Hotel Lights is an American indie rock band led by singer-songwriter Darren Jessee, the drummer for Ben Folds Five.

[3] It featured Archers of Loaf drummer Mark Price and Sparklehorse touring guitarist Alan Weatherhead.

[4] In support of the first album, Hotel Lights toured with Bishop Allen, Tift Merritt, and Nada Surf.

Firecracker People released in August 2008,[5] was recorded at Butch Vig's Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, and features longtime collaborator and guitarist Alan Weatherhead with rhythm section Jay Brown and Zeke Hutchins.

[5] In 2009 The band joined Ben Folds on tour in the northeast and supported shows for Mark Eitzel and Joel Plaskett in Brooklyn, NY.