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Lightspeed Champion

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Group. Formed April 2005.

Lightspeed Champion is a performance name for the person Devonte Hynez.

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Biography

Lightspeed Champion is the stage name of British composer, songwriter and author Devonte Hynes, born 23 December 1985 who is currently signed to Domino Records. Incorporating elements from a variety of musical genres, Lightspeed Champion marks a significant departure in sound from Hynes' previous dance-punk band Test Icicles. He released his debut album under the Lightspeed Champion name, Falling off the Lavender Bridge, on January 21, 2008 through Domino Records.

Hynes was born in Houston, Texas but raised in Essex, England since the age of 2, and currently resides in New York. The name 'Lightspeed Champion' comes from a series of comic strips Hynes drew as a teenager in his school mathematics books. Hynes was voted the 49th 'coolest person in rock' in NME's 2007 Cool List, jumping to position 20 in the following year's list.

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  1. Lightspeed Champion reveals second LP

    Wed 4 Nov 2009 12:18

    Dev Hynes announces details about the follow-up to 2008 debut Falling Off The Lavender...

  2. Blog on

    Tue 27 Jan 2009 09:39

    There's been a shift in the way bands meet their fans

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  1. Falling Off The Lavender Bridge 2008

    Falling Off the Lavender Bridge

    Reviewed by Gemma Padley

    While Test Icicles fans may run for the hills, there is plenty of intrigue cooped up...

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