Lucy Spraggan is in a good place and wants to share it with the world – today she announces her fifth studio album ‘Today Was A Good Day’ out on 3rd May on Cooking Vinyl, new single ‘Lucky Stars’ out now and a UK tour which kicks off on the 2nd May in Inverness and includes a sold-out London’s Omeara on the 10th May.
With over 50 million YouTube views, 240 million streams on Spotify and the most Googled musician of 2012 – Lucy started out as a singer-songwriter performing at open-mic nights around the country. At just 19 years old she took the brave decision to perform her self-penned hit ‘Last Night (Beer Fear)’ on the X factor and secured a Top 20 single and Top 30 self-released album whilst still competing in the show. It’s since had had over 40 million views on YouTube.
Through relentless touring, her innate songwriting ability and an ever growing fanbase – Lucy has achieved an incredible 4 Top 30 albums (three of which were self-released) – the last of which went to number 12 – and now Lucy’s signed a new record and publishing deal with Cooking Vinyl. ‘Today Was A Good Day’ marks a new chapter for Lucy musically and personally – her fifth studio album has been produced by Jon Maguire (Calum Scott, Kodaline) and Lucy sounds at her most confident and accomplished.
Last year, Lucy released ‘Stick The Kettle On’ – the first track from the new album – in support of CALM – The Campaign Against Living Miserably and wanted to use her experiences to help others. Her knack for telling a story through her songs hasn’t changed and in the past it has earned her comparisons to Courtney Barnett, KT Tunstall and Ed Sheeran. This talent continues on the new album with tracks like ‘Connie’s Bar’, inspired by a woman she met in Florida; new single ‘Lucky Stars’ and the poignant goodbye song ‘The Waiting Room’ and ‘Home Wasn’t Built In A Day’.
Marrying her wife “G” and fostering children has turned life around for Lucy, which she recently described as “amazing” and “challenging” and underlines the common theme throughout the album.
After beginning the year as support for Melissa Etheridge across Europe and Scandinavia, Lucy Spraggan now prepares for her own headline tour across the US and Europe, including playing SXSW and then her own 13-date UK headline tour. Playing live has always been what Lucy loves to do most – she was the first female artist to headline Kendal Calling and she’s also the first X Factor artist to play Glastonbury. Lucy played The Acoustic Stage to a completely full tent in 2017 and describes the performance as a ‘life changing show’.
Full Album Tracklisting:
- Breathe
- Lucky Stars
- End Of The World
- Don’t Play This On The Radio
- Dinner’s Ready
- Lightning
- Home Wasn’t Built In A Day
- Stick The Kettle On (Ft. Scouting For Girls)
- Today Was A Good Day
- Connie’s Bar
- Love Is The Best Revenge
- The Waiting Room
- As The Saying Goes
- Thanks For Choosing Me
Check out latest single Lucky Stars below!
We managed to catch up with Lucy as she talked about her latest single, upcoming album and more!
So how has your latest single ‘Lucky Star’ gone down with fans?
It’s gone down so well. We’ve had so many comments of support and have received so many videos of people singing along. It’s a great feeling!
Can you tell us something about the single no one else knows?
I got the inspiration for ‘lucky stars’ from a Facebook status! My sister wrote a birthday post about her bf and said ‘I thank my Lucky Stars every day for him’. I thought – I love that!
How pumped are you for your upcoming album ‘Today Was a Good Day’?
I am very excited but also have that anxiety that happens before an album release. My records are a part of my life; almost like a diary of the last couple of years. It’s scary to think everyone is about to hear it.
So you have a UK tour coming up, is there any particular venue you prefer playing?
I love playing anywhere, playing live really is the best feeling in the world. I recently did a headline tour in the U.K. that was the biggest I’ve ever done, we played to around 3000 in Manchester which was completely overwhelming. I love big shows with big production!
If you could work with any band on a new song, who would it be and why?
I love Imagine Dragons, I’m not sure what it would sound like but they would be a dream collab.
If you could play at any venue in the world, where would it be and why?
It’s hard to say! I love to travel so it could be anywhere in the world. I just love playing to new people, so it could be anywhere – big or small!
What do you all get up to in your spare time when not working on music?
I do a lot of fishing. My life is quite mad at the moment and I have limited time to relax, so fishing brings me back down after a big tour.
So it’s been a while since X Factor, if you had a choice, would you change any of the performances you did back then?
I don’t look back on life with regret anymore, I used to dwell on a lot of things but have come to the conclusion that everything happens for a reason. Everything I’ve done brought me to this moment, so I’m more than happy to leave the past as it was.
Full list of UK Tour Dates:
May
2nd Ironworks, Inverness
3rd An Lanntair, Stornoway
5th Lemon Tree, Aberdeen
6th Theatre, Perth – SOLD OUT
7th Arts Club, Liverpool – SOLD OUT
8th Leadmill, Sheffield
10th Omeara, London – SOLD OUT
11th Esquires, Bedford – SOLD OUT
12th O2 Academy, Leceister
14th O2 Academy, Oxford
15th Gloucester Guildhall, Gloucester
18th Concorde 2, Brighton – SOLD OUT
19th Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth
Tour tickets can be purchased from here: UK tour