Lanterns On The Lake

Lanterns on the Lake

Lanterns on the Lake announce brand new album ‘There’s a Bird in My Ribcage’, set for release March 19th via Dust & Matter, and share lead single ‘Freeze Frame’.

Marking their first release since 2023’s Versions of Us, the Mercury-nominated group return with There’s a Bird in My Ribcage, a record defined by a newfound economy and immediacy. The shuddering guitars, widescreen atmospheres and unmistakable voice of frontwoman Hazel Wilde remain central to their core “This record is a refusal to go numb”, says Wilde. “in a world that sometimes urges us to retreat into distraction, cynicism or performance, you find yourself aching for something more.”

Shaped by the release of lead single ‘Freeze Frame’, which Wilde describes as “about those moments that feel so vivid and alive you wish you could stop time altogether. The small moments that often seem ordinary while they're happening, but later reveal themselves to be the ones that mattered most.”

Tracked largely live in a church hall in Northumberland, with additional recording in their hometown of North Shields, the album will also arrive on their very own label, Dust & Matter.

Detailing its origins, Wilde explained: “After years of releasing music and talking about the idea, we're launching our own record label Dust & Matter, based right here in North Shields. The label is really just an extension of what we've always done, putting things into the world we'd like to see exist. It gives us the freedom to release records on our own terms, work with local partners as part of our wider team and put focus on beautiful physical editions. It will be home to our various projects. First up is our guitarist/mixer/producer Paul's (Gregory) ‘Experiments with Machines’ album in January, before our own album ‘There's a Bird in My Ribcage’ in March. It's a pretty exciting and creatively fertile time for us.”