With the release of Pretty Lights' fourth album (and first wholly original album), A Color Map Of The Sun, one of the primary issues plaguing contemporary music criticism has come to light once again.

The buzz about the new Pretty Lights (aka producer-songwriter Derek Vincent Smith) album, "A Color Map of the Sun," (Pretty Lights Music) is all about the process behind its creation. Instead of once ...

Colorado's Derek Vincent Smith has always grooved to his own cut-up, sample-based "electro hip-hop soul" style. Starting with his first release (Taking Up Your Precious Time) to growing through future ...

You know what? If you're a fan of Pretty Lights, you should be really thankful. Not too many artists in this day and age will post a clip and then ask ...