It’s quite apropos that at the end of the official video for L U M E N’s debut single “What Will Life Make Of You?” a VHS tape is ejected from one of those old TV/VCR combo units. This 17-year-old Liverpudlian Liam Brown who goes by the name of L U M E N is strongly influenced by seminal UK bands who gained mass appeal in the 1980’s such as The Cure and The Smiths (though I hear a bit of The Jam in there as well). His music has also been compared to more recent British bands like Bombay Bicycle Club.
This debut single was released on Great Beyond Records back in October, and his first ever “proper gig” was just recently, on November 27, so be proud that you’re getting in on the ground floor here, folks. Since then, he has released three more songs on his Facebook titled “Fine By You,” “Favorite Shoes” and “Bright Lights.” So dreamy!
He was already writing and recording for a few years as Liam Sean Brown. His bedroom songwriting and recording process begins with the melody on a guitar, which he then plugs into his laptop and MIDI keyboard, adding improvised lyrics and then working it all into a song. This seasoned veteran of the music scene is now L U M E N, and I foresee great things.
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