TRNSMT 2023: Lucia & The Best Boys on releasing their debut album Burning Castles

A figurehead in Glasgow’s burgeoning music scene, powerhouse frontwoman Lucia Fairfull pens empowering lyrics sharing her personal experiences of love and growing up as a young woman in Scotland. Flanked by drummer, artist and photographer Ally Scott and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Ballantyne, the group form a truly modern collective who work meticulously from their base in the center of Glasgow. Renowned for their visceral live performances and with a mission statement to amplify and inspire young woman, the group are galvanising a new generation into picking up a guitar and expressing themselves. Their sound is a cacophonous one, where youthful fragility meets maturity, confidence, and empowerment. Think Shirley Manson meets Stevie Nicks, with a bit of Robyn thrown in for the dancers among us. Don’t miss your chance to see the empowering frontwoman and her talented boys on Sunday 9th July at The King Tuts Stage. | Lucia & the best boys

placeholder image — A figurehead in Glasgow’s burgeoning music scene, powerhouse frontwoman Lucia Fairfull pens empowering lyrics sharing her personal experiences of love and growing up as a young woman in Scotland. Flanked by drummer, artist and photographer Ally Scott and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Ballantyne, the group form a truly modern collective who work meticulously from their base in the center of Glasgow. Renowned for their visceral live performances and with a mission statement to amplify and inspire young woman, the group are galvanising a new generation into picking up a guitar and expressing themselves. Their sound is a cacophonous one, where youthful fragility meets maturity, confidence, and empowerment. Think Shirley Manson meets Stevie Nicks, with a bit of Robyn thrown in for the dancers among us. Don’t miss your chance to see the empowering frontwoman and her talented boys on Sunday 9th July at The King Tuts Stage. | Lucia & the best boys

“As an artist I feel very lucky to experiment and try out different things. I think they’ll always be that Lucia & The Best Boys stamp on the music we put out, but I think they’ll definitely be a few surprises that maybe people won’t expect.”

Lucia & The Best Boys took over the King Tut’s Stage at TRNSMT 2023 on Sunday 9 July, pulling in a healthy crowd with her punky lyrics and electric instrumentals. The band, who have been performing throughout Glasgow for more than eight years now, are preparing to release their debut album Burning Castles in September, with many of the songs revealed to fans during the Glasgow Green set.

Ahead of the performance we sat down with the Lucia Fairfull to find out what music fans can expect from this much anticipated release. Here’s what she had to say:

“We’ve been recording it over the last year or so. Two opposite ends of the spectrum but we’ve been recording it between Margate and this little island at the very top of Scotland, just off of Stornaway, it’s called Bernera. It was an incredible experience I feel so lucky for being able to record up there for our first album. Being able to have no distractions and just be inspired by the Scottish beauty.

“I’m just so excited for it to come out. It feels like it’s been bubbling under the surface for the last eight years. Because of the way it came about it wasn’t written over one period of time and there isn’t one meaning to it or one concept. As an artist I feel very lucky to experiment and try out different things. I think they’ll always be that Lucia & The Best Boys stamp on the music we put out, but I think they’ll definitely be a few surprises that maybe people won’t expect so I am interested to see how they’ll react because I don’t know if it’s what people are expecting or not.