Let Your Dim Light Shine Let Your Dim Light Shine Let Your Dim Light Shine is the seventh album from the band Soul Asylum, released in 1995. Critically, it suffered in comparison to its predecessor, "Grave Dancers Union", the band's breakout release. It includes the hit "Misery," which was parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic as "Syndicated Inc." on his album "Bad Hair Day". This was the first Soul Asylum album with drummer Sterling Campbell. He provided half of the drums on "Grave Dancers Union". The album's title comes from a lyric of the song "Promises Broken." Actress Trini Alvarado provided backing vocals on three songs.
Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) Why Does the Sun Shine? (The Sun Is a Mass of Incandescent Gas) is an EP by alternative rock band They Might Be Giants, released in 1993. The EP is notable for being their first release with a full-band lineup, rather than only the two original members (John Flansburgh and John Linnell) performing. It was also released as a single on 7" vinyl. All of the songs on the EP are cover versions, except for one. The title song is a cover of a song by Hy