Nashville, TN (August 23,2013)-- Americana's favorite band, Yarn, brightens up their album catalog with the September 10 release of Shine The Lights On, featuring two tracks with musical legend John Oates from the famous "rock and soul" duo, Hall and Oates. This 12-track acoustic release can be found online at all digital outlets, as well as at live shows and on the band's website, www.yarnmusic.net.

Within this 12-track acoustic collection, all written by lead singer Blake Christiana, listeners witness the poignant emotion and emotive story-telling that has come to define the sextet's sound, which straddles the genres of Americana and alt-country, with a dash of jam-band injected on select tracks. "I really wanted to make another acoustic record, focus on the songs, and revisit the early days of Yarn," says Christiana. "Some of the best songs we've written live on this record. It's a pretty dark collection, but we are confident you can find the light shining through."

John Oates of Hall and Oates appears on two tracks that he co-wrote with Christiana. Oates says, "From the first time I heard Yarn perform at Music City Roots in Nashville I became a fan.  They have one foot in the traditional sound of bluegrass and the other foot stepping into the future.  It was an honor for me to co-write and collaborate with them on their new record.  Great playing, great singing and great songwriting, what more is there?"