The Tubs

Having perfected their chemistry across two albums, hundreds of shows, and an ever-expanding universe of bands affiliated with London’s Gob Nation Collective (among them The TSG, Sniffany & The Nits, Spike, and Garden Centre), the London-based Celtic jangle boyband — Owen Williams (vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass), Dan Lucas (guitar), Taylor Stewart (drums), and Max Warren (bass) — push themselves even further into the shimmering heart of virtuosic indie rock. They’re joined by frequent collaborators Lan McArdle (vocals), George Nicholls (guitar), and Rachel Kenedy (keyboards), all of whom have orbited various Tubs-adjacent efforts dating back to Joanna Gruesome, but the secret to Hard Life’s lushness is the addition of fiddle player Chris Haigh, an instructor and session musician who left an indelible mark on British pop on Steps’ “5, 6, 7, 8.”