The Lightning Seeds, the nom-de-pop of producer and songwriter Ian Broudie, will be back with See You in the Stars on October 14 via BMG. It’s their first album since 2009’s Four Winds and Broaudie ...

After a month of Fridays featuring countless new albums, we’re finally given a little break. Just kidding, the overload continues and this week’s reviews include: Bill Callahan‘s wonderful YTI ⅃ A Ǝ Я ...

Ian Broudie and the Lightning Seeds have been stalwarts of the British music scene for almost 40 years now. After initially making his mark on his native Liverpool’s music scene as a producer in the ...

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Although it’s been more than a decade since we’ve heard from Lightning Seeds, little dust has accumulated on Ian Broudie’s production skills or pop songcraft. Given he’s one of the guiding forces for ...

Ian Broudie seems tickled when The Yorkshire Post suggests that The Lightning Seeds’ 35th anniversary tour of Britain has become so extensive that it might now be considered a national lap of honour. ...