
Lightning Seeds "Don't Walk On By" - New Single Out Now! Lightning Seeds have released their cloud busting new single "Don't Walk On By" - the second single from their melody soaked album 'Four Winds' . Written and produced by Ian Broudie , "Don't Walk On By" is full of the timeless emotional depth we've come to expect from him, flavoured with his inimitable pop swagger. The track is featured on the Radio Two playlist. 'Four Winds' as an [...]

Photo: Ian Broudie (Lightning Seeds) The Liverpool Summer Pops Festival has announced the line-up for their first ever 'INDIE WEEKENDER' , which takes place on Sunday July 19, 2009 at the Liverpool 02 Academy . Liverpool band THE LIGHTNING SEEDS , will celebrate their 20th anniversary this year, with a special hometown show at the Philharmonic, on Sunday 26th July. Tickets for both shows went on sale May 22nd. The month long Summer Pops Festival takes place across venues in the City this July, at the Echo [...]

I've been saving these for a day like today, for it's the perfect time to spin them. I'll let the tunes speak for themselves. Enjoy your weekend! Fionn Regan - Be Good Or Be Gone ( The End Of History , 2007) Lay Low - Last Time Around ( Farewell Good Night's Sleep , 2009) Alexi Murdoch - All My Days ( Away We Go Soundtrack [...]
Ian Broudie was in fine form last night for The Lightning Seeds showcase at The Hospital where he premiered tracks from his stunning new album 'Four Winds' (May 18, 2009). In his first gig in 5 years he played 5 songs from the record, all of which sounded immaculate, including "Said & Done" and "All I Do" , he finished up with his dreamy new single "Ghosts" (May 25th). His backing band on the night were none other than fellow Liverpudlians The Coral . [...]

As if they've never been away, Lightning Seeds return with the upbeat, ethereal pop swagger of "Ghosts" , scheduled for release May 11, 2009 on Universal. Written and produced by Ian Broudie , this charming song immediately connects you to the band's legendary past while pointing effortlessly towards a bright future. "I always feel that in my music there is a kind of internal battle going on between the producer, the musician and the songwriter but somehow the balance of those forces is different here," Ian Broudie says of the new music, [...]

Ian Broudie , the famous brainchild behind Liverpool-based band The Lightning Seeds , has been circulating news for the past two years that he and the band were preparing new material for an upcoming album. Finally after a ten year hiatus, the Seeds have announced that they will be gracing our eardrums with new music this spring. The new album, which will be released in June, is the first collective effort from the band since 1999's Tilt . The Lightning Seeds have released five albums [...]

Ahh, the summer mix tape: beacon of hope in those early summer weeks when the last winter is killing it's final leaves. Shining ray of glorious freedom in the form of music: be it Alice Cooper's infamously over-soundtracked ode to the end of the educational months or your favorite buzz band's catchy first single. There is no such thing as a guilty pleasure on a summer mix tape, for there is no pleasure so great that one must feel the need to scald themselves for indulging in when you're celebrating the return of those heaven sent summer skies. [...]