Formed in 2022, Sura Laynes are a 4-piece rock and roll band from Derby, UK. The band’s original songs contain strong melodies and lyrics that instantly affect.  Clean, crisp guitars and strong vocal harmonies give a nod to the bands that built them, with shades of the La’s, The Libertines and The Beatles detectable in their honest, heart on your sleeve sound. 

With performances at major UK festivals such as Liverpool Sound City and Ynot Festival, and support slots for notable acts such as Brtipop legends The Bluetones, Sura Laynes are on the rise.

Sura Laynes are a band who do things their own way.  For their first album they took the decision to record the entire album in analog format to 8 track cassette – a leap of faith for which they were richly rewarded.  For some artists, the pressure of recording to tape can expose frailties in their songs or the musician’s ability to perform them – not so with Sura Laynes.  

The tracks for the album were recorded live with minimal overdubs, in order to capture the heart and soul of the music in a way that can sometimes be lost in a more modern studio setting.  The album was recorded at Groovefarm Analog Recording Co in Chesterfield by producer Liam Walker. Groovefarm is an entirely analog studio where legendary names such as Richard Hawley and The La’s’ Lee Mavers have recently been in session.   The philosophy of the studio is to capture an authentic and predominately live sound, where “Feel” and “Vibe” are regarded higher than the more clinical priorities of the modern music industry.  The results are a “Perfectly Imperfect” debut album, full of heart and soul.  The album was recorded to 8-track cassette and mastered to quarter inch stereo tape by Liam, and digitised by highly regarded Sound Engineer Paul Blakeman.