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For A Lifetime, Luke Gittins

Newlywed, what lengths would you want your partner to go to with their wedding speech and gift? A six track EP of the most beautifully self-penned sentimental love songs?! Well, sorry, but honestly, unless you’re luckily now married to twenty-five year old Ed Sheeran-endorsed Chippenham singer-songwriter Luke Gittins, I think you’re asking a bit much!

Congratulations to the couple, wishing them all the best of health and happiness on their journey together. But, yeah, cheers Luke; thankfully I’m already happily married, but you’ve set the bar quite high with this! Will every bride-to-be now be expecting their partner to break out the acoustic guitar and deliver vocals smooth enough to charm the pants off a donkey?! Because, if so, this might not end well! Certainly nothing as breathtakingly close to For A Lifetime.  

If there’s a reason why Ed Sheeran praised Luke, invited him on stage at the O2 Arena and to open his Berlin show, it’s not hidden within this EP, it’s on show in the opening bars. For all I know, his wife might prefer drum & bass, but if it was me, I’d be bowled out for six! This is David Gray losing his Roland Groovebox, this is Noah Kahan playing Vermont. It’s rich with textures, divine in delivery, but the sincerity of the prose in the song-writing is kingpin.

An honest breath of fresh air, each song is a meticulously crafted expression, simply but effectively. The pulsating yet subtle beat of the opening title track took me to I’m on Fire, and could easily cool Springsteen’s desire. It also serves as an epilogue to the EP’s narrative, talking of their first kiss and the change it made within him.

The second song concerns itself with the sensations of love and how unbelievable it can feel to find your soulmate, wrapped in a title of a wedding vow. Whereas the third is more metaphorical, using the unpredictable English weather to suggest their relationship will overcome the odds.

The fourth is akin to Billy Joel’s Just The Way You Are, whereas Home expresses the place of memories, and though perhaps a cliche theme, Luke knocks it out of the park like a delicacy savoured, and lends the listener to be far too engulfed in the beauty of the EP to be concerned about any overused subject. These are classic sentiments expressed before, but Luke revisits them with the talent to make it fresh sounding; that’s the lucidity here. It ends as smooth as the intro, with a brimful of everlasting sentiment. And with that, this is a timeless work.

Playing guitar and writing since the age of eight, Luke’s popularity blossomed during the lockdown, sharing covers on TikTok. This is his second release since his debut, Waited A Lifetime in 2023. The personal tenderness of For A Lifetime reflects, with any song on it clasping the potential to rival John Legend’s first dance song, All of Me. Now, get on and do the dishes, Luke!

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