Lucas Hardy is a singer-songwriter from Salisbury, UK. His new single, ‘Another Way’, blends his Acoustic Folk sound with a modern Rock edge and his live set includes songs that start at 100% energy and then weave in between stripped back melancholic numbers that he has been writing & performing since his first EP release.
Influenced very early on to pick up a guitar and start making music of his own, by bands like Green Day & blink-182, Lucas has honed in on these influences in every music venture he has been a part of whilst growing up whilst picking up new loves in the music of Johnny Cash, Frank Sinatra & modern artists like Frank Turner. Though becoming a solo acoustic musician wasn’t to be predicted given his Pop Punk background, the passion, energy and emotion put into his songs does not fail to show that Lucas is exactly where he’s meant to be; with his voice & guitar.
After a huge loss in the family, Lucas focused his efforts into writing and recording a new album. The upcoming album release is a musical diary of loss & change, coupled with a throwback to growing up in a family home on the Isle of Wight and the need to eventually say goodbye to the past. Studios were set up in his old family house and in friends living rooms in his new hometown of Salisbury, that led to the record having a raw DIY sound that, ultimately, made it sound like ‘home’ for his songs. Though Lucas looks to the future with wide eyes, this album is a milestone celebrating the past and entirely dedicated to his Mother.
Since living in Salisbury, Lucas has been featured on MTV with one of his cover versions that aired during the show Green Day: The Ride, he’s visited his original hometown of the Isle of Wight to play V-Dub Island and recently won an award for Best Male Solo Performer at the Salisbury Music Awards. With the new record on the horizon, Lucas will be playing shows up and down the UK; sharing his story and shaping his future.