Lucid Liars, Scotland On Sunday, 21 January 2024
Lucid Liars | Off Axis Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday, 21 January 2024
Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com
Hailing from Inverness, Lucid Liars are a melodic indie rock quartet, consisting of Rikki Mackenzie, Jack Nicolson, Craig Christian and Jack Ledsham.
Formed in 2019, the band are influenced by the likes of Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad, Joy Division and The Black Keys and they’ve played festivals such as TruckNess, Monsterfest, sold out hometown shows and toured throughout Scotland including Aberdeen, Nairn, Edinburgh, Glasgow.
Released last year, The Best is Yet to Come is their second album and led to support on both sides of the Atlantic. They’ve so far been championed by BBC Introducing, NetSounds, IGigs and Amazing Radio, with their single Eyes on You performing particularly well, clocking-up over 40,000 streams on Spotify alone.
Their next live outing takes place at Upstairs Inverness (above Gellions) on Saturday 3 February with support from Glasgow four piece CRASHKID and guests, find out more at https://www.lucidliars.com/ and get TICKETS
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