Matter Does Not Define

Matter Does Not Define is the third studio album by English rock band the Lathums. The album was released on 28 February 2025 through Modern Sky UK.^[2]

Matter Does Not Define
Studio album by the Lathums
Released	28 February 2025 (2025-02-28)
Studio	Kempston Street, Liverpool
Genre	Alternative Rock, Indie Rock
Length	42:35
Label	Modern Sky UK
Producer	John Kettle Chris Taylor[1]
The Lathums chronology
From Nothing to a Little Bit More (2023) Matter Does Not Define (2025)
Singles from Matter Does Not Define
"No Direction" Released: 15 July 2024 "Stellar Cast" Released: 28 October 2024 "Long Shadows" Released: 6 December 2024 "Heartbreaker" Released: 24 January 2025

The album's lead single "No Direction" was released on 15 July 2024, with the album being announced on 28 October 2024. The second single "Stellar Cast" was followed by the release of third single "Long Shadows" on 6 December 2024.^[1] The album was released a week earlier, as the original release date was 7 March.

Background

The band's lead singer Alex Moore spoke of the album, saying “We’ve had a lot of fun creating album three. Though only a couple of years have passed since our last album, it feels like we’ve matured immensely as musicians." He described a lyric from "Reflections of Lessons Left" as “powerful and important to the times we live in”. The lyric was the first one written for the album and Moore noted it as “the catalyst for the whole album, setting its tone and message.”^[1]

"When will they learn that it’s not matter that defines a being? It’s the reflections of the lessons they leave."

— Alex Moore, "Reflections of Lessons Left"

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Leave No Stone Unturned"	2:55
2.	"Reflections of Lessons Left"	3:56
3.	"Stellar Cast"	3:14
4.	"Heartbreaker"	3:28
5.	"Dynamite"	3:29
6.	"Unrequited Love"	3:28
7.	"No Direction"	3:11
8.	"Until Our Bitter End"	3:23
9.	"Knocking at Your Door"	3:16
10.	"The Jester"	3:26
11.	"Surrounded By Beauty"	3:54
12.	"Long Shadows"	4:55
Total length:		42:35

All tracks are written by Alex Moore, Scott Concepcion, Matt Murphy and Ryan Durrans.

Personnel

The Lathums

• Scott Concepcion – background vocals (tracks 1–6, 8–11), electric guitar (1, 2, 5, 6, 8–12), harpsichord (1, 3, 4), xylophone (3), piano (5, 6, 12)
• Ryan Durrans – drums (all tracks), percussion (tracks 2–6, 8, 9, 11, 12), castanets (3)
• Alex Moore – vocals (all tracks), melodica (track 1)
• Matthew Murphy – bass guitar (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1–6, 8–12)

Additional contributors

• Chris Taylor – production, mixing, engineering (all tracks), percussion (tracks 1, 2, 4, 9), keyboards (2, 5, 6), synthesizer (3, 5, 6, 8, 12), organ (6, 12), Mellotron (11)
• John Kettle – production (all tracks), electric guitar (tracks 1–6, 8–12), background vocals (3), synthesizer (4), acoustic guitar (9)
• Graeme Lynch – mastering (tracks 1–6, 8)
• Matt Colton – mastering (track 7)
• Stanley Graham – recording, engineering assistance (tracks 1–8, 10–12)
• Dom Samagaio – recording, engineering assistance (track 9)
• Simon Swarbrick – strings, string arrangement (tracks 6, 9)
• Joe Corby – trumpet (track 11)

Charts

Chart performance for Matter Does Not Define

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[3]	2
UK Albums (OCC)[4]	3
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[5]	1