UNCLE
LUCIUS - AGE OF REASON
Country-infused
Austin southern rock band Uncle Lucius have announced ‘Age of Reason’ will be
their new UK radio single.
“The
Light is a record whose songs, both melodies and lyrics, are beautifully
and thoughtfully constructed.” - The
Daily Country
“...the
all-encompassing, world weary zest of The Light proves now more than
ever that the band is more than ready for their time in the spotlight.” - For Folk’s Sake
AUSTIN, TX: Following the release
of their fourth album THE LIGHT (Boo Clap/Thirty
Tigers) and the success of their UK tour dates in January, Austin band Uncle
Lucius have confirmed ‘Age of Reason’ to be the latest radio single from the
record.
Written by founding bassist Hal
Vorpahl, the song conceals a call to arms within the Stax Records-influenced
vibe. “It’s a call to let go of
limitations,” said singer Kevin Galloway, and among these barriers are
religion, tradition, and tribe, for no matter their power in shaping us, “where we come from will never mean as much
as where we’ve been.”
As the track quiets to a dissonant
murmur, Galloway offers his sternest indictment: “We claim to serve divinity,
yet we exploit those who believe.” The band caterwauls back into place,
grinding and pulsating like a well-oiled machine.
Probing painful truths should come as no surprise to long-time UL fans. From their debut effort, Something They Ain’t, Uncle Lucius has specialized in unvarnished reflections, whether in the thought provoking ‘Million Ways’ or the captivating ‘Keep the Wolves Away’, which propelled their outsider’s angle into the mainstream of Texas radio in 2013.
Probing painful truths should come as no surprise to long-time UL fans. From their debut effort, Something They Ain’t, Uncle Lucius has specialized in unvarnished reflections, whether in the thought provoking ‘Million Ways’ or the captivating ‘Keep the Wolves Away’, which propelled their outsider’s angle into the mainstream of Texas radio in 2013.
The 48 minute 12 track set THE LIGHT (Boo Clap) was released in the UK on Jan 22, 2016.
It was first released in America on June 9, 2015 Amazon.com
About Uncle Lucius:
Members: Jon Grossman, Michael Carpenter, Kevin Galloway,
Joshua Dane Greco, Johann Valles
Genre: Americana Roots Rock
Home Town: Austin, Texas
For fans of: Chris Stapleton,
Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Brothers Osborne
Having shared stages with Merle
Haggard, Zac Brown Band, Shooter Jennings, Ryan Bingham and Hayes Carll, Uncle
Lucius will already be familiar to many who consider themselves fans of
country, Americana and southern rock.
For a decade, the band built its
fan base the hard way, through relentless touring and restless searching. When
the time came to exit the Nashville ‘machine’ and find a new way to create and
release the music they needed to make, they called on their die-hard fans for
help.
Hundreds of believers pledged tens of thousands of hard-earned dollars. Both humbled and exhilarated, the band hit the studio, eager to justify their fans’ love with the labor of their hearts and souls.
Hundreds of believers pledged tens of thousands of hard-earned dollars. Both humbled and exhilarated, the band hit the studio, eager to justify their fans’ love with the labor of their hearts and souls.
The resulting fourth LP, THE
LIGHT, is the statement their fans have waited for, with its songs of
seeking and questioning, of reaching out to others, of excavating the hidden
strength within. After years spent spreading their message across Texas, here
at last is the vehicle that can take them to the national - and international -
level.
Much about Uncle Lucius sets them
apart. Five songwriters combining forces is neither common nor easy, but what
each individual loses in pride the band more than gains in power. The song
itself matters more than who wrote it, more than the genre to which it belongs.
“It’s not about trying to write a certain
kind of song,” says Galloway, “it’s about harvesting whatever song comes.”
Despite that organic method, The
Light’s 12 songs share themes of travel, movement, and quests without
destinations. The album places the band in unfamiliar sonic territory, and much
credit belongs to producer George Reiff (Shinyribs, Ray Wylie Hubbard,
Band of Heathens) for testing their limits. Every member influences every
other, and that combined filter comes close to defining what Uncle Lucius is.
“We’re a five-headed beast,” Galloway insists, “and our songs speak for us.
Whether we succeed depends on how well they resonate in the world.”
A band Carpenter calls “Southern rock for the thinking man”
doesn’t shy away from outside-the-box influences. Galloway quotes philosopher
Jiddu Krishnamurti and mythologist Joseph Campbell in the same breath as Willie
Nelson, while Greco evokes The Band and bebop drummer Max Roach with equal
aplomb. Each member recognizes that authenticity requires a constant seeking,
that at no time may an artist arrive at who they truly are. Instead they must
look always beyond their present confines, in order to remain unsettled enough
to create.
Certainly there’s risk involved
when a band decides to go its own way. Freedom carries with it the weight of
responsibility after all. That Uncle Lucius seems destined for a broader
audience should come as no surprise, for music that comes from the heart and
speaks to the soul.
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