Show overview
Lightswitch (album) has published 10 episodes during 2023. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 3 min and 4 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 3 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by Jim Costello.
From the publisher
<p>This was my first singer-songwriter release, in 1996. It was recorded primarily at Hollywood Sound Recorders (all to tape, thank you very much!). Jim Costello - vocals / acoustic / bass. Todd Hodulik & Tim Godwin - lead guitars. Rob Ahlers - drums. Produced & Engineered by Bryan Davis.</p>
Latest Episodes
Ep 1Bend
<p>(Linear notes from the album) Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA and The Farm Recording Studios in North Hollywood. Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders. Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Tower Mastering. Cover art by Jeffrey Damm. All songs written and arranged by Jim Costello, except "Isabelle," written by Jim Costello and Scott Appleton. Copyright 1996, Nomadic Slacker Publishing. Musicians: Rob Ahlers - Drums. Kristin Endsley - Backing Vocals. Jim Ervin - organ on "Bend". Michael Faue - Percussion. Kate Gibson - vocals on "Isabelle." Tim Godwin - too many electric and slide parts to remember. Lily Hadyn - violin. Todd Hodulik - guitar solo on "Center". Chris Johnson - bass on "Center," "Bend" and "Tell Me I Have More". The David Kainsley Trio - trumpets on "Bend". Karen Marks - Saxophones. Novi Novog - Viola. Tom Sullivan Jr. - Bass on "Again," "This," and "Love Me Like Before". Geri Sutyak - Cello. Jim Costello - Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass on "See Me There".</p>
Ep 2This
<p>(Linear notes from the album) Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA and The Farm Recording Studios in North Hollywood. Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders. Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Tower Mastering. Cover art by Jeffrey Damm. All songs written and arranged by Jim Costello, except "Isabelle," written by Jim Costello and Scott Appleton. Copyright 1996, Nomadic Slacker Publishing. Musicians: Rob Ahlers - Drums. Kristin Endsley - Backing Vocals. Jim Ervin - organ on "Bend". Michael Faue - Percussion. Kate Gibson - vocals on "Isabelle." Tim Godwin - too many electric and slide parts to remember. Lily Hadyn - violin. Todd Hodulik - guitar solo on "Center". Chris Johnson - bass on "Center," "Bend" and "Tell Me I Have More". The David Kainsley Trio - trumpets on "Bend". Karen Marks - Saxophones. Novi Novog - Viola. Tom Sullivan Jr. - Bass on "Again," "This," and "Love Me Like Before". Geri Sutyak - Cello. Jim Costello - Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass on "See Me There".</p>
Ep 3Tell Me I Have More
<p>(Linear notes from the album) Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA and The Farm Recording Studios in North Hollywood. Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders. Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Tower Mastering. Cover art by Jeffrey Damm. All songs written and arranged by Jim Costello, except "Isabelle," written by Jim Costello and Scott Appleton. Copyright 1996, Nomadic Slacker Publishing. Musicians: Rob Ahlers - Drums. Kristin Endsley - Backing Vocals. Jim Ervin - organ on "Bend". Michael Faue - Percussion. Kate Gibson - vocals on "Isabelle." Tim Godwin - too many electric and slide parts to remember. Lily Hadyn - violin. Todd Hodulik - guitar solo on "Center". Chris Johnson - bass on "Center," "Bend" and "Tell Me I Have More". The David Kainsley Trio - trumpets on "Bend". Karen Marks - Saxophones. Novi Novog - Viola. Tom Sullivan Jr. - Bass on "Again," "This," and "Love Me Like Before". Geri Sutyak - Cello. Jim Costello - Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass on "See Me There".</p>
Ep 4Again
<p>(Linear notes from the album) Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA and The Farm Recording Studios in North Hollywood. Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders. Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Tower Mastering. Cover art by Jeffrey Damm. All songs written and arranged by Jim Costello, except "Isabelle," written by Jim Costello and Scott Appleton. Copyright 1996, Nomadic Slacker Publishing. Musicians: Rob Ahlers - Drums. Kristin Endsley - Backing Vocals. Jim Ervin - organ on "Bend". Michael Faue - Percussion. Kate Gibson - vocals on "Isabelle." Tim Godwin - too many electric and slide parts to remember. Lily Hadyn - violin. Todd Hodulik - guitar solo on "Center". Chris Johnson - bass on "Center," "Bend" and "Tell Me I Have More". The David Kainsley Trio - trumpets on "Bend". Karen Marks - Saxophones. Novi Novog - Viola. Tom Sullivan Jr. - Bass on "Again," "This," and "Love Me Like Before". Geri Sutyak - Cello. Jim Costello - Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass on "See Me There".</p>
Ep 5Center
<p>(Linear notes from the album) Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA and The Farm Recording Studios in North Hollywood. Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders. Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Tower Mastering. Cover art by Jeffrey Damm. All songs written and arranged by Jim Costello, except "Isabelle," written by Jim Costello and Scott Appleton. Copyright 1996, Nomadic Slacker Publishing. Musicians: Rob Ahlers - Drums. Kristin Endsley - Backing Vocals. Jim Ervin - organ on "Bend". Michael Faue - Percussion. Kate Gibson - vocals on "Isabelle." Tim Godwin - too many electric and slide parts to remember. Lily Hadyn - violin. Todd Hodulik - guitar solo on "Center". Chris Johnson - bass on "Center," "Bend" and "Tell Me I Have More". The David Kainsley Trio - trumpets on "Bend". Karen Marks - Saxophones. Novi Novog - Viola. Tom Sullivan Jr. - Bass on "Again," "This," and "Love Me Like Before". Geri Sutyak - Cello. Jim Costello - Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass on "See Me There".</p>
