Simon Lucas-Hughes is a Writer at Louder Than War and Backseat Mafia. He focuses on the intersection of music business, genres, and entertainment news, often covering concerts, festivals, and the broader arts and entertainment landscape. Simon's work has been featured in notable publications, showcasing his insights into the dynamic world of music and performance.
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Simon Lucas-Hughes primarily covers entertainment news, particularly focused on music and gaming. His coverage heavily features private sector announcements and press releases.
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By: Simon Lucas-Hughes
Antwerp-based ILA is entering a new chapter. Following recent European tour dates supporting The Streets, the band have unveiled ‘Sorry’, a cinematic new single that sets the tone for their forthcoming second album, Motherland, due for release on 9 October 2026.
By: Simon Lucas-Hughes
After a post-pandemic hiatus and an extended spell of writer’s block, Australian alternative funk-rock and psychedelic outfit Scizzorman have re-emerged with a bold new statement: How To Get Your Life Right With What’s Left, a seven-track concept album that twists through funk, glam, psychedelia, stoner rock and beyond.
Alt rock and indie soul project Sakai has officially released their debut EP, Do You Like Me Now?, arriving after a year of increasingly frequent live performances across both coasts and the release of debut single ‘Out’ earlier this year. The band marked the EP’s arrival with a San Francisco release show on July 31, 2026.
There is a warmth to Good Luck, Nice To Meet You that feels immediately inviting. The third studio album from St. Louis quartet The Mighty Pines is rooted in the musical traditions of the…
By: Simon Lucas-Hughes
East London-based, Swedish-born artist My Life As A Moth steps further into her strange, shadowy universe with the new video for ‘Closer To Earth’, a hypnotic and unsettling track that sits somewhere between post-punk, experimental rock, art pop and industrial electronics. The release comes as she announces The Parade of the Starlet & the Broken Hearted – Extended Deluxe Edition, with the track also picking up fresh airplay on BBC Radio 6 Music from Craig Charles.
Judah & the Lion shine on their sixth studio album, I Am A Prism... Simon Lucas-Hughes reviews for Louder Than War
Hamburg trio Seasurfer return with The Noise Is Ours, a four-track EP that blends swirling electronics, ethereal atmospherics and fuzzy guitar textures into the intoxicating sound the band describe as “dream-punk”. While that label certainly fits, the for me is firmly rooted in shoegaze tradition – a beautiful, messy, otherworldly wall of sound which contrasts emotion and grungy, reverb soaked intensity.
By: Simon Lucas-Hughes
There’s a particular kind of ambition required to build an entire universe around your music. For Brooklyn-based artist, storyteller and U.S. Air Force veteran Eon ReZ, that ambition has become the foundation of the ReZ Universe, a sprawling independent project where music, spoken word, cinematic visuals, speculative physics and serialized storytelling exist as parts of the same evolving world. Now, with ‘Unbreakable by Design,’ ReZ turns the focus inward.
By: Simon Lucas-Hughes
New Jersey alternative rock four-piece Red Head Redemption have unleashed their explosive new EP, Sunny With A Chance Of Fallout – a four-track collection captures the strange business of trying to build a meaningful life while the world seems increasingly determined to fall apart around you.
With the release of his debut album, Underneath The Scar, Chris Arthur finally delivers a full body of work having spent years watching from the wings.
