The Lottery Winners are an

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band from

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, England. The band was put together for record label Modern Sky in 2008 by Thom Rylance (vocals/guitar), Robert Lally (guitar/vocals), Katie Lloyd (bass/vocals), and Joe Singleton (drums).

History

Formed in 2008, the band recorded their debut album ''The Art of Communication'' in 2011; it was mentioned in ''

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'', that the

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has never had a sale recorded for this title in the last 10 years. Their 2016 song "Young Love" was called a "solid slice of catchy, jingly-jangly, indie-pop" by CDNX. They were chosen to support Starsailor in Wigan in 2016 as both bands shared the same booking agency, despite local Wigan acts later told they had the chance to play. The Lottery Winners signed to Modern Sky UK in 2019. They released their first single, "Hawaii", with the label in September 2019. Their self-titled studio album reached number 23 on the

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in March 2020 which was followed by a covers album called ''Sounds of Isolation'' which featured versions of tracks made famous by Rick Astley, Oasis, Joy Division, the Smiths and the Housemartins. In 2021, the Lottery Winners announced their ''Start Again'' EP, which would feature

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on the title track and

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on "Bad Things" (an R&B-laced indie-pop track, which features vocals from that band's singer

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). On 10 December 2021, the band charted on the Official Albums Chart Top 100 at number 11 with their third album ''Something to Leave the House For'', after putting out 20 versions of the album, which sold a total of 8,339 copies in the week prior to the chart being published. In December 2022, the band performed its first sell-out concert at a major venue at Manchester's

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In 2023 they released a single featuring

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titled "Let Me Down", which was inspired by George's music. The Lottery Winners' fifth studio album, ''

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'', was released on 28 April 2023. It includes collaborations with Boy George, Frank Turner and Shaun Ryder. Thom describes their latest album as a "self-help tape" for those struggling in life. ''Anxiety Replacement Therapy'' was announced as the UK's number 1 album on 5 May 2023.

Discography

Albums

* ''The Art of Communication'' (2011) * ''The Lottery Winners'' (13 March 2020) – No. 23 UK * ''Sounds of Isolation'' (21 August 2020) – No. 41 UK * ''Something to Leave the House For'' (3 December 2021) – No. 11 UK * ''

'' (2023) – No. 1 UK

Singles

*"Elizabeth" (April 2013) *"I Know" (October 2015) *"Young Love" (April 2016) *"That's Not Entertainment" (November 2018) *"Hawaii" (September 2019) *"Little Things" (November 2019) *"21" (January 2020) *"Headlock" (February 2020) *"The Meaning of Life" (March 2020) *"Love Will Keep Us Together" (April 2020) *"An Open Letter to Creatives" (November 2020) *"Start Again" (feat.

) (January 2021) *"

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" (with

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) (February 2021) *"Bad Things" (feat.

) (February 2021) *"Let Me Down" (feat. Boy George) (March 2023)

References

External links

Lottery Winners official website
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