Ep 6Love Me Like Before
<p>(Linear notes from the album) Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA and The Farm Recording Studios in North Hollywood. Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders. Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Tower Mastering. Cover art by Jeffrey Damm. All songs written and arranged by Jim Costello, except "Isabelle," written by Jim Costello and Scott Appleton. Copyright 1996, Nomadic Slacker Publishing. Musicians: Rob Ahlers - Drums. Kristin Endsley - Backing Vocals. Jim Ervin - organ on "Bend". Michael Faue - Percussion. Kate Gibson - vocals on "Isabelle." Tim Godwin - too many electric and slide parts to remember. Lily Hadyn - violin. Todd Hodulik - guitar solo on "Center". Chris Johnson - bass on "Center," "Bend" and "Tell Me I Have More". The David Kainsley Trio - trumpets on "Bend". Karen Marks - Saxophones. Novi Novog - Viola. Tom Sullivan Jr. - Bass on "Again," "This," and "Love Me Like Before". Geri Sutyak - Cello. Jim Costello - Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass on "See Me There".</p>
Ep 7Isabelle
<p>(Linear notes from the album) Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA and The Farm Recording Studios in North Hollywood. Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders. Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Tower Mastering. Cover art by Jeffrey Damm. All songs written and arranged by Jim Costello, except "Isabelle," written by Jim Costello and Scott Appleton. Copyright 1996, Nomadic Slacker Publishing. Musicians: Rob Ahlers - Drums. Kristin Endsley - Backing Vocals. Jim Ervin - organ on "Bend". Michael Faue - Percussion. Kate Gibson - vocals on "Isabelle." Tim Godwin - too many electric and slide parts to remember. Lily Hadyn - violin. Todd Hodulik - guitar solo on "Center". Chris Johnson - bass on "Center," "Bend" and "Tell Me I Have More". The David Kainsley Trio - trumpets on "Bend". Karen Marks - Saxophones. Novi Novog - Viola. Tom Sullivan Jr. - Bass on "Again," "This," and "Love Me Like Before". Geri Sutyak - Cello. Jim Costello - Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass on "See Me There".</p>
Ep 8See Me There
<p>(Linear notes from the album) Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA and The Farm Recording Studios in North Hollywood. Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders. Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Tower Mastering. Cover art by Jeffrey Damm. All songs written and arranged by Jim Costello, except "Isabelle," written by Jim Costello and Scott Appleton. Copyright 1996, Nomadic Slacker Publishing. Musicians: Rob Ahlers - Drums. Kristin Endsley - Backing Vocals. Jim Ervin - organ on "Bend". Michael Faue - Percussion. Kate Gibson - vocals on "Isabelle." Tim Godwin - too many electric and slide parts to remember. Lily Hadyn - violin. Todd Hodulik - guitar solo on "Center". Chris Johnson - bass on "Center," "Bend" and "Tell Me I Have More". The David Kainsley Trio - trumpets on "Bend". Karen Marks - Saxophones. Novi Novog - Viola. Tom Sullivan Jr. - Bass on "Again," "This," and "Love Me Like Before". Geri Sutyak - Cello. Jim Costello - Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass on "See Me There".</p>
Ep 9Weigh Me Down
<p>(Linear notes from the album) Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA and The Farm Recording Studios in North Hollywood. Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders. Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Tower Mastering. Cover art by Jeffrey Damm. All songs written and arranged by Jim Costello, except "Isabelle," written by Jim Costello and Scott Appleton. Copyright 1996, Nomadic Slacker Publishing. Musicians: Rob Ahlers - Drums. Kristin Endsley - Backing Vocals. Jim Ervin - organ on "Bend". Michael Faue - Percussion. Kate Gibson - vocals on "Isabelle." Tim Godwin - too many electric and slide parts to remember. Lily Hadyn - violin. Todd Hodulik - guitar solo on "Center". Chris Johnson - bass on "Center," "Bend" and "Tell Me I Have More". The David Kainsley Trio - trumpets on "Bend". Karen Marks - Saxophones. Novi Novog - Viola. Tom Sullivan Jr. - Bass on "Again," "This," and "Love Me Like Before". Geri Sutyak - Cello. Jim Costello - Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass on "See Me There".</p>
Ep 10Slamming The Door
<p>(Linear notes from the album) Recorded at Hollywood Sound Recorders in Hollywood, CA and The Farm Recording Studios in North Hollywood. Mixed at Hollywood Sound Recorders. Mastered by Mark Chalecki at Tower Mastering. Cover art by Jeffrey Damm. All songs written and arranged by Jim Costello, except "Isabelle," written by Jim Costello and Scott Appleton. Copyright 1996, Nomadic Slacker Publishing. Musicians: Rob Ahlers - Drums. Kristin Endsley - Backing Vocals. Jim Ervin - organ on "Bend". Michael Faue - Percussion. Kate Gibson - vocals on "Isabelle." Tim Godwin - too many electric and slide parts to remember. Lily Hadyn - violin. Todd Hodulik - guitar solo on "Center". Chris Johnson - bass on "Center," "Bend" and "Tell Me I Have More". The David Kainsley Trio - trumpets on "Bend". Karen Marks - Saxophones. Novi Novog - Viola. Tom Sullivan Jr. - Bass on "Again," "This," and "Love Me Like Before". Geri Sutyak - Cello. Jim Costello - Vocals, acoustic guitar, bass on "See Me There".</p>