The Lathums announce UK & Ireland Tour and share third album details

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Hot on the heels of their new single announcement this week, Wigan's finest The Lathums have today unveiled details of their third studio record entitled Matter Does Not Define, set for release on Fri 7 March 2025. Coinciding with the news is a massive 12 date UK tour set to kick off at Glasgow's Barrowland Ballroom before culminating at Manchester's O2 Apollo. Moore goes on to say: “We’ve had a lot of fun creating album three. Though only a couple of years have passed since our last album, it feels like we've matured immensely as musicians. One of my favourite lyrics on the album is from track three, ‘Reflections of Lessons Left’. “When will they learn that it’s not matter that defines a being? It’s the reflections of the lessons they leave” was actually the first lyric I wrote for this album, long before we even started planning it properly. It felt powerful and important to the times we live in, and I wanted it to resonate with others. That lyric became the catalyst for the whole album, setting its tone and message. “Recording ‘Matter Does Not Define’ felt like coming full circle. We worked on it with our good friend and old college tutor, John Kettle, which brought us back to our roots. The process felt organic, without the pressure to cater to industry demands, and it allowed us to really explore creatively. It was like being back in college, free to make music without constraints. Like,(drummer) Duzeven plays a frying pan in 'Stellar Cast’, a random touch you might not expect. Album three is real, raw, and everything we hoped it would be.”

Released on multiple formats, including standard and special edition vinyl, CD, cassette and digital, Matter Does Not Define was written by the band, comprised of Moore, Scott Concepcion (guitars, piano and vocals) Ryan ‘Duz’ Durrans (drums) and Matty Murphy (bass and vocals), in their native Wigan before recording at Kempston Street Studios, Liverpool. They completed their new masterpiece of equally introspective and pulse-quickening indie in the company of both Kettle and producer, Chris Taylor.

The track listing for The Lathums Matter Does Not Define has been confirmed by the band as: 

1) Leave No Stone Unturned
2) Reflections Of Lessons Left
3) Stellar Cast
4) Heartbreaker
5) Dynamite
6) Unrequited Love
7) No Direction
8) Until Our Bitter End
9) Knocking At Your Door
10) The Jester
11) Surrounded By Beauty
12) Long Shadows

Tour Dates
Thu 13 March 2025 -Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom
Sat 15 March 2025 -Newcastle, NX Newcastle
Mon 17 March 2025-Stoke, Victoria Hall
Tue 18 March 2025 -Sheffield, Octagon
Thu20 March 2025 -Nottingham, Rock City
Fri21 March 2025 -Birmingham, O2 Academy
Sat22 March 2025 -London, O2 Academy Brixton
Mon 24 March 2025-Southampton, O2 Guildhall 
Tue 25 March 2025 -Bristol, SWX
Thu 27 March 2025 -Belfast, Limelight 
Fri 28 March 2025 -Dublin, The Academy 
Fri 11 April 2025 –Manchester, O2 Apollo

Tickets for all dates go on general sale to fans at 10am on Fri 8 November 2024 via links on the band’s website at www.thelathums.com

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