Richard Lomax is a solo performer based in Manchester who sings and plays guitar, and sometimes uses an Omnichord. His music is compared with a wide range of artists, including Nick Cave, Frank Black, David Bowie, Jeffrey Lewis, Lee Hazlewood, Scott Walker and Jonathan Richman.

Career

Lomax fronts a solo project, but he has also been part of several other acts. He is the former frontman of Johnny5thWheel&thecowards, active from 2009 to 2013, and of the surf rock group thee Uncomfortables, active from 2006 to 2009. He has also played guitar, mandolin, ukulele, Omnichord and vocals with FirstnameFrank and Avital Raz & The Chosen Ones.

Johnny5thWheel&thecowards

Johnny5thWheel&thecowards releases two full albums on Sotones Records, a label associated with The Moulettes and Anja McCloskey. The debut album, TalesOf…, comes out in 2010 and is described as a “work of genius” by Whisperin’ & Hollerin’. It is also listed among God Is In The TV’s top 50 albums of the year. The follow-up, Music To Shake’n’Shuffle To, is also included in Rocksucker’s top 50 albums of 2012.

During this period, Lomax is also commissioned to create incidental music for The Me & Perrin Show, a radio programme described as combining the worlds of the Muppets and The Mighty Boosh.

thee Uncomfortables

thee Uncomfortables are signed to Petrol and Pistol Records and release singles through the label. The group completes a successful Australian tour in 2008 and plays several festival dates.

Collaborations and support slots

Across his different projects, Lomax supports a number of other artists, including We Are Scientists, Jamie T, Wave Pictures, Emma Pollock, Curtis Eller, Thomas Truax, Misty’s Big Adventure, My First Tooth and Frightened Rabbit.