History Music / StreetlightManifesto

* AuthorAppeal: Lots of Streetlight songs include references to guns, literature, religion, suicide prevention, and people generally thought of as "losers" standing against the majority.

* AuthorAppeal: Lots of Streetlight songs include references to guns, literature, religion, suicide prevention, and people generally thought of as "losers" standing against the majority.

* SiameseTwinSongs: "A Moment Of Silence" and "A Moment Of Violence" on ''Everything Goes Numb''. "Silence" can stand on its own well enough (Toh Kay and his friend Dan Potthast have both recorded standalone versions), but "Violence" makes more sense when paired with its predecessor.

** ''The Hands That Thieve'' is a noticeable departure. While still fast, the singing has slowed way down and is generally understandable. "Ungrateful" is an exception.

* TitleTrack: "Somewhere In The Between," "The Hands That Thieve."

* IconicItem / IconicOutfit: Tomas plays a red Gibson 335 and wears a striped short-sleeve shirt, cargo pants rolled to the ankles, and a green military-style cap at nearly every show.

* IconicItem / IconicOutfit: Tomas plays a red Gibson semi-hollow and wears a striped short-sleeve shirt, cargo pants rolled to the ankles, and a green military-style cap at nearly every show.

** "You By Me: Vol. 1," in which Toh Kay covers five songs by Dan Potthast and Dan Potthast covers five songs by Toh Kay.

** A lot of Streetlight songs are 5+ minutes long, despite the fact that they are fast and largely non-repetitive. This is especially noticeable when they are slowed down (see Toh Kay's version of "We Will Fall Together," which is almost seven minutes long). Tomas has said in interviews that, when writing songs, he constantly adds in new parts and then can't bring himself to cut any of them.

** A lot of Streetlight songs are 5+ minutes long, despite the fact that they are largely non-repetitive. This is especially noticeable when they are slowed down (see Toh Kay's version of "We Will Fall Together," which is almost seven minutes long). Tomas has said in interviews that, when writing songs, he constantly adds in new parts and then can't bring himself to cut any of them.

* HeelFaceTurn: Tomas seems to have changed many of his views over the years, becoming much less cynical and antagonistic than he once was. For example, while many of the lyrics on ''Somewhere in the Between'' contain [[TakeThat Take Thats]] at organized religion, "With Any Sort of Certainty" (released seven years later) takes a decidedly more neutral approach to the subject. ("Oh my God, I will hold my tongue and I'll breathe easily / if anyone can say [[TitleDrop with any sort of certainty]] that there is something to believe...")
** Perhaps the most obvious (and possibly intentional) example of a heel-face turn can be seen when you contrast the lyrics of "Day In, Day Out" (from 1998, in its earliest form) and "Ungrateful" (from 2013). In "Day In, Day Out" he sings: ''"I don't need anyone, I don't need an-y-one, I don't need anyone to hate the world with me."'' The chorus of "Ungrateful," on the other hand, says, ''"Hey, I don't wanna seem ungrateful, I don't wanna seem like a don't need anyone's help..."''

* AuthorAppeal: Lots of Streetlight songs involve references to guns, literature, religion, suicide prevention, and people generally thought of as "losers" standing against the majority.

* Lots of Streetlight songs involve references to guns, literature, religion, suicide prevention, and people generally thought of as "losers" standing against the majority.

* IconicItem / IconicOutfit: Tomas plays a red Gibson semi-hollow and wears a striped short-sleeve shirt, cargo pants rolled to the ankles, and a green military-style cap at nearly every show.

* IconicItem / IconicOutfit: Tomas plays a red Gibson semi-hollow and wears a striped short-sleeve shirt, cargo pants rolled to the ankles, and a green military-style cap at nearly every show. [[(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kalnoky.JPG As seen here.)]]

* IconicItem / IconicOutfit: Tomas almost ''always'' wears a striped short-sleeve shirt, cargo pants rolled to the ankles, and a green military-style cap and plays a red Gibson semi-hollow ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kalnoky.JPG all of which can be seen here]]).

* IconicItem / IconicOutfit: Tomas almost ''always'' [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kalnoky.JPG plays a red Gibson semi-hollow and wears a striped short-sleeve shirt, cargo pants rolled to the ankles, and a green military-style cap]] at shows.

* IconicOutfit: Tomas almost ''always'' wears [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kalnoky.JPG a striped short-sleeve shirt, cargo pants rolled to the ankles, and a green military-style cap]] at shows.

* IconicOutfit: Tomas almost ''always'' wears [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4a/Kalnoky.JPG a striped shirt, cargo pants rolled to the ankles, and a green military-style cap]] at shows.

* TitleTrack: "Somewhere In The Between"

** Most songs on "Keasbey Nights" and quite a few on other albums qualify. It's a bit of a trademark for the band, and for ska in general.

* WordSaladLyrics: About half.
** Averted somewhat in that they usually make plenty of sense when you can actually understand them.

** Perhaps the most obvious (and possibly intentional) example of a heel-face turn can be seen when you contrast the lyrics of "Day In, Day Out" (from 1998, in its earliest form) and "Ungrateful" (from 2013). In "Day In, Day Out" he sings: ''"I don't need anyone, I don't need an-y-one, I don't need anyone to hate the world with me."'' The chorus of "Ungrateful", on the other hand, says, ''"Hey, I don't wanna seem ungrateful, I don't wanna seem like a don't need anyone's help..."''

** ''The Hands That Thieve'' is a noticeable departure. While still fast, the vocals have slowed way down and are generally understandable. "Ungrateful" is an exception.

** Perhaps the most obvious (and possibly intentional) example of a heel-face turn can be seen when you contrast the lyrics of "Day In, Day Out" (from 1998, in its earliest form) and "Ungrateful" (from 2013). In "Day In, Day Out" he sings: ''"I don't need anyone, I don't need an-y-one, I don't need anyone to hate the world with me."'' The chorus of "Ungrateful" says, ''"Hey, I don't wanna seem ungrateful, I don't wanna seem like a don't need anyone's help..."''