Wigan outfit The Lilacs have come roaring out of the blocks in 2025 with their new single ‘Calling It A Night’. The single is released via Scruff of the Neck Records.
Infectious and sun-kissed, they explore the avenues of taking life to the edge of debauched oblivion and questioning its legitimacy. Many adopt the imagery of “bensons in one hand and heels the other”, too many, but The Lilacs’ infectious and sun-kissed sonic allows them a space to operate credibly. The sense of the gang loitering in the corner of a Spoons, watching others' worlds fall by the wayside with great amusement, shines through. A British pastime as traditional as conkers or cricket.
Sam Birchall’s guitars tap into the rippling joy of ‘Cavorting’ and provide a platform for the melody to breeze into the nation's souls yearning for bands to fill big rooms. Upon first listening, anyone who came of age in the 00s will inevitably feel The Courteeners’ presence looms too large. However, such is the melodic exuberance coursing through the single that ultimately, most will end at a destination of “who cares”.
The Lilacs have kicked off 2025 with an effortlessness that suggests those big rooms are soon to become a reality. A band in such a free-flowing mood can be a hard juggernaut to stop, woe betide anyone attempts it in 2025.