The Luka State are Cheshire Cats Conrad Ellis (voice, guitar), Sam Bell (bass, voice), Jake Barnabas (drums) and Lewis Pusey (guitars). Their hometown is famous for salt mining, and not much else. Yet being halfway between Liverpool and Manchester - hence, every kid in the town wanting to be a footballer or pop star the minute they can kick a ball or play a guitar - The Luka State chose music. For fans of Supergrass, Kasabian.