Anxiety Replacement Therapy

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I don't want to name any names or slag anyone off,’ and to his credit refuses to when nudged by The Guide, ‘but there are other people we're releasing on the same week as, who've had a very different experience of making music – maybe they went to the Brit School, maybe some of their parents are millionaires – which just isn't the case with us. As well as recreating how it feels when your brain is determined to implode in self-sabotage, Worry also purges and blasts out any lurking brain crud with its force, as does track two, Burning House. Anti-anxiety medication Sertraline gets its own ode, offered as part of the positive picture and something that can usefully hold your hand. The writing of this album was Thom Rylance’s way of dealing with his anxiety, a replacement therapy, if you will. However, his Sertraline sees him start the journey to shaking off these thoughts and feelings and regaining control of his life.

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It helps that these messages come wrapped with some of the best choruses you’re likely to hear all year. The Lottery Winners frequently get this label attached to them as they are no strangers to touring and playing live at every opportunity.

The radio-friendly ‘Burning House’ follows, allowing us to hear the great pop/rock voice of Katie Lloyd as she belts out the chorus. Favourite album: Impossible to choose but Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables by Dead Kennedys is pretty awesome.

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I think that had quite a profound effect on the person I became, so I'm trying to address those feelings now, and saying, look it did all work out and, actually, if you could see the person you become you'd be quite proud of him! Exploring the notion that there’s a lot more to life than work, the melodic track sends a positive and powerful message: “Let’s live and not just exist. I was studying what makes a classic pop song, which involved listening to a lot of Culture Club and Boy George. Money, musing on all the jobs musicians tend to juggle before they can (if they’re lucky) go full time, has all the melon-twisting Madchester trappings you could imagine, short of Bez and maracas. Along with Lloyd, Lally and Singleton, The Lottery Winners have created an album that does justice to his writing and arduous journey.Of the mid tempo moments, Long Way Down is instantly classic, with an overarching nineties influence that’s both throwback yet authentic – apt for a collection that features contributions from musical greats like Boy George, Frank Turner and Shaun Ryder. Formed in 2008 in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, this buoyant indie pop quartet are inspired by the carefree and playful aspects of both pre- and post-Britpop-era chart sounds.