View basket “Memory Of A Head Cut Off” has been added to your basket. 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 Oh Wonder No One Else Can Wear Your Crown Rock And Pop | Island | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 7th February 2020 £18.00 Select options Oh Wonder No One Else Can Wear Your Crown £18.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Island Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 7th February 2020 Read More Select options View Product Quick View David Crosby Lighthouse Rock And Pop | Ground Up Music | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released 21st October 2016 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders David Crosby Lighthouse £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Ground Up Music SKU: 4799794 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve, Includes Download Code Released Date: 21st October 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Kills, The Blood Pressures Rock And Pop | Domino | 2LP Released 28th October 2015 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kills, The Blood Pressures £22.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Domino SKU: WIGLP249 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 28th October 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Van Morrison Astral Weeks Rock And Pop | Rhino | 180g, 1LP Released 30th November 2015 £25.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Van Morrison Astral Weeks £25.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Rhino SKU: 0081227950378 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th November 2015 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Bruce Springsteen We Shall Overcome (Seeger Sessions) Rock And Pop | Columbia | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 8th April 2016 £40.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bruce Springsteen We Shall Overcome (Seeger Sessions) £40.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Columbia SKU: 82876834391 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 8th April 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View HAAi Put Your Head Above The Parakeets Rock And Pop | Mute | 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album, Includes Download Code Released 18th September 2020 £12.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders HAAi Put Your Head Above The Parakeets £12.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Mute SKU: 12MUTE611 Formats: 12", Coloured Vinyl, EP/Mini Album, Includes Download Code Released Date: 18th September 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Palm Rock Island – Limited Edition Rock And Pop | Carpark Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 9th February 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Palm Rock Island – Limited Edition £19.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Carpark Records SKU: CAK124LPX Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 9th February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Golden Earring Back Home (Complete Leiden 1984 Concert) Rock And Pop | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 10th May 2024 £34.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Golden Earring Back Home (Complete Leiden 1984 Concert) £34.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP3248B Formats: 180g, 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 10th May 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View 3 Doors Down Away From The Sun Rock And Pop | UMC | 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released 24th November 2017 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders 3 Doors Down Away From The Sun £24.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: UMC SKU: 00602557902181 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 24th November 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Paper Kites, The On the Corner Where You Live Rock And Pop | Nettwerk | 1LP Released 15th February 2019 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Paper Kites, The On the Corner Where You Live £20.00 Genre: Rock And Pop Label: Nettwerk SKU: 0067003116510 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th February 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Rock And Pop Start again
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