More Than This Luka State, The SKU: 04877LP Barcode: 793888104877 18.00 £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: The Luka Skate Released Date: 10th March 2023 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Six tracks deep, in the very heart of the album sits the fiery title track ‘More Than This’. Imagine early Arctic Monkeys multiplied by the breakneck urgency of Biffy Clyro and the sharp tongued worldview of Paul Weller. It’s a damning portrait of a hungry family in a broken Britain, as Ellis sings a song ‘For the broken hearted, from a broken home, let down on the breadline, and this ain’t the first time’. “That one’s about me delivering food for a food bank to a single mother of two who lost her job, felt let down by the system and just wanted more,” says Ellis. “She was late on the rent, had no money coming in, no food and just felt forgotten about. I just wanted to say, ‘Don’t judge people without knowing them, always treat people with compassion’. Love always wins.” Hailing from Winsford – a forgotten town between Manchester and Liverpool – The Luka State aren’t overly concerned with the loftier heights of the rock’n’roll dream. Their gritty new album, ‘More Than This’, is an unapologetic state of the nation address, and a record born of the only world they know. The bulk of the album was recorded at The Motor Museum in Liverpool (previously used by The 1975 and Bring Me The Horizon) with producers Dan Austin (You Me At Six, Pixies) and the Grammy Award-winning Adrian Bushby (Foo Fighters, Muse). It’s a small space, chosen to reflect the claustrophobia and tension that the songs were written in. The results are the most aggressive, visceral and immediate work of the band to date, fearlessly exploring the darker shadows of modern working-class life. The scorched desert rock of ‘Oxygen Thief’ spits back against an arsehole who sent Ellis’ mental health into a spiral, the wall-of-sound of ‘Losing Streak’ acts as what the singer calls “a warm hug for anyone else battling addiction and trauma”, the rushing angular indie of ‘Two Worlds Apart’ speaks to anyone “feeling a little bit lost” and the arena-ready ‘Matter Of Fact’ is a lovelorn yearning for a company and a little healing. “Does my love decay when I’m not OK?” Ellis asks on the track, the centrepiece of a very human record that runs the gamut of anxieties that come from needing to know what’s next in life and love. At every show, they’re approached by fans who have been touched by their music and are grateful for feeling less alone –regardless of where they’re from in the world. “This album is a rebirth for us,” concludes Ellis. “Like every other band, we want to take over the world, but we want our message to be heard. We’re not just some standard rock’n’roll band. No one out there must feel alone. There’s a way through everything and we can do it together. We can take over the world together.” Artist Luka State, The Genre Rock And Pop Label The Luka Skate Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Bring Us Down Oxygen Thief Losing Streak Two Worlds Apart Stick Around More Than This Matter of Fact Tightrope (Walking on a Wire) Swimming Backwards Metamorphosis Change Movies Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Luka State, The and more from Rock And Pop View Product Quick View Luka State, The Fall In Fall Out Rock And Pop | BMG Rights Management | 1LP Released 29th January 2021 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Luka State, The Fall In Fall Out £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: BMG Rights Management SKU: 4050538650259 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th January 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Simian Mobile Disco Murmurations Rock And Pop | Wichita | 2LP Released 11th May 2018 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Simian Mobile Disco Murmurations £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Wichita SKU: WEBB535LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 11th May 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Richard Reed Parry Quiet River of Dust Vol. 2 Rock And Pop | Epitaph | 1LP Released 21st June 2019 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Richard Reed Parry Quiet River of Dust Vol. 2 £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Epitaph SKU: 8714092763317 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st June 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Rufus Wainwright Out Of The Game Rock And Pop | Polydor | 1LP Released 26th April 2012 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Rufus Wainwright Out Of The Game £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Polydor SKU: 2797740 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th April 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ten Years After Undead Rock And Pop | Proper / Deram Records | 180g, 1LP Released 20th January 2023 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ten Years After Undead £25.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Proper / Deram Records SKU: UMCLP040 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 20th January 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Grandaddy Blu Wav Rock And Pop | Dangerbird Records | 1LP Released 16th February 2024 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Grandaddy Blu Wav £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Dangerbird Records SKU: DGB2721 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nancy English Leather Rock And Pop | Blame Recordings | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 28th October 2022 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nancy English Leather £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Blame Recordings SKU: BLAME11LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 28th October 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Gerard Way Hesitant Alien Rock And Pop | Warner Bros | 1LP Released 29th September 2014 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Gerard Way Hesitant Alien £16.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Warner Bros SKU: 9362493722 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th September 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Beverly Glenn-Copeland Beverly Glenn-Copeland Rock And Pop | Transgressive | 1LP Released 7th July 2023 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Beverly Glenn-Copeland Beverly Glenn-Copeland £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Transgressive SKU: TRANS465X Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th July 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Doors, The The Singles Rock And Pop | Warner Bros | 7", Box Set Released 11th September 2017 £132.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Doors, The The Singles £132.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Warner Bros SKU: 0081227934651 Formats: 7", Box Set Released Date: 11th September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Texas Texas 25 Rock And Pop | PIAS | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes CD Released 12th February 2015 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Texas Texas 25 £17.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: PIAS SKU: PIASR385LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes CD Released Date: 12th February 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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