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 Zuco 103 Best Of Rock And Pop | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes 7", Includes Download Code Released 8th June 2015 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Zuco 103 Best Of £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1446 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes 7", Includes Download Code Released Date: 8th June 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Janis Ian Miracle Row Rock And Pop | Sony Music CMG | 180g, 1LP Released 22nd May 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Janis Ian Miracle Row £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Sony Music CMG SKU: 88985448721 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 22nd May 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Rebecca Pidgeon The Raven Folk | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released 14th August 2020 £65.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Rebecca Pidgeon The Raven £65.00 Genre: Folk Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPP 130-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 14th August 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Neil Young Whos Gonna Stand Up Rock And Pop | Warner Bros | 12", Single Released 1st December 2014 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Neil Young Whos Gonna Stand Up £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Warner Bros SKU: 5439196926 Formats: 12", Single Released Date: 1st December 2014 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Saxon Sacrifice Rock And Pop | UDR | 1LP, Picture Disc Released 8th March 2013 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Saxon Sacrifice £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UDR SKU: UDR0153LP Formats: 1LP, Picture Disc Released Date: 8th March 2013 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Madeline Kenney A New Reality Mind Rock And Pop | Carpark Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 28th July 2023 £20.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Madeline Kenney A New Reality Mind £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Carpark Records SKU: CAK168LP Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 28th July 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket On Sale View Product Quick View OCS (Thee Oh Sees) Memory Of A Head Cut Off Rock And Pop | Castle Face | 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 23rd November 2017 £16.99 £27.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations OCS (Thee Oh Sees) Memory Of A Head Cut Off £16.99 £27.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Castle Face SKU: CF100 Formats: 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 23rd November 2017 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Van Halen Van Halen Rock And Pop | Rhino | 180g, 1LP Released 25th March 2015 £25.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Van Halen Van Halen £25.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rhino SKU: 0081227955250 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 25th March 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nearly New View Product Quick View Black Crowes, The Croweology Rock And Pop | Silver Arrow | 3LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 2nd January 2024 £100.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Black Crowes, The Croweology £100.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Silver Arrow SKU: nn278356 Formats: 3LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 2nd January 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Demob Happy Divine Machines Rock And Pop | Liberator Music / Mushroom | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 26th May 2023 £21.00 - £23.00 Select options Demob Happy Divine Machines £21.00 - £23.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Liberator Music / Mushroom Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Select options See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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