2016 has already been a busy year for three-time BCMA winners, Luke & Mel with sets at this year's Country2Country and beginning on a UK wide tour with Jess and the Bandits, ahead of a festival packed summer and the release of their sophomore EP which is set to out late summer. As a little teaser of the upcoming EP, the duo have released a double A side single featuring the song, 'Bad Habit' and a reworking of their award winning - and simply fantastic - track, 'Somethin' About a Woman'.Mel takes the lead on 'Bad Habit'. The duo showcased this song during their handful of sets at C2C and is about a love that you can't just shake, even if it's not good for you. It's an infectious track, with the chorus and the riff constantly vying it out to be the earworm left in your mind after the final note...the victor of that battle changes each time. This upbeat track looks set to go down a treat at upcoming festivals this summer. The reworked 'Somethin' About a Woman' is just as fantastic as the original version and any live performance that the duo do of it. It's a truly divine song, worthy of the BCMA award for Best Song and is, without doubt, one of the best offerings from the UK country scene.
This double A-side certainly whets the already growing appetites for Luke & Mel's next EP - and it's available to download right now!
About Luke & Mel
Luke & Mel formed in 2012, having met through performing in the UK's top touring theatre show, Country Legends, the pair combine haunting harmonies and fine musicianship creating a sound that is both unique and authentic.
Luke's background as a session guitarist has seen him play on all the biggest theatre stages in the UK with shows like 'One Night of Elvis', 'Dolly The Show'. 'Country Legends' and PJ.Proby's 2010 UK Tour as well as performing on Albums such as Raintown's 'Writing on the Wall', Mike Ward's EP, Thorne Hill's 'No More Holding Back' and more.
Before meeting Luke, Melanie was busy doing her own singer/songwriter shows as well as performing in musicals up and down the UK including London's West End.
Having built a name for themselves on the live circuit, the duo released their eponymous debut EP In December 2014, which debuted at No.2 on the iTunes UK Country Album Chart, where it stayed in the top 10 for 2 weeks.
Championed by BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio and Chris Country, the release was met with critical acclaim, the band found their popularity on the live circuit soared. As a result, they have supported everyone from Engelbert Humperdinck to Will Hoge and one of Mel’s personal icons Pistol Annies’ Angaleena Presley. At the end of April they take to the road once again, joining British/Texan quintet Jess and the Bandits on their headline tour.
Having delivered three sensational sets at this year’s Country2Country, they are also excited to hit the festival circuit once again this year, with performances at FSA Fest, Rock Ridge Roundup, TowerFest, Buckle and Boots and Dart Music Festival.
As they build towards a summer packed with dates, the three-time BCMA winning duo are excited to unveil their new double A-side – Bad Habit / Somethin’ About A Woman. Of the release the duo state,
‘We’re releasing a new Double-A side which will feature our brand new single “Bad Habit” and also a new mix of our award-winning song “Somethin’ About a woman” We chose these two songs because we feel they represent our sound going forward.
Bad Habit represents that age-old problem of always finding someone who treats you badly but you can never seem to let go of them - it’s also an upbeat edgy track with a catchy riff.
Somethin’ About a Woman won us the award of Song of the Year at the British Country Music Awards 2015 and we wanted to include a new mix of it in our new release as a way of honouring that.’
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