Originally formed in Newcastle in 2007, Lanterns On The Lake combine dreamy, melancholic Indie rock with beautiful layers of texture and celestial melodies that thread around intricate instrumentation. Their fourth studio album follows the critically acclaimed Beings (2015) and a live album with the Royal Northern Sinfonia (2017). Recorded as live where possible, the band’s natural touchstones of gauzy dream-pop and monumental post rock still float in the air on their newest release, the singular Spook The Herd (2020) which has been duly nominated for the coveted Mercury Music Prize. On this frontwoman Hazel Wilde’s voice and preoccupations rise to the fore like never before. In tandem, the band break new ground on a set of songs that are direct and crucial. Their sound has been beautifully winnowed into something more pared back, urgent and direct – in keeping with Wilde’s messages – on an album loaded with songs marked by an arresting intimacy.