Interview - The Lathums

“I’m a firm believer in being yourself and not conforming to what’s popular at the time. The world we live in is filled with fads all the time, there’s a new fad every week. If you stick to who you are and the person you are, that will do more good than anything, I think.”

As mission statements go, Alex Moore and The Lathums are keeping true to it. The Wigan four-piece currently inhabit an unusually rarefied spot in alternative contemporary music. Previous single ‘Say My Name’ was the recipient of Radio X’s Record Of 2022, seeing off challenges from Wet Leg (one accolade they haven’t hoovered up) and both Gallagher brothers (an achievement in itself) while current single ‘Struggle’ has been B-listed on BBC Radio 6 Music. The two stations occupy the different ends of the alternative scale (with very few newer acts straddling both) and it’s even rarer to find young men with guitars on the latter’s playlist. Proof that Moore’s stance is reaping dividends as they commence the campaign for album two.

https://www.clashmusic.com/features/no-bells-and-whistles-clash-meets-the-lathums/