The Lathums have brought forward the release of their new album ‘Matter Does Not Define’.
The Wigan rock band’s third album was initially due to be released on March 7, but will now come out February 28 after they “pulled a lot of strings”.
Sharing the news on Instagram, they wrote: “MDND IS COMING A WEEK EARLY! 
We’ve pulled some (a lot 
) of strings, and now, our new album will be out Friday 28 February—just over two weeks away. 
We couldn’t be more excited for you to hear it.
“Huge thanks to everyone who’s pre-saved & ordered from the store—you’ll be getting the album a whole week sooner! That also means extra time to learn the lyrics before the tour… so no excuses.”
They gave fans the first taste of their yet-to-be-released third album last summer with the single ‘No Direction’, marking their first new music since the release of their 2023 album ‘From Nothing To A Little Bit More’ – which saw them earn their second Number One LP in the UK album charts – and their standalone single ‘Thoughts Of A Child’ which was shared last October.
Frontman Alex Moore said in a press release that recording the LP “felt like coming full circle”. “We worked on it with our good friend and old college tutor, John Kettle, which brought us back to our roots. The process felt organic, without the pressure to cater to industry demands, and it allowed us to really explore creatively,” he said.
“It was like being back in college, free to make music without constraints. Like, [drummer Ryan Durrans] Duz even plays a frying pan in ‘Stellar Cast’, a random touch you might not expect. Album three is real, raw, and everything we hoped it would be.”
Shortly after the album’s release, the band will be heading out on a UK and Ireland tour, set to kick off in Glasgow on March 13. From there, they’ll head to Newcastle, Stoke, Sheffield, London, Belfast, Dublin and more. Then, they’ll wrap things up with a hometown gig at Manchester’s O2 Apollo on April 11.
Tickets are on sale now and you can get yours here.
The Lathums’ 2025 UK tour dates are:
MARCH
13 – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
15 – NX Newcastle, Newcastle
17 – Victoria Hall, Stoke
18 – Octagon, Sheffield
20 – Rock City, Nottingham
21 – O2 Academy, Birmingham
22 – O2 Academy Brixton, London
24 – O2 Guildhall, Southhampton
25 – SWX, Bristol
27 – Limelight, Belfast
28 – The Academy, Dublin
APRIL
11 – O2 Apollo, Manchester
They’re also set to play TRNSMT Festival later this summer, as well as Neighbourhood Weekender.
The Lathums spoke to NME ahead of the release of their last album ‘From Nothing To A Little Bit More’ last year. Moore said at the time: “What’s the point in putting so much into something that you’re not genuinely passionate about? I think it’s quite refreshing that people can see that there’s genuine feelings behind these songs, not like a lot of music that’s out nowadays that’s got no emotion or substance behind it. You can tell those people are singing about what they think people want [to hear]. But I don’t give you what you want: I give you what you need.”
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