The Lathums

Phenomenal Wigan four-piece The Lathums have dropped their debut single ‘All My Life’ on Island Records.

Singing about the French Resistance, digital culture and the materialistic age, the band are deep-thinking, articulate and blessed with irrepressible positivity.

While routinely sending sold-out audiences into full-voiced rapture The Lathums have the world at their feet and fans in all corners of the UK pushing them ever onwards.

‘All My Life’ has bright melodies, taught verses and jubilant vocals and the eager quartet deliver pure joy and tall tales. Their beg-for-a-ticket live shows have become British guitar music’s worst kept secret, setting fans of emotive and inclusive songwriting rushing in their direction.

Delivering pure joy and tall tales, the talented friends from the overlooked fringes of Greater Manchester enjoyed a heady year on the road and netted streaming figures in their millions before signing to Island in March. It’s a journey immortalised in their short film; The Memories We Make (watch here).

The Lathums are songwriting frontman Alex Moore, Rickenbacker-toting multi-instrumentalist, Scott Concepcion, Johnny Cunliffe on bass and Ryan Durrans behind the drums.

Quoting influences as wide-ranging as The Housemartins and The Ramones, the band has rapidly recruited a dedicated and attentive following, spanning generations.

The Lathums’ live reputation and the fan-to-fan support for their self-released singles won numerous high-profile supporters to their cause, including musical comrades such as Blossoms, who welcomed the band as tour support for their 2020 arena tour. Rearranged dates, not only with Blossoms, but also DMAs and Paul Weller beckon for the band, post-lockdown.

Featured image by Sam Crowston