The Lottery Winners eye up collaborations with Johnny Marr, Noel Gallagher and more – Music News
The Lottery Winners would like to collaborate with the likes of Johnny Marr, Sir Elton John, Noel Gallagher and Lionel Richie.
The ‘Fear’ hitmakers have already got Boy George (‘Let Me Down’), Shaun Ryder (‘Cash’) and Frank Turner (‘Letter To Myself’) as friends on new album ‘Anxiousness Substitute Remedy’, however frontman and songwriter Thom Rylance has admitted he’s “continuously” excited about who else they may get on future tracks.
He completely informed BANG Showbiz: “Johnny Marr! I might like to get Johnny enjoying on one thing. Or Noel? Noel Gallagher can be superb.
“I do not know, man. Shoot for the celebrities! We have got Boy George, the place else may we go? Elton John! Lionel Richie! [laughs] Who is aware of? All you have gotta do is tweet them!”
The band – whose lineup is accomplished by Katie Lloyd, Rob Lally and Joe Singleton – landed their Boy George collaboration after Thom repeatedly obtained in contact on Twitter till the Tradition Membership legend agreed, however he is hoping different potentialities is perhaps simpler to land.
Relating to The Smiths legend Johnny, Thom teased: “‘We have got some gigs arising that we’re on the identical lineup, so hopefully I will have the ability to accost him backstage. ‘Johnny, I’ve writ this tune, will you play guitar on it?’ [laughs] Who is aware of? He can solely say no! I hope so, we’ll see.”
In addition to Marr, the group – who’re all from Leigh, Better Manchester – are different artists nearer to house.
Thom mentioned: “We have type of grow to be fairly tight and shut with Reverend and the Makers. [Jon McLure’s] the funniest individual! He’s the best storyteller I’ve ever met. He is so humorous, unintentionally humorous, and simply a tremendous, superb individual – and I really like his music, and I really like him as a songwriter.
“I’ve written this tune which is nice for us, and if Laura does the horns on it! I would like that for the following document, I would like Reverend and the Makers and he appears up for it.
“I would like to do one thing with Rick Witter from Shed Seven, and we’re hanging out with him some so I can pester him into that.”
Thom is able to take advantage of any alternatives that would up, and the band will quickly discover themselves on the Neighbourhood Competition lineup with Pulp.
He added: “If Jarvis Cocker’s backstage, he is gonna get sick of me in a short time as a result of I shall be going as much as him and chewing his ear off. [laughs] That may be a dream collaboration, Jarvis, positively!’
It is clear Thom and the remainder of Lottery Winners live out their childhood desires 15 years into the careers, and the singer hopes “all people” can get the identical stage of pleasure in their very own lives.
He mentioned: “It is mad, is not it? I hope that for everyone. I hope all people finds the factor – we have solely obtained this one little time on earth, you do not wanna spend the vast majority of your time doing one thing that you just’re not passionate.
“I actually hope all people finds and does what they’re keen about. That is actually vital.”
The Lottery Winners’ new album ‘Anxiousness Substitute Remedy’ is out now on Fashionable Sky UK.
They tour via April and Could with competition dates all through the summer season. Go to thelotterywinners.co.uk for full dates.
