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Interview: Lancaster

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Lancaster are a rock band from Spain. With the release of their new single, “Dig Me Up”, set for the near future and a UK tour behind them, the band are gearing up for their biggest year to date, and Legendary Kids Press was able to speak to the band about it all.

How would you describe Lancaster to those who have never listened to your music before?

Passionate. very passionate. Lancaster is what you need when you’re claiming to help. I’ll always try to make therapy from my lyrics, for me and for the listeners, so it’s a way to escape from anxiety and overthinking. The world is mad, but only [we] can save us from ourselves.

How did the band come together?

Lancaster came together in 2011, but we had many replacements due to our economical and time efforts. We wanted to make something different because there’s not too many bands like us in Spain. We wanted to be a Spanish rock band touring abroad.

Who would you say are your musical influences?

Young Guns, You Me At Six, Bring Me The Horizon, PVRIS, Mallory Knox… There’s too many good bands we admire.

You’ll be releasing your new single, “Dig Me Up”, in the near future. What can fans expect?

“Dig Me Up” is a step forward. We keep the passionate stuff [and] the introspective lyrics, but we go further - we go darker. Also, we have been experimenting with more sounds, which makes it even [more] exciting for you to listen to it. You’ll find a lot of new stuff without losing our essence.

How will it differ from the tracks found on your debut album, Journeys?

It will be more like the sound of the recording, maybe? Yes, we have worked with Oz Craggs at Hidden Track Studios [in] Folkestone, UK, [who] caught our idea. And, like I said, we experimented a lot at home with new sounds, synths, percussions… So we can’t wait for you to listen to this new killer track!

Do you have any word on when you’ll be releasing your next EP or full-length?

We have some new songs to show, but we wanted to wait and release a stand-alone single first. From this, we’ll see what happens, but yes, we’re ready in case we need to record and EP or album.

You’ve just finished your UK tour. How was it?

There’s no words to describe what it feels like. Don’t forget, we come from Spain and almost everything is DIY, so this is very, very mental! We had amazing shows, like Edinburgh and Sneaky Petes or Liverpool at Maguires.

Do you have any other tours in the works?

Not yet. We want to release this single, see what happens and move forward from [there]. We don’t want to take it slow, but we need the patience we haven’t had other times and focus on the release of “Dig Me Up”.

What’s one thing about the band that would surprise fans?

You wouldn’t know it… We’re Spanish.

Any last words?

I’d say [to] you guys [to] please give us a chance. Stay tuned for the release of “Dig Me Up”. Tell us what you think. Share it if you like it, hate it if you don’t, but spread the word anyway and we will love you forever.

Lancaster’s music can be found on iTunes. Those wishing to follow the band on social media can do so via Facebook and Twitter.

By Clare Fitzgerald