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Firmly rooted in the DIY ethos and aesthetic, Sulka began in 2017 as a bedroom project which saw Lukas self-producing, engineering and playing all of the instruments on his wholly home-made recordings. His first releases came out as a steady stream of albums and EPs via various cassette labels including Gold Mold, Death Collective, Common and Negative Hope. Heavily inspired by genre-mashing Bandcamp hero Alex G, Sulka’s breezy, intimate songs bring to mind the heart-felt melodicism of Eliott Smith, the ramshackle joy of Guided By Voices and the break-neck thrills of early Pavement. Performing live sometimes solo and sometimes with band, Sulka has opened for like-minded artists including PAWS, Sorry, Current Joys and Jeffrey Lewis & the Voltage.

Made during the pandemic and released in January 2021, Take Care was a fast, loose and loud blast of scuzzy melodicism which saw Sulka release with Lost Map for the first time. “The pandemic had a silver lining for me,” he says. “The lockdown allowed me to spend an endless amount of time mixing that album, which I think made it sound a lot more interesting. The release through Lost Map was a major boost to my profile and to my confidence as an artist, despite the drawbacks that came with releasing during a pandemic like not being able to tour or gig.” It was quickly followed by the Front Door EP, which saw Lukas develop the personal, confessional sensibility he had cultivated on Take Care; his vocals barely registering above a whisper, but feeling like they were being sung straight in your ear. 

A departure from the DIY bedroom efforts of previous releases, Distractions is the first Sulka album to be recorded with a full live band and in collaboration with a producer, Chris McCrory – a two time Scottish Album of the Year Award nominated producer, songwriter and audio engineer from Glasgow, known publicly as the frontman of indie rock quartet Catholic Action. It’s released on Lost Map in association with Gold Mold Records on Friday 29th September 2023.

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