Formed in 2008 in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England, this buoyant indie pop quartet are inspired by the carefree and playful aspects of both pre- and post-Britpop-era chart sounds. The Lottery Winners came together primarily over their shared love of the Smiths, and this was the act to which Sire Records boss Seymour Stein compared them when he signed the band in 2016. There was a lengthy delay between the recording of their self-titled debut album and its release, but it finally saw the light of day on Modern Sky in March 2020. It reached the Top 30 of the U.K. album chart. A covers album, Sounds of Isolation, kept their star in the ascent and was followed by 2021's Something to Leave the House For. 2023's Anxiety Replacement Therapy reached number one in the U.K.