In April 2017, Lights announced the forthcoming release of her fourth studio album, Skin & Earth.
The album was released with a comic book series drawn and written by Lights, one song per issue, starting in July.
New music was released with each edition on a monthly basis until the album was released in full.
Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun collaborated on the album tracks "Savage" and "Almost Had Me".
The song "Giants" and its accompanying music video were released on June 23.
The song peaked at No.
 18 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart.
She later released versions of the song in French, Tagalog and Spanish.
On July 14, Lights released the promotional single "Skydiving".
The album was made available for pre-orders on August 11 and was released on September 22, 2017.
Lights released the song "Savage" on August 11, followed by "New Fears" on September 15, 2017.
The album track "Fight Club" is featured in the video game Just Dance 2018.

In January 2018, Lights launched the "We Were Here Tour" with Chase Atlantic and DCF, playing 46 shows across North America in support of the album.
On February 2, Lights released the music video for her song "We Were Here".
She joined Young the Giant's fall tour in October as the supporting act.

In November 2018, Lights collaborated with Deadmau5 on his track "Drama Free", which was released on his Mau5ville: Level 2 EP.
In early 2019, she collaborated with Felix Cartal on the track "Love Me" and with Sleepy Tom on the track "Amateurs".

On May 12, 2019, it was announced that she had signed to Fueled by Ramen, which would release Skin&Earth Acoustic supported by a North American concert tour.
The acoustic album was released on July 12 with three new songs.

On June 11, 2020, she released a seven track instrumental synthwave album on Bandcamp titled How to Sleep When You're on Fire.
Proceeds from this album would be donated to the Black Lives Matter Vancouver branch.

On July 9, 2020, Lights released the song "Dead End", alongside its music video.
The song is part of a remix album with the same name which was released on August 7.
In April 2017, Lights announced the forthcoming release of her fourth studio album, Skin & Earth. The album was released with a comic book series drawn and written by Lights, one song per issue, starting in July. New music was released with each edition on a monthly basis until the album was released in full. Twenty One Pilots drummer Josh Dun collaborated on the album tracks "Savage" and "Almost Had Me". The song "Giants" and its accompanying music video were released on June 23. The song peaked at No. 18 on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart. She later released versions of the song in French, Tagalog and Spanish. On July 14, Lights released the promotional single "Skydiving". The album was made available for pre-orders on August 11 and was released on September 22, 2017. Lights released the song "Savage" on August 11, followed by "New Fears" on September 15, 2017. The album track "Fight Club" is featured in the video game Just Dance 2018.
In January 2018, Lights launched the "We Were Here Tour" with Chase Atlantic and DCF, playing 46 shows across North America in support of the album. On February 2, Lights released the music video for her song "We Were Here". She joined Young the Giant's fall tour in October as the supporting act.
In November 2018, Lights collaborated with Deadmau5 on his track "Drama Free", which was released on his Mau5ville: Level 2 EP. In early 2019, she collaborated with Felix Cartal on the track "Love Me" and with Sleepy Tom on the track "Amateurs".
On May 12, 2019, it was announced that she had signed to Fueled by Ramen, which would release Skin&Earth Acoustic supported by a North American concert tour. The acoustic album was released on July 12 with three new songs.
On June 11, 2020, she released a seven track instrumental synthwave album on Bandcamp titled How to Sleep When You're on Fire. Proceeds from this album would be donated to the Black Lives Matter Vancouver branch.
On July 9, 2020, Lights released the song "Dead End", alongside its music video. The song is part of a remix album with the same name which was released on August 7.
Lights (musician)