The Luka State – “More Than This”
In the spirit of Guthrie and Springsteen, we find The Luka State. With scorching rock flare, the songwriting breaks hearts on a classic story of class struggle. We have listened to this act more than any other in the last few months and “More Than This” is a shining rebuttal to the lie that rock is dead or incapable of gut punching truth. The musical landscape is brighter because of this UK act, their talent, and their empathy.
Matt Simon was raised on classic rock and Neil Diamond, though his tastes have expanded greatly since. It is his strongly held belief that the Midwest produces everything good in this world and will gladly discuss that fact over coffee. All the major events in his life have a soundtrack attached to it like an audio scrapbook. He loves to listen to the likes of Jessica Lea Mayfield and Frank Turner; wishes he was as cool as Josh Homme, and still foolishly believes that Led Zeppelin will reunite. He resides near Cleveland, Ohio.
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