LostAlone unveil ‘Memories Under A Microscope’, a lavish double vinyl compilation via SO Recordings. The riff-heavy, melody-drenched alt-rock-pop anthems of Steven Battelle have earned adoration from peers like Hayley Williams and My Chemical Romance, leading to a Warner Brothers signing in America at Gerard Way’s insistence. This collection serves as both introduction and celebration, pairing greatest hits with new, unreleased and rare works across nineteen tracks.
The compilation arrives in two parts. Disc one offers an easy digest of the most overtly commercial and pop-tastic morsels from the LostAlone catalogue. Disc two delivers new, unreleased and rare works for devoted fans. One vinyl disc is opaque pink, the other very clear. The announcement comes alongside brand new single “Compilation Of Complications”, available to stream now.
Hailing from Derbyshire and soaked in influences running from Queen to the solo albums by members of Queen, LostAlone have existed since Steven Battelle and drummer Mark Gibson were eleven years old. They added bassist Alan Williamson and toured with Enter Shikari, Paramore and Thirty Seconds To Mars. The band released four albums, received five star reviews, earned BBC Radio 1 playlisting, and even split up before reforming to play at My Chemical Romance’s request during their 2022 UK comeback shows.
LostAlone play their only headline show of the year the evening prior to release at London’s Oslo venue in Hackney on December 11, with support from Fearless Vampire Killers and BEX. Steven Battelle has kept busy between albums, deputising for Frank Iero on an LS Dunes European tour, co-writing McFly’s ‘Power To Play’ album, and writing for Tom Fletcher’s ‘The Creakers’ stage musical with Danny Jones and Dougie Poynter.