Lucky Soul are a British six-piece indie pop band based in South East London. Formed in 2005, the band consists of Ali Howard on vocals, Andrew Laidlaw and Ivor Sims on guitars, Malcolm Young on keyboards, Russell Grooms on bass and Paul Atkins on drums.
Their debut single My Brittle Heart / Give Me Love, released in March 2006, was made 'single of week' by the Guardian newspaper and described as featuring "melodies as colossal, memorable and irresistible as a stampede of elephants bearing down on your tent". In June of that year they released another single, Lips are Unhappy. This was followed by an EP entitled Ain't Never Been Cool, in early 2007. Ain't Never Been Cool achieved fame by being featured in BBC Radio 1 DJ Colin Murray's top 20 tracks of the year. A further single, Add Your Light to Mine, Baby, was released on 26 March 2007 as a digital download, CD and limited edition, hand-numbered vinyl, followed by One Kiss Don't Make a Summer in late August. The band have performed numerous live dates in the UK and overseas. On June 20, 2007, they were one of the first acts to perform at The O2, as part of Greenwich Council's soft launch event and supported Bryan Ferry on his Dylanesque tour that same year. They have since toured in Spain, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Japan, USA and most recently Russia, where they performed at the Kinotavr Film Festival in Sochi.
The Great Unwanted
The band's debut album, The Great Unwanted. was released on 9 April 2007. Produced by George Shilling, it had a five star review in the Independent on Sunday, a five star review in Metro and The Independent on Sunday, four stars from both The Guardian and The Times and a further four star review in Uncut magazine. The album cover photos were taken by Libi Pedder at the Commercial Tavern, London E1.
Discography
* My Brittle Heart - Give Me Love
* Lips are Unhappy
* Ain't Never Been Cool
* Add Your Light To Mine, Baby
* One Kiss Don't Make A Summer
* Lips Are Unhappy - Lonely This Christmas
Posts
0 comments