{{Infobox album | name = Matter Does Not Define | type = studio | artist = the Lathums | cover = TheLathums-MatterDoesNotDefine.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|df=y|2025|02|28}} | recorded = | studio = Kempston Street, Liverpool | genre = Alternative Rock, Indie Rock | length = 42:35 | label = Modern Sky UK | producer = {{hlist|John Kettle|Chris Taylor<ref name="FO1"/>}} | prev_title = From Nothing to a Little Bit More | prev_year = 2023 | misc = {{Singles | name = Matter Does Not Define | type = studio | single1 = No Direction | single1date = 15 July 2024 | single2 = Stellar Cast | single2date = 28 October 2024 | single3 = Long Shadows | single3date = 6 December 2024 | single4 = Heartbreaker | single4date = 24 January 2025 }} }} '''''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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Molloy |first=Laura |date=February 17, 2025 |title=The Lathums bring forward release of new album ''Matter Does Not Define'' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-lathums-bring-forward-release-of-new-album-matter-does-not-define-3838653 |access-date=March 1, 2025 |work=NME}}</ref>
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.<ref name="FO1">{{Cite web |date=2024-10-30 |title=The Lathums announce third album 'Matter Does Not Define' |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-lathums-announce-new-album-matter-does-not-define/ |access-date=2025-01-19 |website=Far Out |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.”<ref name="FO1" /> {{Blockquote|text="When will they learn that it’s not matter that defines a being? It’s the reflections of the lessons they leave."|author=Alex Moore|title="Reflections of Lessons Left"}}
== Track listing == {{Track listing | total_length = 42:35 | all_writing = Alex Moore, Scott Concepcion, Matt Murphy and Ryan Durrans. | all_music = Alex Moore, Scott Concepcion, Matt Murphy and Ryan Durrans. | title1 = Leave No Stone Unturned | length1 = 2:55 | title2 = Reflections of Lessons Left | length2 = 3:56 | title3 = Stellar Cast | length3 = 3:14 | title4 = Heartbreaker | length4 = 3:28 | title5 = Dynamite | length5 = 3:29 | title6 = Unrequited Love | length6 = 3:28 | title7 = No Direction | length7 = 3:11 | title8 = Until Our Bitter End | length8 = 3:23 | title9 = Knocking at Your Door | length9 = 3:16 | title10 = The Jester | length10 = 3:26 | title11 = Surrounded By Beauty | length11 = 3:54 | title12 = Long Shadows | length12 = 4:55 }} {{Track listing | headline = Acoustic edition bonus disc | title1 = Leave No Stone Unturned | note1 = acoustic | length1 = 3:03 | title2 = Reflections of Lessons Left | note2 = acoustic | length2 = 4:39 | title3 = Stellar Cast | note3 = acoustic | length3 = 3:40 | title4 = Heartbreaker | note4 = acoustic | length4 = 2:59 | title5 = Dynamite | note5 = acoustic | length5 = 3:06 | title6 = Unrequited Love | note6 = acoustic | length6 = 3:42 | title7 = No Direction | note7 = acoustic | length7 = 4:16 | title8 = Until Our Bitter End | note8 = acoustic | length8 = 3:40 | title9 = Knocking at Your Door | note9 = acoustic | length9 = 4:11 | title10 = The Jester | note10 = acoustic | length10 = 3:49 | title11 = Surrounded By Beauty | note11 = acoustic | length11 = 3:04 | title12 = Long Shadows | note12 = acoustic | length12 = 5:04 | total_length = 1:27:57 }} {{Track listing | headline = Live From Robin Park Edition bonus disc | title1 = No Direction | note1 = Live from Robin Park | writer1 = {{hlist|Scott Concepcion|Ryan Durrans|Alex Moore|Matty Murphy|John Kettle}} | length1 = 3:58 | title2 = Knotted Bed Of Roses | note2 = Live from Robin Park | writer2 = {{hlist|Concepcion|Durrans|Moore|Murphy}} | length2 = 3:26 | title3 = Foolish Parley | note3 = Live from Robin Park | writer3 = {{hlist|Concepcion|Johnny Cunliffe|Durrans|Moore}} | length3 = 4:22 | title4 = The Great Escape | note4 = Live from Robin Park | writer4 = {{hlist|Concepcion|Cunliffe|Durrans|Moore}} | length4 = 4:33 | title5 = Struggle | note5 = Live from Robin Park | writer5 = {{hlist|Concepcion|Durrans|Moore|Murphy|Kettle}} | length5 = 5:44 | title6 = How Beautiful Life Can Be | note6 = Live from Robin Park | writer6 = {{hlist|Concepcion|Cunliffe|Durrans|Moore}} | length6 = 4:30 | title7 = Simple As This | note7 = with Jake Bugg; Live from Robin Park | writer7 = {{hlist|Jake Bugg|Matt Prime}} | length7 = 4:40 | title8 = You Are My Sunshine | note8 = Live from Robin Park | writer8 = Disputed | length8 = 1:20 | title9 = All My Life | note9 = Live from Robin Park | writer9 = {{hlist|Concepcion|Cunliffe|Durrans|Moore}} | length9 = 4:26 | title10 = Fight On | note10 = Live from Robin Park | writer10 = {{hlist|Concepcion|Cunliffe|Durrans|Moore}} | length10 = 3:32 | title11 = I See Your Ghost | note11 = Live from Robin Park | writer11 = {{hlist|Concepcion|Cunliffe|Durrans|Moore}} | length11 = 3:44 | title12 = Sad Face Baby | note12 = Live from Robin Park | length12 = 6:55 | writer12 = {{hlist|Concepcion|Cunliffe|Durrans|Moore}} | total_length = 1:33:51 }}
== Personnel == Credits adapted from Tidal.<ref name="Tidal">{{cite web |title=Matter Does Not Define / The Lathums / Credits |url=https://tidal.com/album/419319861/credits |publisher=Tidal |access-date=3 September 2025}}</ref>
=== 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 == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''Matter Does Not Define'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Scotland|2|date=20250307|rowheader=true|access-date=8 March 2025}} |- {{album chart|UK2|3|date=20250307|rowheader=true|access-date=7 March 2025}} |- {{album chart|UKIndependent|1|date=20250307|rowheader=true|access-date=8 March 2025}} |}
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