Lightning Threads tonight premiere their new single and video Wild One at MetalTalk. The track is the fifth single from the new album Trinkets. “Wild One is about that moment when you are drawn to someone because they feel exciting and chaotic,” the band said, “and then you realise you’re seeing parts of yourself in them. It’s attraction, but it’s also confrontation.”
Lightning Threads are a power trio blending classic blues-rock DNA, from Hendrix and Cream to B.B. King and Howlin’ Wolf, with the energy of modern acts like Gary Clark Jr. and Marcus King, playing raw, valve-driven live music that honours the tradition while pushing it forward.
Their new single Wild One is a fiery blues rocker with a simple melodic guitar solo to die for. “We shot the video for Wild One at The Warehouse in our hometown of Sheffield,” the band said. “Full of trinkets, this also served as the artwork for our album cover, which looks stunning across a gatefold.”
Their new album, Trinkets, was released at the beginning of the month, and the momentum has definitely been building for Lightning Threads on the first part of their tour.
“The first half of the album tour has kicked off in epic style,” the band told us, “with sold-out shows in Sheffield and Leeds, as well as our first-ever headlines in Manchester, Nottingham, and London. We’re really looking forward to playing some of the cities down South in the next half.”
The tour resumes on 15 May at The Ship Inn in Gillingham and runs until the end of the month. “We’re really looking forward to playing some of the cities down South in the next half,” the bands said. For tickets and a full list of dates, including festivals, visit lightningthreads.com.
Powerful live, Trinkets captures the spirit of the Lightning Threads shows. “It’s about everything you carry with you,” the band said. “The good, the bad, and the stuff you don’t really want to reckon with. We wanted it to feel like a collection of moments.
“Life isn’t tidy, it’s bits and pieces, and the question running through the whole record is, what do you hold onto, what do you let go, and are you satisfied?”
