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Lucia & the Best Boys
Lucia & the Best Boys performing at the Barrowland Ballroom in Calton, Glasgow, 2022
Background information
OriginGlasgow, Scotland
GenresIndie rock
LabelsCommunion
Members
  • Lucia Fairfull
  • Ally Scott
  • Christopher Ballantyne
  • Adam Campbell
Websiteluciaandthebestboys.co.uk

Lucia & the Best Boys are a Scottish indie rock band.[1] The bands line–up consists of lead vocalist Lucia Fairfull, with Ally Scott, Christopher Ballantyne and Adam Campbell.

Career

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Formation and debut studio album

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The band members met in Glasgow while performing in other bands.[2] They were formerly known as Lucia.[3] In 2023, they released their debut studio album Burning Castles, which peaked at No. 6 on the Scottish Albums Chart.[4]

Garbage tour (2024–)

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The band supported the Scottish and American rock band Garbage during the European leg of their 2024 tour in all dates except in Italy, where Romina Falconi opened for Garbage.[5][1]

Discography

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Studio albums

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  • Burning Castles (29 September 2023)

Extended plays

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  • Best Boy (2017)[6]
  • Cheap Talk (2 November 2018)[1]
  • Eternity (31 January 2020)[7][8]
  • The State of Things (9 October 2020)[9][10][7]

Singles

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  • "Melted Ice Cream" (2017)[6]
  • "Good Girls Do Bad Things" (October 2019)[11]
  • "City of Angels" (31 January 2020)
  • "Let Go" (22 May 2020)[2]
  • "Perfectly Untrue" (September 2020)[12]
  • "Forever Forget" (January 2021)[10]
  • "When You Dress Up" (February 2023)
  • "Burning Castles" (November 2023)
  • "Favourite Thing to Lose" (December 2023)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Getting to know... LUCIA". Dork. 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Get to know Glasgow's Lucia & The Best Boys". Bricks. 22 May 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ^ Watson, Kayleigh (25 October 2019). "Lucia & The Best Boys pack a punch on "Good Girls Do Bad Things"". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Burning Castles by Lucia & the Best Boys". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  5. ^ Rigotti, Alex (5 June 2024). "Garbage on why they chose these support acts for huge 2024 London Wembley show". NME. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. ^ a b Neale, Matthew (29 May 2018). "DiScover: LUCIA". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b Smith, Iain. "Lucia & the Best Boys frontwoman continues stand for equality in the music industry". Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Lucia & The Best Boys pack a punch on "Good Girls Do Bad Things"". The Line of Best Fit. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Track by Track: Lucia & the Best Boys - The State Of Things EP". Dork. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  10. ^ a b Gardner, Emma (22 January 2021). "Single Review: Lucia & The Best Boys - Forever Forget". Redbrick. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  11. ^ Richards, Will (28 October 2019). "Lucia & The Best Boys are leading Glasgow's young, vital glam renaissance". NME. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  12. ^ Marotta, Michael O'Connor (11 September 2020). "Lucia & the Best Boys think everything is fine and that's 'Perfectly Untrue'". Vanyaland. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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