{"title":"The Lathums","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Lathums Vinyl Records \u0026amp; Music Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExplore The Lathums vinyl records at UMusic Shop South Africa. Discover alternative music through physical releases that bring the artist’s musical identity, individual recordings and visual presentation into one collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Lathums: the music and the story\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWigan band the Lathums connects guitar-pop melody with Alex Moore’s expressive singing and a strongly communicative songwriting style. Their songs favour direct feeling and band interplay, allowing a familiar instrumental setup to carry a clear individual identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow Beautiful Life Can Be introduces the group through clear guitar lines, a strong melodic centre and a vocal approach that keeps the songs emotionally direct. The album’s appeal lies in the relationship between band momentum and a more reflective lyric, allowing an accessible chorus to carry uncertainty as well as optimism. The full debut gives those qualities a sustained setting beyond the immediacy of an individual indie-rock single.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCatalogue highlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow Beautiful Life Can Be is the debut album introduction, bringing the early material together as a complete statement rather than a series of singles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe apparent simplicity of the guitar-band setup leaves the personality of the lead voice especially exposed, making phrasing and melodic shape central to the debut’s appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow Beautiful Life Can Be: Explore the vinyl presentation of this recording, keeping the programme and its physical presentation together.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy collect The Lathums?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe quieter passages and unexpected arrangement choices help define the emotional setting, giving the complete programme a range that is not always apparent from its most immediately recognisable track. Vinyl gives the sleeve artwork and playing sequence a tangible place in a music collection. The visual design and the moment of placing a record on the turntable become part of returning to the music. The particular pressing or package defines the edition, so explore the individual release for its track list and stated presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore The Lathums at UMusic Shop South Africa and choose a physical release to make part of your own music collection.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-lathums-how-beautiful-life-can-be-1lp-rsdbf26","title":"The Lathums - How Beautiful Life Can Be (1LP) RSDBF26","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"UNIVERSAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46963931381956,"sku":"088106137708","price":747.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}]}],"url":"https:\/\/umg.africa\/collections\/the-lathums.oembed","provider":"UMG Africa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}