Lucia & the Best Boys

Lucia & the Best Boys are a Scottish indie rock band.^[1] The bands line–up consists of lead vocalist Lucia Fairfull, with Ally Scott, Christopher Ballantyne and Adam Campbell.

Lucia & the Best Boys
Lucia & the Best Boys performing at the Barrowland Ballroom in Calton, Glasgow, 2022
Background information
Origin	Glasgow, Scotland
Genres	Indie rock
Labels	Communion
Members	Lucia Fairfull Ally Scott Christopher Ballantyne Adam Campbell
Website	luciaandthebestboys.co.uk

Career

Formation and debut studio album

The band members met in Glasgow while performing in other bands.^[2] They were formerly known as Lucia.^[3] In 2023, they released their debut studio album Burning Castles, which peaked at No. 6 on the Scottish Albums Chart.^[4]

Garbage tour (2024–)

The band supported the Scottish and American rock band Garbage during the European leg of their 2024 tour in all dates except in Italy, where Romina Falconi opened for Garbage.^[5][1]

Discography

Studio albums

• Burning Castles (29 September 2023)

Extended plays

• Best Boy (2017)^[6]
• Cheap Talk (2 November 2018)^[1]
• Eternity (31 January 2020)^[7][8]
• The State of Things (9 October 2020)^[9][10][7]

Singles

• "Melted Ice Cream" (2017)^[6]
• "Good Girls Do Bad Things" (October 2019)^[11]
• "City of Angels" (31 January 2020)
• "Let Go" (22 May 2020)^[2]
• "Perfectly Untrue" (September 2020)^[12]
• "Forever Forget" (January 2021)^[10]
• "When You Dress Up" (February 2023)
• "Burning Castles" (November 2023)
• "Favourite Thing to Lose" (December 2023)

References

1. "Getting to know... LUCIA". Dork. 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
2. "Get to know Glasgow's Lucia & The Best Boys". Bricks. 22 May 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
3. Watson, Kayleigh (25 October 2019). "Lucia & The Best Boys pack a punch on "Good Girls Do Bad Things"". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
4. "Burning Castles by Lucia & the Best Boys". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
5. Rigotti, Alex (5 June 2024). "Garbage on why they chose these support acts for huge 2024 London Wembley show". NME. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
6. Neale, Matthew (29 May 2018). "DiScover: LUCIA". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
7. Smith, Iain. "Lucia & the Best Boys frontwoman continues stand for equality in the music industry". Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
8. "Lucia & The Best Boys pack a punch on "Good Girls Do Bad Things"". The Line of Best Fit. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
9. "Track by Track: Lucia & the Best Boys - The State Of Things EP". Dork. 9 October 2020. Archived from the original on 15 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
10. Gardner, Emma (22 January 2021). "Single Review: Lucia & The Best Boys - Forever Forget". Redbrick. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
11. Richards, Will (28 October 2019). "Lucia & The Best Boys are leading Glasgow's young, vital glam renaissance". NME. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
12. Marotta, Michael O'Connor (11 September 2020). "Lucia & the Best Boys think everything is fine and that's 'Perfectly Untrue'". Vanyaland. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Lucia & the Best Boys at AllMusic
• Lucia & the Best Boys discography at Discogs