The Luka State have released their powerful new single, “Matter of Fact“, taken from their upcoming album, More Than This, out March 10, 2023 via Thirty Tigers. The track follows recent singles, “More Than This,” “Stick Around,” “Bring Us Down” and “Oxygen Thief”, giving fans another teaser of what to expect from the upcoming album, which promises to blend a whirlwind of punk, alt-rock and indie reference points alongside relatable lyrical content. Listen to it below and pre-save More Than This now HERE.
Speaking on the song, the band’s singer and lead songwriter Conrad Ellis said, “‘Matter of Fact’ asks the simple question that we all sometimes long to hear the answer to.. Will you still love me when I’m at my worst the same way you love me when I’m at my best? I really had to dive deep inside myself on the vocals on this track, find raw emotion from within and really tap into it. I always find that when I’m doing vocals in the studio I have to be as vulnerable as I can possibly be but also have super laser focus. This song took a while to get right in the studio with our producer Adrian Bushby (Foo Fighters, Maximo Park, U2) continually pushing us to find that last little bit of studio magic.”
The Luka State recorded their forthcoming album with producers Dan Austin (Biffy Clyro, You Me At Six, Pixies) and the GRAMMY Award-winning Adrian Bushby (Foo Fighters, Muse, U2) at Liverpool’s Motor Museum (The 1975, Bring Me the Horizon) and EVE, near Manchester. The band also recently announced details of a tour of the U.K. and Europe, beginning in March 2023. Dates below.
The Luka State ‘23 UK/EU Tour Dates:
03/23 – Birmingham, UK @ Rainbow
03/24 – Bristol, UK @ Crofters
03/25 – Southampton, UK @ Heartbreakers
03/30 – London, UK @ Camden Assembly
03/31 – Leeds, UK @ Hyde Park Book Club
04/06 – Aberdeen, UK @ Tunnels
04/07 – Dundee, UK @ Church
04/08 – Glasgow, UK @ King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut
04/12 – Hamburg, DE @ Hakken
04/13 – Cologne, DE @ Helios37
04/14 – Berlin, DE @ Maschinenhaus
04/15 – Amsterdam, NL @ Paradise Bitterzoet
04/21 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 3