2026 has been off to an exciting and hectic start in the world, especially in music. But for The Band Light, it’s gotten even crazier. Konnor Dolberry (lead singer), Garrett Goodrich (lead guitarist), Jack Glenn (bass), and Trevor Young (drummer) kicked off the new year with their hometown show surrounded by fans, family and friends (and the appearance of a Nintendo DS), and teased new music that kept fans guessing.
In early January, fans from all over traveled to Franklin, TN for the band’s annual hometown show, Lightyear, where the group hosted a wide array of festivities, scavenger hunts, and a performance that keeps growing.
“It ended up probably being my favorite headline show we’ve ever done. The crowd was amazing and it was awesome. The set that we built ended up looking so cool!” Konnor said.
Venturing more into 2026, The Band Light continues to keep fans on their toes as they continuously escalate to new heights in music. Their new song, “Worlds,” is one that has finally made its long-awaited debut at Lightyear.
“It was the first song that we all wrote together,” said Trevor. “It was something we weren’t quite ready for at the time. We had the chorus that we really loved, and I remember trying to write other stuff for it, but nothing really felt right. I’m a big believer in everything happens for a reason, and I really believe this song came out at the right time for the right reason,” he said.
The band has always been dedicated to giving people a voice through their music. After a heartfelt performance of the song at Lightyear, what started as a simple chorus and from being fully written in a college dorm room, had eventually become something bigger than the band, and meaningful for the fans. After a long time in the making, the song has finally made its way into the light and onto their new EP – “Worlds” allures fans and perfectly captures both finding the beauty in heartache and navigating adulthood.
“I listen back and I think about growing up and being in this weird spot in your early twenties where you can be standing in both your childhood and adulthood at the same time, and it feels like you’re just starting out again,” said Konnor.
“We always talk about wanting people to feel seen, and if somebody can listen to this song and feel like, ‘I wasn’t able to put it into words, but this is how I feel right now,’ then that’s really all I care about. That’s what we’re in this for. ”
“We’re here for a reason, not a season,” said Jack.
The past few years have been a roller coaster of success for the band – from playing small shows in their garages to opening for Louis Tomlinson’s Away From Home Music Festival, the group has definitely made a powerful name for themselves and has grown in many different ways in their careers. Looking back, it had not always been an easy journey to get to where they are now. The band even shared with Crowdsurfer a candid, in-depth reflection of navigating the music industry all while continuing to grow up in their early twenties.
“It’s never going to be easy. If anything, it kind of gets harder, the more farther along you get.
Also, what I’ve learned is that you have to be your biggest supporter. Nothing’s going to happen if we don’t move the dial forward every day and if we don’t care more than anybody else. It’s a very cliche thing to say, but it’s so true and it has to start with you,” said Konnor.
Even through the chaos and setbacks, the band continues to strive to keep being true to themselves and their music, all while encouraging others to always do the same, no matter what.
“The biggest thing is finding your own security with who you are within the industry and finding your own voice, and being able to see yourself and be confident in who you are and in the decisions you make,” saidGarrett.
“Comparison is such a big thing in this industry, and it’s something that I’ve struggled with all my life, but you have to have the mindset of ‘I’m my own person and what I bring to the table is vital and valuable because it’s me.’ It’s not through any filter of ‘I’m making a song this way because I think it’ll please this crowd or this person.’ You have to do it for you.”
While this era ends, a new yet familiar one now begins as the band prepares to hit the road with New Hollow in March.
“We’re really excited!” says Konnor. “I think we’ve been really going back to what inspired us when we first started the band, I think those inspirations are showing on a lot of the new stuff.”
The band even has another trick up their sleeve – their new song “Mona Lisa” will be released on March 20th!
“This song coming out is really the start of a new chapter for the band,” said Garrett. “We’ve had new eras before, but this is almost like a hard reset, and this is the band that we saw in our heads when we first started.”
Be sure to follow the band on social media for more updates on Mona Lisa, new music, and show dates!
Instagram: @thebandlightofficial
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