Lanterns on the Lake follow up 2020s Mercury Prize nominated Spook the Herd with their self-produced fifth studio album, Versions of Us. Radioheads Philip Selway joined the band to provide drums and percussion after the departure of Oliver Ketteringham. The nine songs on Versions Of Us are existential meditations examining lifes possibilities; facing the hand weve been dealt and the question of whether we can change our individual and collective destinies. Singer and songwriter Hazel Wilde has no doubt that motherhood fundamentally shifted her perspective. Writing songs requires a certain level of self-indulgence, and songwriters can be prone to dwelling on themselves, she says. Motherhood made me aware of having a different stake in the world. Ive got to believe that theres a better way and an alternative future to the one weve been hurtling towards. Ive also got to believe that I could be better as a person, too. Mixed by the bands guitarist Paul Gregory, in the bedroom of his home in North Shields, there is a sense of time and place that runs deep throughout this record. Versions of Us is the most empowering album yet from the band. In exploring whether we can change fate or are doomed to repeat the same mistakes in life, this powerful collection of songs ultimately alights on hope. Its never too late to change course. Track List: Disc: 1 1. The Likes of Us 2. Real Life 3. Vatican 4. String Theory 5. Thumb of War 6. The Saboteur 7. Locust 8. Rich Girls 9. Last Transmission