Toronto indie rock band The Lightning Struck return with Century Storm, their boldest and most focused record to date. Drawing from gnostic philosophy, science fiction, and a distinctly vintage sonic palette, the band paints a picture of modern life’s turbulence through a deeply personal lens.
On Century Storm, the band recorded 17 songs, carefully curating the final album to represent the most cohesive, uncompromising version of their vision. Grounded in raw instrumentation, sharp songwriting, and existential reflections, Century Storm is a portrait of a band with a defined identity and a wide sonic reach.
The focus track, “In Her Dreams Tonight,” captures the album’s surreal but grounded ethos while channeling homesickness, alienation, and unexpected optimism through a surf-tinged indie rock lens.
Written from the perspective of an alien longing to return home but trapped in a human body fated to die first, “In Her Dreams Tonight” draws direct inspiration from Fritz Leiber’s sci-fi short story The Ship Sails at Midnight. The result is a track that feels eerily joyful: upbeat melodies and retro rock touches like surf guitar riffs and Duane Eddy-style leads mask the melancholy at its core.
We live in interesting times. A Century Storm. This album is the story and feelings of individuals trying to get by in such times. – frontman Loren Davie
Formed in 2022 by longtime friends Loren Davie, Michael Milanetti, and Blitz, The Lightning Struck brings together gritty New York rock roots and Canadian indie sensibilities. Davie, who spent 20 years in NYC absorbing the sounds of the Velvet Underground, Sonic Youth, and Television, returned to Toronto to form the band that would channel those influences into a sound all their own.
