Straylight Run are an indie band based in Baldwin, Nassau County, Long Island, New York. They are currently unsigned after being dropped from Universal Republic Records. Their latest release is the full-length album entitled The Needles The Space.

Straylight Run is the project of ex- Taking Back Sunday members John Nolan and Shaun Cooper. They formed in May 2003 when John and Shaun left due to personal differences with lead singer Adam Lazzara. John and Shaun had been writing songs while still in the old band that they felt didn’t fit in with Taking Back Sunday’s style, and the freedom of starting a new band gave them a chance to experiment with this new sound. The band gained popularity early on through word of mouth after they relea