When You Found Me

Lucero have never been known as complacent. The beloved Memphis act have continually pushed the limits of their sound across their growing catalogue, incorporating elements of soul, blues and alternative rock into their blistering country punk. Accordingly, When You Found Me is yet another sonic evolution for Lucero, adding synthesisers and tasteful electronic flourishes. The album also finds frontman and lyricist Ben Nichols challenging himself in his songwriting, which on this LP leans heavily into narrative storytelling and also draws from his experience as a father to a young daughter. "We might be pushing the boundaries a little bit further sonically than what we've done in the past, but as far as the kind of personal aspect of the songwriting, and the kind of emotional aspect of the songwriting, I think that's all been there the entire time throughout Lucero's career," Nichols tells Apple Music. "So I think this is just another way of expressing what we've always done." Below, Nichols shares how each of When You Found Me's tracks came to life. Have You Lost Your Way? "That one, it was based on some really old demos that I'd worked on, trying to do soundtrack stuff for one of my little brother's films. My little brother's Jeff Nichols, and he's a filmmaker, writer and director. He's used this sort of music in all five of his films, from Loving to Mud, Midnight Special, Take Shelter and Shotgun Stories. I felt like it was a good starting point for this record because it's a little different than your traditional Lucero song—it's a little more ominous. And it introduces the sound of the synthesisers, which is also new for us. So it lets you know right off the bat this is a different-sounding Lucero record." Outrun the Moon "'Outrun the Moon' was the first song that I wrote for the album specifically, and it was the first single that we released for the record. It's another song with a young girl as the protagonist, and I had in mind some Southern short-story wr