The Lunar Keys share new single

Based just outside London in the town of Guildford, The Lunar Keys is an alternative rock four-piece formed by vocalist and bass player JC and drummer Dom after their stints in other London outfits, who were joined by keyboard player Lexi in September 2018 and guitarist The Steve the following February to complete the line up after the rest of the band discovered him playing guitar on Rihanna’s hit “Umbrella” with accordion and violin players in a bar.

Since then, they’ve been going from strength-to-strength as a rising act in the UK music scene, earning Glastonbury Emerging Talent status in 2020 and racking up over a hundred thousand streams of their music along the way. After dropping their debut single in 2019 with “Dreams R Never Spoken”, they’ve since released a string of well-received tracks as they roll out their unique sonic vision.

Recently, they’ve been releasing their music in partnership with charities to support worthy causes; with “Silent Ricochet” they helped bring about the planting of 600 new trees, and “Stop This”, “Oxygen Type” and “Once” raised funds for Nordoff Robbins, Oxygen and The Trussell Trust to support the good work they do.

Bringing us their latest work, they now share their new single titled “Maniac”, which continues their pursuit of musical altruism with the band pledging £1 for each of the first 250 reviews or radio spins of the track to the nurses at The Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford. Following the group’s guitarist’s critical operation at the hospital, The Lunar Keys hope to help the medical professionals continue their vital work and pay thanks for their exhaustive efforts.

On “Maniac”, The Lunar Keys lay down their storming indie rock sound to deliver an instantly memorable anthem. Recorded by Billy Foster at Snap Studios and mastered by John Davis at Metropolis, who’s previously worked with the likes of The Killers, U2 and Royal Blood, their latest single is testament to their sensational songwriting talent and musicianship prowess.

Full of pounding percussion, energising guitar and bass work and impassioned vocals carrying euphoric melodic leads, “Maniac” sees the talented UK act finish a stellar year in style as they plan more releases and tours for 2023 and beyond.

Listen to Maniac below