The Lathums have introduced ahead the discharge of their new album ‘Matter Does Not Outline’.
The Wigan rock band’s third album was initially because of be launched on March 7, however will now come out February 28 after they “pulled a number of strings”.
Sharing the information on Instagram, they wrote: “MDND IS COMING A WEEK EARLY! ❤️🔥 We’ve pulled some (so much 😅) of strings, and now, our new album will likely be out Friday 28 February—simply over two weeks away. 😎 We couldn’t be extra excited so that you can hear it.
“Big because of everybody who’s pre-saved & ordered from the shop—you’ll be getting the album a complete week sooner! That additionally means additional time to study the lyrics earlier than the tour… so no excuses.”
They gave followers the primary style of their yet-to-be-released third album final summer time with the only ‘No Route’, marking their first new music because the launch of their 2023 album ‘From Nothing To A Little Bit Extra’ – which noticed them earn their second Quantity One LP within the UK album charts – and their standalone single ‘Ideas Of A Youngster’ which was shared final October.
Frontman Alex Moore mentioned in a press launch that recording the LP “felt like coming full circle”. “We labored on it with our good good friend and previous faculty tutor, John Kettle, which introduced us again to our roots. The method felt natural, with out the stress to cater to trade calls for, and it allowed us to actually discover creatively,” he mentioned.
“It was like being again in faculty, free to make music with out constraints. Like, [drummer Ryan Durrans] Duz even performs a frying pan in ‘Stellar Forged’, a random contact you may not anticipate. Album three is actual, uncooked, and all the pieces we hoped it could be.”
Shortly after the album’s launch, the band will likely be heading out on a UK and Eire tour, set to kick off in Glasgow on March 13. From there, they’ll head to Newcastle, Stoke, Sheffield, London, Belfast, Dublin and extra. Then, they’ll wrap issues up with a hometown gig at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on April 11.
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The Lathums’ 2025 UK tour dates are:
MARCH
13 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
15 – NX Newcastle, Newcastle
17 – Victoria Corridor, Stoke
18 – Octagon, Sheffield
20 – Rock Metropolis, Nottingham
21 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
22 – O2 Academy Brixton, London
24 – O2 Guildhall, Southhampton
25 – SWX, Bristol
27 – Limelight, Belfast
28 – The Academy, Dublin
APRIL
11 – O2 Apollo, Manchester
They’re additionally set to play TRNSMT Pageant later this summer time, in addition to Neighbourhood Weekender.
The Lathums spoke to NME forward of the discharge of their final album ‘From Nothing To A Little Bit Extra’ final 12 months. Moore mentioned on the time: “What’s the purpose in placing a lot into one thing that you simply’re not genuinely keen about? I feel it’s fairly refreshing that folks can see that there’s real emotions behind these songs, not like a number of music that’s out these days that’s acquired no emotion or substance behind it. You may inform these persons are singing about what they assume individuals need [to hear]. However I don’t provide you with what you need: I provide you with what you want.”
