After a three-year forced hiatus that saw him battle a life-threatening lung infection, Lewca is back, louder, fuzzier and more unapologetic than ever.
The London-born, Normandy-based songwriter returns with ‘Like Liam Gallagher’, the first single taken from his forthcoming fourth studio album Innit?, due for release on December 4.
An upbeat, swaggering alt-indie rock meets hip-hop anthem fuelled by equal parts self-belief, self-destruction and self-deprecation, ‘Like Liam Gallagher’ finds Lewca embracing chaos with a grin. Built on fuzzy guitars, infectious hooks and the irreverent wit that has become his trademark, the track captures the feeling of stumbling through life with misplaced confidence while somehow landing on your feet anyway.
For an artist whose influences range from The Clash, Ian Dury and The Streets to LCD Soundsystem, Eminem and Sleaford Mods, the single feels like a natural evolution of a catalogue that has always thrived in the space between punk attitude, rap storytelling and alternative pop experimentation.
The release also marks a significant personal milestone. After almost dying from a severe lung infection in 2024, Lewca was forced into an extended period away from music. Rather than slowing him down, the experience has fuelled the creative energy behind Innit?, an album that confronts mortality, ageing, personal demons and unfulfilled ambitions through a lens of humour, honesty and resilience.
“We won’t go gentle into that good night, still talking to myself in the morning light, I ain’t changed,” says Lewca.
Born in a Brixton squat and later finding himself living in another squat in Paris by the age of nineteen, Lewca’s unconventional journey has shaped both his worldview and songwriting. After years in various bands that eventually collapsed under life’s inevitable pressures, he launched his solo project in 2018, determined to take full creative control.
Central to that journey has been his long-running partnership with Parisian producer and beatmaker S.O.A.P. (DJ Sonofapitch). Having first met after sharing a bill at a Paris gig in 2013, the pair bonded over a shared love of wonky beats, UK underground culture, humour and a mutual obsession with Dragon Ball FighterZ. Since then, S.O.A.P. has become an integral part of Lewca’s sound, producing and shaping every release.
Together they have built a distinctive catalogue that includes Year One, Friday Night Rockstar and Boombap for Boomers. The latter earned praise from DJ Kaptin Barrett, who named it his Album of the Year in 2023, as well as BBC Radio 6 Music support from Tom Robinson. Along the way, Lewca has landed on official Apple Music playlists, collaborated with dancehall icon Elephant Man after what he describes as a “drunken cold call”, and steadily cultivated a loyal following across the UK and France.
Musically, Innit? continues that restless experimentation. Described by Lewca as “12 tracks of reggae-infused alternative punk rap pop”, the album blends decades of influences into something distinctly his own. While previous records explored themes of time, addiction, regret and impossible dreams, this latest collection carries the added weight of a near-death experience.
Yet ‘Like Liam Gallagher’ is anything but sombre. Beneath its reflective undercurrents lies an exuberant celebration of survival. It is loud, festive, slightly ridiculous and entirely self-aware, a track that wears its flaws proudly while inviting listeners to raise a glass and sing along.
Returning from the brink with renewed purpose and a healthy disregard for convention, Lewca sounds more alive than ever.
‘Like Liam Gallagher’ is out June 5th – the upcoming album Innit? follows in later 2026.
