Meet the Wigan band, the Lathums who've just signed for Island Records". ITV News. 1 May 2020 . Retrieved 24 January 2023.

Matty Murphy: “Buzzing, it’s been amazing. It’s definitely what I’ve always wanted to do as a musician. So doing it with people that I really get on with and who I’ve grown really close to, it’s been a pleasure so far.” Continuing on tothepenultimate song ofTheLathumssecond album ‘From Nothing ToALittle Bit More’, they present usasong shrouded by yearning. ‘Crying Out’ has lead singer Alex Moore literally crying out for somebody,asense of desperation in his voice makes it allthemore emotional. AM: “This was a sweet little number me and Scott started when we were whippersnappers. We neglected it for a while, and it got pushed to the side. Then it presented itself again. There was a lot going on at the time that fitted a lot of the words—and the idea of being in a headspace all the way at the top and then all the way at the bottom and the different parts of a journey. It felt right, and obviously we were older and a bit more experienced, so it was easier to revisit the song and let it be itself.”Krol, Charlotte (27 October 2022). "The Lathums announce new album 'From Nothing To A Little Bit More', share single 'Say My Name' ". NME . Retrieved 11 March 2023. NME: ‘From Nothing To A Little Bit More’ is The Lathums’ most personal and honest record to date. Was that always the intention? Undeserving’ isaraw and honest navigation throughthebattles that go on inside ones head, ‘its frighting whatthemind can start to think of at half past nine’. Turmoil may do what it says on the tin, but in a deeply touching way: “that was written whilst I was in love, but I’m not now” Alex comments in the jocular tone he uses to hide all of his pain. He shows a similar English tendency towards levity when discussing Crying Out, a song that was written a long while ago but that fits seamlessly into the record. “I’ve only had like one girlfriend, and ‘Crying Out’ was before that. It’s like three different steps all in one album. Pre, during, and post-relationship. All of them are horrible,” Alex grins.

AM: “This was another oldie and goldie, but it never really got its chance to breathe. A lot of fans mentioned it being special to them, but it was forgotten about. It felt good to give people that and let the song have its time to breathe and just be. We loved the song, and we’d already lived with it for years, so it was nice to revisit it.” For Scott and Ryan, it is a way to develop their musicianship, a way to live a life free from responsibilities, and a way to support their friend through his grief. Happily, for the rest of us, the joining of these three young men has resulted in some wonderful songs, the best of which can soon be found on From Nothing To A Little Bit More. Sometimes their excitement and focus present as confidence, something they could not be blamed for feeling. Alex disagrees. “Do you think we’re confident?” he says, shaking his head absentmindedly. “Just proud.” THE KILLERS ft. ALEX MOORE (THE LATHUMS) - How Beautiful Life Can Be Wien, Stadthalle, 12.07.2022 , retrieved 1 February 2023

On The Go

Much of this development comes from age - Alex, Scott and Ryan were all born between 1999 and 2000 and are just now becoming men - but there is the added push of several motivators in the studio. One of them is Alex himself (“I get a bit obsessed and go down a dark rabbit hole”), though it certainly helps to have Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian collaborator Jim Abiss at the production helm. A special mention comes for John Kettle, a man who was once the boys’ college teacher and who has helped make How Beautiful Life Can Be and From Nothing To A Little Bit More into the triumphs they are. “He’s in another realm,” Alex insists. Acting as a pre-production “wizard” of sorts, Kettle helped Moore, Concepcion and Durrans to craft their highly developed, emotive songs on several occasions, touching into realms of new wave and even the darker corners of post-punk. AM: “I wanted to have a song that brings an old, nostalgic feel but in a modern way. We always want to keep it fresh, we used to talk about that when we were playing in pubs as young lads. We wanted to have a song for everybody, it doesn’t matter who’s listening—there can be a song for everybody.” The Lathums announce new album, single and UK Tour dates for 2023". Radio X. 28 October 2022 . Retrieved 11 March 2023. Discography [ edit ] Studio albums [ edit ] List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions AM: “A lot of the album is music for an individual—personal music—and we wanted something for everybody in the crowd to get behind, where everybody takes the song for themselves and the energy from everybody is just so good. We’re conscious about stuff like that now. We’re never selfish with it, we never wanted to keep it to ourselves. We always wanted to express it to people but now we understand that, at a show, it’s their time to have a laugh and have a jump around. You have to write a song that’s sat in that category.”

Maplethorpe, Dale (2 March 2023). "Album Review: The Lathums - From Nothing To A Little Bit More". Gigwise . Retrieved 10 March 2023.NME caught up with The Lathums to discuss the open-hearted vulnerability of their new record, preparations for their biggest headline show to date and the advice they received from The Killers’ Brandon Flowers.