Name: Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story
Brand: Courting

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Default:19

Supplier EU

Believe Digital

Total Cap

9999

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Colour details

Discogs ID

Limited edition

Colour

Black

Format Music EU

Extended format

Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

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Download code: No

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Release date

2025-03-14

Format multiplier

Catalogue number

LWRTD009V

UPC / Barcode

5400863175597

Black LP

LWRTD009CD

5400863175610

Artist

Courting

Label EU

Lower Third

Genre EU

Alternative / Modern

Newest Listed Items

[a=Courting] are an English post punk band formed in Liverpool in 2018.
[b]Vocals[/b] [a=Sean Murphy O'Neill], [b]Guitar[/b]: [a=Michael Downes (3)]; [b]Bass[/b]: [a=Sam Brennan (2)]; [b]Drums[/b]: [a=Sean Thomas (16)]



Courting are back with their third album Lust for Life, Or: 'How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story, less than a year after the release of their sophomore album New Last Name. Courting return with a leaner, sharper sound, while solidifying their mischievous genre-blending reputation with eight meticulously crafted tracks that balance an infectious pop sensibility with intense, playful experimentation. After exploring the grand theatrical style of New Last Name, this new album marks a shift toward a stripped-back, direct approach. “We wanted to keep everything incredibly direct - to hit everyone in the face and leave,” explains vocalist Sean Murphy-O’Neill. Yet despite its immediacy, the album retains the band’s characteristic wit, loaded with hidden references, in-jokes, and musical Easter eggs that reflect a true blend of fun and sophistication. Lust for Life, Or: 'How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story, is centred around duality. The intention is to bring together everything Courting have created thus far into a succinct, direct, record. Each song on the album is 'twinned', with another, existing within the same type of world. Take for example the opening and closing bookends of the record, both featuring the same string melody but with the first serving as an orchestral introduction, and the second as a speeding dance punk track. Tracks 2 and tracks 8 interpolate the same drum and string samples but shift them into completely different beasts. The first sitting somewhere between 2010's dubstep and a noise band covering a small faces track, and the latter being a multi part, auto-tune crooning ballad with a striking saxophone solo. The aim is clear as Courting balance the indie and pop songwriting of their previous records with their most experimental moments, each detail more refined than the last time.

Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story

Music EU

Discover Lust for Life, Or: ‘How To Thread The Needle And Come Out The Other Side To Tell The Story by Courting on Lower Third. A genre-blending album with a sharp sound and playful experimentation.