Defiance, vulnerability, pride and the excuse to let loose are all profoundly expressed by The Lathums as they release their latest single, Stellar Cast. Just the second serving of new music from the band this year, the hooky, indie-ska skit emerges from summertime recording sessions and is likely to further fuel rumours of a third album to follow their previous, consecutive UK Official Album Chart No.1 successes.
Stellar Cast follows the bombastic, summer single and instant fan favourite No Direction, out into the wild as 2024 proved an even more confident year of growth for the wised-up four-piece. With an opening thunderclap preceding a rush through quickfire lines, wailing guitars and infectious, foot-to-foot beats and bass, the song centres on singer and lyricist, Alex Moore’s unexplained dreams.
Having proved their knack of turning every show into a major event, not least with their year-on-year advances in outdoor headline appearances, this year bringing it home with a 11,500-capacity gig in the sunshine at Wigan’s Robin Park, The Lathums are now looking head to a busy 2025. They have already been confirmed as Main Stage visitors to the three-day Isle Of Wight Festival, which opens on Fri 19 June 2025.
Concurrent to their musical adventures, The Lathums continue to raise funds and awareness of their own Chance To See Fund, a charitable venture to bring creative opportunity to young people in and around Wigan. Donations from fans, the band and through special projects arranged with participatory arts charity, Curious Minds, saw the total available to local individuals, groups and projects hit £25,000 earlier this year.
The band and Curious Minds joined together with the shared aim of bringing music, theatre and other artistic projects into the lives of people with no other way of accessing them. Individual donations to the Chance To See Fund are welcome via the Just Giving page at https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/chancetosee.
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