Hailing from Chicago (Chi-City!), the band are touring the UK with their hotly anticipated ‘The Lightning UK Tour‘.

The 10-show tour will see them rock through England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland between Sep 16th – Oct 7th.

The Lightning UK Tour is proof that Lightning CAN strike twice in the same place! The tour comes hot off the heels of their latest single of the same name ‘Lightning’!

A must-listen to for fans of bluesy-garage rock (we’re talking The Kills, we’re talking Cage the Elephant, we’re talking Wolfmother), the single exemplifies everything that has adorned fans in mosh pits the world over.

Lightning marks the band’s collaboration with the incredible Russell Marsden of Band of Skulls, whose synergistic artistry adds some wicked experience to the already killer track.

Sonically, the track crushes everything that makes the genre so infectious. Rousing build-ups of impassioned vocals and restrained instrumentals burst into explosive choruses that blossom with the murkiest of dirty guitars and drums that are somehow the track’s backing chorus??

I don’t know what to tell you. Lightning is a track that needs to be heard to be believed. All I know is I can’t get the damn thing out of my mind.

The single exudes a raw spirit – it’s a swelling anthem, a wall of attitude, a well deserved victory lap for the group that have overcome harrowing circumstance with an impossible positivity.

You’d never know it by speaking to them but the siblings had lost everything. Quite literally reduced to rubble, the family had to contend with rebuilding their lives in the wake of an unrelenting hurricane. Now homeless, The Footlight District had only each other to lift themselves up. Thankfully, that was exactly what they needed.

With this in mind, Lightning makes a lot of sense. It’s the musical equivalent of spraying a bottle of champagne after winning a race (if you swap the champagne with a lot of whisky, and a race with… well, no I guess the race bit holds up).

Show your love and get your face melted by showing up to one The Lightning UK Tour Dates. Check them out below!

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Chris Andreucci is set to take up the gauntlet laid down by fellow scots Lewis Capaldi and Paolo Nutini, and command radio waves on both sides of The Atlantic. The Glasgow-based Chris managed to bag himself a record deal with the Nashville label ‘Century Music Group’ in 2019, with the label’s president expressing huge admiration for Chris’s pristine musical talents.

Despite not yet releasing a full studio album, Chris has already performed at some of Scotland’s most prestigious venues like the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, where a little band called Oasis were first discovered. 2020 was set to be the year of Chris Andreucci, with plans for major festival dates, as well as his intention to move out to Nashville to try and conquer the American soundwaves, but COVID-19 intervened.

“2020 has been a crazy year. It was set to be a year full of highs – a performance at C2C Festival at The Hydro in Glasgow alongside my favourite artists such as Luke Combs, an EP launch and then a move out to
Nashville in July. But in reality, like so many other people, the year was filled with lows. All my shows were cancelled or rescheduled due to COVID and as a direct result of this my visa application fell through as I had
no activities lined up”. – Chris Andreucci

All of Chris’ plans for 2020 were thrown on the scrap heap, but he will not be deterred in fulfilling his boundless potential with the release of his new EP ‘What Don’t Kill You’.

What Don’t Kill You boasts an enormous range of instrumentation, with ragingly brisk electric guitars and thundering vocals on the opening track ‘Here Comes The Rain’. Complementing this sound is a more tender acoustic guitar on the track ‘Thunderstorms and Rain’.

Overall, it’s the songs ‘Tonight I’m Yours’ and ‘Freedom’ that are the EP’s procurement. This is where Chris Andreucci showcases his instinctive ability to craft powerful tales of modern day romance. This EP is very mercurial and covers all spheres of the emotional spectrum, from being very uplifting in ‘The Only Love That Never Broke My Heart’, to creating a devastating, sorrowful tale of a break-up in ‘Drinking Song’.

2020 was meant to be the year that Chris Andreucci broke into the mainstream and I believe if it wasn’t for COVID, he would have fulfilled his destiny. Still, I have a feeling that 2021 will be the year that Chris Andreucci joins the dynasty of great Scottish musicians who have conquered the world.

Track List

1. Here Comes The Rain
2. Tonight I’m Yours
3. Drinking Song
4. Thunderstorms & Rain
5. The Only Love That Never Broke My Heart
6. Freedom

Check out Chris Andreucci’s socials below:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CAndreucciMusic/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CAndreucciMusic
Website: www.chrisandreucci.co.uk
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/chris-andreucci
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4LZi4A4tswPptC1qZ9FA1q
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCajC0Pxe0GT6ze-wvdLZQtg

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The seven tracks that make up ‘Japanesy If You Pleasey’ are a trigger which come together to portray the trio’s indie expertise and passion.

Indie artists such as Violent Femmes, B-52s, Daniel Johnson and Neutral Milk Hotel are clear inspiration for the twists and turns of their style. But they also hold their own in retaining a quirky and fresh sound.

The songs ask questions from everything regarding government, corona virus and even all-you-can-eat sushi restaurants and BoJack Horseman. Combined American and Japanese cultures are brought together in this DIY mash.

Listen to the tracks below:

The songs give a true personal feel, somehow also managing to epitomise coolness. For instance, ‘BoJack’, written after the band binge-watched the series throws out chirpy lyrics alongside gooey rhythms.

Perhaps the cherry on top for fans of this band is their no-filter approach. They take a calm viewpoint on production techniques and commit to artist integrity throughout.

Follow the bands socials for more info below:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/87andthetoys

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/87band/

Website: https://87andthetoys.bandcamp.com/

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