The Cheap Thrills have released brand new single, ‘looking’, the latest song taken from their highly anticipated debut album, Keep Cheap, out September 18.
‘looking’ is a soaring politically charged indie anthem where its harmony rich and synth laden chorus is paired with a swaggering lyrical flow from frontman Lewis Pike. This flow develops to hit increasingly harder, building into a passionate rap reminiscent to Jamie T, which is fuelled by frustration, yet determined to enjoy life regardless of societies pressures.
Regarding the single Pike says, “This is consciousness spoken word which is introspective and also imaginary. I imagine a world where I’m a pensioner stuck in a rut, under tory rule. It ends with the realisation this is all up to me and it’s where I’m at mentally rather than where I am in the world.”
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The Cheap Thrills have built their fervent fanbase as a thrilling live act, they have performed to overflowing tents at major festivals such as Glastonbury, Y Not and many more, while their headline shows are monumental occasions. Forthcoming album Keep Cheap is an uplifting record packed full of huge songs which celebrate their Liverpool roots while delivering poignant universal messages for the entire nation. It tracks the journey from their humble teenage beginnings to becoming one of the most exciting bands to emerge from the city in recent times.
It features further singles including ‘hairs’ which opens the album with bright synth-laden keys, while ‘run’ shimmers with yearning for clarity and escape, its cheery jangled riffs sitting between the likes of The Libertines and Bloc Party while the upbeat sounds juxtapose its darker themes.
The propulsive ‘reborn’ shot them onto the indie airwaves with champions Steve Lamacq at BBC 6 Music as well as John Kennedy at Radio X, while the release of ‘codependence’ skyrocketed them to scouse hero status as the soundtrack for Liverpool FC’s European kit campaign. Building on this multimillion streamed hit they solidified their standing in the city with the release of ‘walton vale’, a homage to the street that birthed The Cheap Thrills while also analysing wider problems in society.
Earlier this month they played their largest headline show to a capacity crowd of over 2000 fans at Liverpool’s Mountford Hall, and their forthcoming headline tour in October is following suit with shows around the country selling out rapidly. Ahead of this they will be supporting The Fratellis at the end of this month, along with making instore live appearances across the country in September following the album release.
