The Lottery Winners
British indie pop band
The Lottery Winners are an indie pop band from Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. The band was formed in 2008, and currently consists of Thom Rylance, Robert Lally, Katie Lloyd, and Joe Singleton. Touring the pubs and clubs circuit for many years, the band received their mainstream breakthrough in 2019, when they signed to Modern Sky UK. They have released four studio albums, two of which have peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart.
History
The band formed in 2008, and originally consisted of Rylance, Lally, Lloyd and original drummer, Alexandria Langford-Taylor. They began honing their craft by gigging around the pubs and clubs of Leigh. In 2010, the group released their first album, The Art of Communication, which includes Emerald City, the first track that Rylance ever wrote, which went on to become a bonus track on the band's fourth major label studio album, KOKO.
In 2011, Langford-Taylor left the group and was replaced by Joe Singleton. In the intervening years, the band went on to support many major acts including Tom Jones, Paul Weller, Shed Seven, The Wonder Stuff, Richard Ashcroft and more. In 2013, the band released a single, "Learn to Sleep", followed by a five-track EP, "Somebody Loved You". A further EP, "The Meaning of Life", followed in 2016, alongside a double A-side single, "Young Love" / "I Know", which was promoted alongside the band's tour with The Wonder Stuff. In 2018, the band released the single "That's Not Entertainment".
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