Formed virtual during lockdown 2021, ‘The Lightning Kids’ are singer-songwriter Emma Ballantine, guitarist/producer Darryn McHardie and songwriter/producer Jonny Spalding.

Described as ‘the Synthwave London Grammar’, The Lightning Kids have strong nostalgic electronic roots mixed with nods to great 70’s & 80’s records by The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac.

‘All Of Those Nights’ is heavily influenced by 1980’s sun-drenched California and tells the story of two star-crossed teenagers and endless summer nights riding in fast cars, dancing at amusement parks and lying underneath the stars.

Recorded during Spring 2022, the album is solely written performed and produced by The Lightning Kids in the band's home-made studio’s, before mixing & mastering was completed in Summer.

Since the release of ‘All of Those Nights’ in November, The Lightning Kids have quickly gained a following racking up nearly a 1m views on Tik Tok with their movie-clip mash-ups leading to a #1 album placement on the German alternative album chart on I-Tunes and Top 10 in over 5 countries. The band have racked up over 50,000 views on You Tube and have surpassed 100,000 organic album streams.

2023 sees The Lightning Kids prepare for the release of new music – including a new single ‘All Of Those Nights’, in February and a synth-wave collab on ‘Fast Car’ with producers ‘The Last Concorde’