Matter Does Not Define The Lathums

• 1 Leave No Stone Unturned 02:55
• 2 Reflections Of Lessons Left 03:56
• 3 Stellar Cast 03:15
• 4 Heartbreaker 03:28
• 5 Dynamite 03:29
• 6 Unrequited Love 03:28
• 7 No Direction 03:11
• 8 Until Our Bitter End 03:23
• 9 Knocking At Your Door 03:16
• 10 The Jester 03:26
• 11 Surrounded By Beauty 03:55
• 12 Long Shadows 04:56
• Total Runtime 42:38

Info for Matter Does Not Define

Defiance, vulnerability, pride and the excuse to let loose are all promised by The Lathums as they release their latest single, Stellar Cast, with news of a new album and touring plans for 2025. This third album promises to have a “genuine” and “raw” sound, and includes tracks such as No Direction and the new single Stellar Cast. Frontman Alex Moore emphasized that the album's message focuses on the value of reflection and gaining experiences over material things in life.

Described by frontman, Alex Moore as ‘real’ and ‘raw’, the album features energetic, instant fan-favourite ‘No Direction’, which dropped earlier this year.

He commented, “We’ve had a lot of fun creating album three. Though only a couple of years have passed since our last album, it feels like we’ve matured immensely as musicians. One of my favourite lyrics on the album is from track three, ‘Reflections of Lessons Left’. “When will they learn that it’s not matter that defines a being? It’s the reflections of the lessons they leave” was actually the first lyric I wrote for this album, long before we even started planning it properly. It felt powerful and important to the times we live in, and I wanted it to resonate with others. That lyric became the catalyst for the whole album, setting its tone and message.

“Recording ‘Matter Does Not Define’ felt like coming full circle. We worked on it with our good friend and old college tutor, John Kettle, which brought us back to our roots. The process felt organic, without the pressure to cater to industry demands, and it allowed us to really explore creatively. It was like being back in college, free to make music without constraints. Like, (drummer) Duz even plays a frying pan in ‘Stellar Cast’, a random touch you might not expect. Album three is real, raw, and everything we hoped it would be.”

Matter Does Not Define was written by the band, comprised of Moore, Scott Concepcion (guitars, piano and vocals) Ryan Durrans (drums) and Matty Murphy (bass and vocals), in their native Wigan before recording at Kempston Street Studios, Liverpool in the company of long-term creative guide, John Kettle and producer, Chris Taylor. Proving prolific with a 12-song track listing, Matter Does Not Define not only follows the band’s chart-topping second album, but their classic indie debut, 2021’s How Beautiful Life Can Be.

Concurrent to their musical adventures, The Lathums continue to raise funds and awareness of their own Chance To See Fund, a charitable venture to bring creative opportunity to young people in and around Wigan. Donations from fans, the band and through special projects arranged with participatory arts charity, Curious Minds, saw the total available to local individuals, groups and projects hit £25,000 earlier this year.

Alex Moore, uitar, vocals
Scott Concepcion, guitar, piano, vocals
Ryan Durrans, drums
Matty Murphy, bass, vocals

The Lathums
British four-piece, The Lathums cite the melodic worlds and street hymns of The Smiths, The Beatles, Stone Roses and The Ramones amongst their influences.

Singer-songwriter Alex Moore simply believes in ‘making positive changes’. He writes about his digitised generation and reflects on young Britain turning its back on materialism and vacuity. The band is swelled with self-assured positivity and their dreams that an audience would one day identify with their movement to make positive changes are poetically penned into their songs.

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