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01. THE LUCKY STRIKES - To Be King
02. THE LUCKY STRIKES - The Beast Burnt Down
03. THE LUCKY STRIKES - The Exile and the Sea
04. THE LUCKY STRIKES - New Avalon
05. THE LUCKY STRIKES - The Butcher and Mrs. Shaw
06. THE LUCKY STRIKES - Ballet Shoes
07. THE LUCKY STRIKES - Goldspring
08. THE LUCKY STRIKES - The Devil Knows Yourself
09. THE LUCKY STRIKES - Vincent
10. THE LUCKY STRIKES - Ghost and the Actress
11. THE LUCKY STRIKES - The Writer
ARTIST
TITLE
The Exile and the Sea
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
HSR 002CD HSR 002CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/12/2013

The Lucky Strikes formed in 2006 in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The Exile and the Sea is their fourth album release and explores the folk tales and oral traditions, both historical and in the more recent past, of their hometown. Songs explore the burning down of Southend pier to tales of shady characters who used to drink in their local pub. The band has formerly garnered praise from national and international press including Q Magazine who referred to them as "The Waterboys on trucker pills" and the Irish Times who described their music as "muscular Americana and rustic if somewhat wired folk." The Lucky Strikes receive regular national radio plays on BBC 6 Music (Chris Hawkins and Gideon Coe). The group's previous music has been featured on a variety of major TV shows including Life, Would I Lie to You? and Harbour Lights. The album is being released on new label Harbour Song Records, which is based on the Thames Delta in Essex.