Hailing from Birmingham, UK, Lucky Number You are a three-piece looking to combine the best of pop, rock, and synth sounds from the 80s and 90s. Having unveiled their debut album, Aftercare, back in 2022, the band are now back with Hands On The Horizon, their latest single.
Taking inspiration from Talking Heads, The Police, and Janet Jackson, Hands On The Horizon is a song about the power of hope in times of confusion and self-doubt. Written, recorded and produced by Lucky Number You, the song was mastered by Tom Woodhead.
With crisp, steely guitars and the kind of jerky, rhythms, Hands On The Horizon wears the band’s inspirations on its sleeve, but combines them to create something new. The overall sound has an uplifting and optimistic sound, with a clean pop aesthetic, that establishes a modern take on a classic 80s sound. The layered vocals provide a level of engaging humanity here, as the group’s first sax solo, courtesy of collaborator Matt Telfor, gets to work in the song’s bridge. The result is a warm, joyous and inspirational song — check it out below: