Thirty years after forming in Zion, Ill., Scott Lucas figures he and whoever he's playing with in Local H are indeed Lifers in the music world.
And that's what makes it a fitting title for the group's ninth studio album, and first in five years, premiering exclusively below. "It's weird," Lucas tells Billboard about hitting the three-decade mark. "It's strange.
But there's also a sense of pride, that this is work you can be proud of. The thing about it is I never really gave myself an out.
It's not like I went to college or ever thought there was anything else I wanted to do. On one hand it's impossible to think you could still be doing this so many years later." However, Lucas adds, "To be honest, I don't think I ever thought about it at