4271 x 3403 px | 36,2 x 28,8 cm | 14,2 x 11,3 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
10 septembre 2017
Lieu:
Blackheath, Lewisham
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Formed in 2008 in Leigh, Greater Manchester, this buoyant indie pop quartet are inspired by the carefree and playful aspects of both pre- and post-Brit-pop-era chart sounds. The Lottery Winners came together primarily over their shared love of the Smiths and this was the act to which Sire Records boss Seymour Stein compared them when he signed the band in 2016. Protracted discussions lead to a lengthy delay between the recording of their self-titled debut album and its release, but it finally saw the light of day on Dave Pichilingi's Modern Sky U.K. label in March 2020, reaching the Top 30 of the U.K. album chart. Lead vocalist and guitarist Thom Rylance grew up listening to '80s bands such as Aztec Camera and Orange Juice, but he felt a primary affinity with inherently gloomier acts like the Cure and Joy Division. He met fellow guitarist Rob Lally at Bedford High School, and they soon joined up with bass player Katie Lloyd. Their first drummer, Alex Langford-Taylor, was eventually replaced by their close friend Joe Singleton -- a student of Lowton CE High school -- following a meeting in the local Collier's Rest Pub. It was this venue that played host to their reputedly oversubscribed debut gig packed with friends and others who had sampled their online uploads. With its chiming guitars and bittersweet lyrics, the band's early material -- such as the 2013 recording of "Pillows" for an online streaming channel and the Lottery Winners' debut single "Elizabeth" -- most clearly displayed a love of Morrissey and Johnny Marr. However, as the band's career progressed, this element was increasingly obscured as they leaned closer to a '90s chart-oriented indie sound that recalled acts such as Space and the Supernaturals. April 2013's blink-and-you-missed-it, self-pressed Somebody Loved You EP was swiftly followed by their first proper festival appearance at Stratford Olympic City's Hard Rock Calling.
