Image: Cal Moores

Photo: Kalpesh Lathigra

Artwork: Kevin Cummins

Words: Max Bradfield

By Craig McInnes

Credit: Edward Bishop

Curated by Adam Wright

Charity-minded  The Lunar Keys are donating £1 for every review or airplay of their latest single 'Maniac' - for each of their last four releases, the quartet have done the same, donating to such charities as Nordoff Robbins and The Trussell Trust. 'Maniac' sees proceeds go to the nurses at The Royal Surrey Hospital, a place that band guitarist Steve recently found himself under the care of.The track was mastered by John Davis (The Killers, U2) and the recording took play with Billy Foster at Snap Studios. The end result is predictably impressive. As the title suggests, 'Maniac' is quite intense, as the band say: "the song is about someone you know that preys on your vulnerabilities and gaslights you...someone that invokes the maniac inside of you.."

 The Slow Readers Club have today shared their new single ‘Modernise’. It’s the second track to be lifted from the Manchester band’s new album ‘Knowledge Freedom Power’, which is released on February the 24th. The band's previous LP,  ‘The Joy Of The Return’, made the Top Ten when it was released in 2020. The Slow Readers Club are a true example of being self-made and their work ethic is nothing short of inspirational.  

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