Filthy Animal | |
| 2018 | "Little Bit"[27] | — | Choreography |
| "Nos Cœurs Symétriques"[28] | — | Non-album single | |
| "Tough Love"[29] | — | Tough Love EP | |
| "Uh Huh"[30] | — | ||
| 2019 | "Wild"(with Final DJs) | — | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "This Was My House" (featuring Niki Haris, Donna De Lory & Initial Talk)[31] | — | Fun City |
| "I Used to Be Cool"[32] | — | ||
| "It's Alright, It's OK" (featuring Caveboy)[33] | — | ||
| "Good At Goodbyes" (featuring Andy Bell)[34] | — | ||
| "Saying Goodbye Is Exhausting" (featuring Justin Vivian Bond)[35] | — | ||
| 2021 | "Being Sentimental"[36] | — | So Gay. So Dramatic |
| "Arms of Another" (featuring Milly Blue & Sophie Galpin)[37] | — | ||
| "These Dreams" (featuring The Illustrious Blacks)[38] | — | Red Hot + Free (Red Hot Org Compilation) | |
| 2022 | "Man Like Me"[39] | — | Make Me Believe in Hope (10th Anniversary Edition) |
| "Moves" (feat. Ian "H" Watkins)[40] | — | ||
| "I Don't Know What I'm Gonna Do" | — | Enjoy Youth | |
| 2023 | "Sweet Release"[41] | — | |
| "Boys Etc" | — | ||
| "Down To One" | — | ||
| 2024 | "You Want My..." | — | |
| "Every Emotion"(with Ultra Naté) | — | ||
| "Heartslap" (with Mykal Kilgore) | — | ||
| "Too Funky" (with 808 BEACH) | — | Pride Favourites | |
| "Bye Bye" (with Initial Talk) | — | Non-album single | |
| "Snap!" (with Berri) | — | Enjoy Youth | |
| 2025 | "Sunny" (feat. Beth Hirsch & Nerina Pallot)[42] | — | Non-album single |
| "Enjoy Youth (Welsh Version)" (with Donna Lewis) | — | Enjoy Youth (Enjoy More: Deluxe Version) | |
| "La Jeunesse" (with Beth Hirsch) | — | ||
| "Revived" | — | Enjoy Youth | |
| "Boys Etc." | — | ||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Love Part II | 2010 | Tom Levinge | [43] |
| Disco Moment | 2011 | Jody Wilson | [44] |
| Waiting for the Feeling | 2012 | Alun Davies | [45] |
| A New Word To Say | Hollie Newton | [46] | |
| Feel It | Dave Goldstein | [47] | |
| How To Make A Heart | 2013 | Gavin Leisfield | [48] |
| Moves | Paul Frankl | [49] | |
| Grace (feat. Beth Hirsch) | Rod Thomas | [50] | |
| Debris | Gavin Leisfield | [51] | |
| Blueprint | – | [52] | |
| An Open Heart | Gavin Leisfield | [53] | |
| In Your Care | Thomas O'Connor | [54] | |
| I Wish We Were Leaving (with Elton John) | 2014 | Johnny Lochland | [55] |
| I Believe | Andrew Ellmaker & Blake Martin | [56] | |
| Everything I Ever Wanted (with The Pink Singers) | – | [57] | |
| There Are No Miracles | 2015 | – | [58] |
| Good Luck (with Ana Matronic) | James Barker, Rod Thomas & Del Marquis | [59] | |
| All in the Name (feat. Elton John) | 2016 | Rod Thomas & Santiago Felipe | [60] |
| Symmetry Of Two Hearts (feat. Elton John) | [61] | ||
| Running Back to You (feat. Elton John) | 2017 | [62] | |
| New York Pretty | Rod Thomas & Daniel Robinson | [63] | |
| Into the Night | [64] | ||
| I Only Want To Please You (with Ana Matronic) | Rod Thomas & Matthew Canada | [65] | |
| This Was My House | 2020 | Tyler Jensen | [66] |
| I Used To Be Cool | [67] | ||
| It's Alright, It's OK (with Caveboy) | [68] | ||
| Saying Goodbye Is Exhausting (with Justin Vivian Bond) | [69] | ||
| Being Sentimental | 2021 | – | [70] |
| Arms Of Another | Rod Thomas & Sven Serkis | [71] | |
| Uh Huh! | Richert Schnorr | [72] | |
| Moves (feat. Ian "H" Watkins) | 2022 | Paul Frankl | [73] |
| Cry at Films | Tyler Jensen | [74] | |
| Sweet Release | 2023 | – | [75] |
| Down To One | Tyler Jensen | [76] | |
| You Want My ... | 2024 | Tyler Milliron | [77] |
| Every Emotion (with Ultra Naté) | Ultra Naté | [78] | |
| Heartslap (with Mykal Kilgore) | Tyler Milliron | [79] |