'London Girls' is the first cut from the Mamas Gun's new album, Golden Days, which is set for release on May 18 via Candelion. The track references the strong females who surround Mamas Gun frontman Andy Platts, particularly his wife, and his guitar-playing, Filippo mother, the latter of which is captured on the single's cover art.

‘London Girls’ holds a salient place for frontman and founder of the band, Andy Platts. “I wanted to write a London song” says the singer, “for most of my career, I’ve been making American-influenced music so it’s nice to do stuff that kind of points to where you’re from - having something with ‘London’ in the title without it being too tongue-in-cheek.”

Whilst ‘London Girls’ works on a patriotic level, it also references the strong females that surround Platts, from his wife, Jodie Seymour who co-wrote the track, to his own Filipino mother who is depicted on the single’s artwork. Platts, who was born in Kowloon, Hong Kong was introduced to music at a young age through his mother’s Spanish guitar playing.

The soul quintet will make their live return at The Social, London on February 8 before embarking upon a headline UK tour later in the year.

‘Addictions’ is the second track from her forthcoming album, Historian, which is out March 2. The video for the anthemic, gradually intensifying and horn-accented track, directed by Lucy herself, is a love letter of sorts to her native Richmond, Virginia.

A nameless protagonist explores the city through a picture frame that presents the world in black and white, suggesting a separation between the reality of the present and fantasy of the past. It also ties in with the song’s theme of addictions in all their toxic forms — be it substances, relationship baggage, or old habits.

Already highlighted as one of the most anticipated releases of the year, Lucy and her band recorded Historian in Nashville last March, re-teaming with No Burden producer Collin Pastore. The sound is richer and fuller - timeless feeling rock and roll that finds a sweet spot between the breezy and driving pop-rock of Stevie Nicks and the lyrical incisiveness and combustible edge of Liz Phair. The lyrics mirror our times, with all its political disasters and assorted heartbreaks, but offer a cautious optimism in the face of adversity, with Lucy’s gift for often impressionistic turns of phrase that effortlessly capture the emotional truth of a moment and are destined for yearbook quotes and first tattoos.