Following last week’s debut on Later…with Jool Holland, The Lathums have released their new EP ‘Ghosts’. Produced by The Coral’s James Skelly (and Chris Taylor), its out now on Island Records.
Here is our track by track review:
I See Your Ghost
This is what the backing of a label can bring to band. They have the freedom to play around in the studio knowing that jobs in Spoons are needed for the rent.
This playful piece has the hallmarks of The Coral’s debut album colliding with the Dead 60s cult classic ‘Riot Radio’. It culminates in a thunderous crescendo, a subtle reminder that they always mean business.
Corporation Street
With jangle of The La’s, vocal nods to The Smiths and the playful side of the Kinks, The Lathums have delivered a sumptuous piece of pop music.
All My Life
The escapist romanticism of Sheffield’s much missed The Crookes comes out for ponderous walk. Emotive hooks lurk at every corner of this instant soul classic.
Frontman Moore has found a euphoric way to tell the world what its like to be a teenager. The searing intensity and idealism will warm the blackest of hearts this lockdown. The self-belief and self-doubt collide like two heavyweights in the 12th round desperate for the win.
Crowds are becoming a thig of the past but, anthems like this, packed with soul music, are surely the seeds of hope to pull us all through.
Foolish Parley
Moore’s produces his best vocal to date. Sliding from the soul of Kevin Rowlands and to the underdog power of Rick Witter, he is set to become an indie icon!
Musically, again, the essence of their song writing is simplicity but, lurking in the shadows, are nuggets pf psyche and hostility to colour the palette.