LIME

About

Formed in the early 1990s, Lime were on the brink of breaking through — sharing stages with Reef, Kula Shaker, Katrina and the Waves, The Frames, Toploader and even Jefferson Airplane. Then, just as momentum was building, the band imploded and disappeared in 1995, becoming one of the great “what if?” stories of the era. Thirty years later, Lime are back — and this time, they have unfinished business. In late summer 2024, the four surviving members reunited in Brighton to revisit old recordings and reflect on the band’s short-lived rise. What began as nostalgia quickly turned profound as they remembered bassist Stew Smith, who died from a rare liver cancer two decades ago, and shared personal battles of their own. Keyboard player Jason Knight spoke openly about surviving throat cancer, while singer Matt Crossey completed treatment for skin cancer during the album sessions. With decades of life lived — children raised, relationships weathered, and resilience hard-earned — Lime realised how much they’d missed the creative bond that once defined them. The result is Chasing Ghosts, the album they never got to make first time around. Recorded in 2025, Chasing Ghosts breathes new life into eleven songs originally written in the early ’90s, reimagined with fresh lyrics, deeper perspective and a richer, more mature sound. It’s a record shaped by survival, loss and friendship — and driven by the urgency of a band that knows exactly why it matters now.

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