Liam Fray

Courteeners are Liam Fray, Conan Moores, Michael Campbell with touring members Joe Cross and Elina Lin. Since releasing their debut album St. Jude in 2008 - which recently reached No. 1 in the UK Album Charts fifteen years after its original release - they have become one of the most cherished bands in Britain. As well as achieving consistent commercial success, they have built a huge community around their sold out epic live shows that see them play to packed houses and fields up and down the country. ‘Pink Cactus Café’ is Courteeners’ 7 th studio album which follows 2020’s critically acclaimed ‘More. Again. Forever.’ and was released on 25 th October. Their most collaborative, pop-leaning and exploratory work yet, Liam Fray co-produces all tracks, with the album featuring contributions from friends of the band including DMA’S, Brooke Combe, James and Ian Skelly (The Coral), Pixey, and Charlie Salt (Blossoms) amongst many more.

Liam Fray, frontman of Courteeners says: “I’m honoured to be a Champion for National Album Day. When I started making music, I didn’t dream I’d write enough songs for an album... I thought it would be a couple of riffs with my childhood friends, coupled with some bad rhymes from my phone. But then, as you develop, and grow, you realise it could, with some luck and a lot of hard work… be an album. The album is the canvas, and every corner should be painted. The album tells the whole story that the singles entice you with. In the age of immediacy singles belong to the ear… But the album belongs to the heart.”