Lucky Soul

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Lucky Soul
Background information
Origin	Greenwich, United Kingdom
Genre(s)	Indie pop
Years active	2005 - Present
Label(s)	Ruffa Lane
Website	LuckySoul.co.uk

Lucky Soul are a British six-piece indie pop band based in Greenwich in South East London. They take influences ranging from Motown through to St Etienne. Formed towards the end of 2004, the band consists of Ali Howard on vocals, Andrew Laidlaw and Ivor Sims on guitars, Toby Fogell on bass, Maclolm Young on keyboards and Nathaniel L. Perkins on drums. Currently signed to their own label Ruffa Lane, they are illustrative of a growing, internet-enabled trend - notably practised by bands such as Enter Shikari and Koopa - to self-release.

Debut single 'My Brittle Heart / Give Me Love', released in March 2006, put the band on the map when it was made 'single of week' by the Guardian newspaper and described as featuring "melodies as colossal, memorable and irresistible as a stampede of elephants bearing down on your tent". In June of that year they released another single, "Lips are Unhappy".

This was followed by an EP entitled Ain't Never Been Cool, in early 2007. Ain't Never Been Cool acheived fame by being featured in Colin Murray's top 20 tracks of 2006, even though it was released in 2007.

The band have performed numerous live dates, including headlining a New Years Eve party at The Hope & Anchor in Islington, London, two years in a row.

The single "Add Your Light to Mine, Baby", was released on 26 March 2007 as a Digital Download, CD and limited edition, hand-numbered vinyl.

All the releases have performed well in the UK, with Ain't Never Been Cool reaching the indie top ten, and the band have recently gained popularity in US markets.

[edit] The Great Unwanted

These singles have preceded the release of their first album,The Great Unwanted. The George Shilling-produced debut LP is released on 9 April 2007, and has already received crictical acclaim, including a 5 star review in The Metro newspaper, and a 4 star review in Uncut Magazine.

The album cover was produced by Libi Pedder