Uncle Lucius announce 'Age of Reason' as next UK radio single

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.

The 48 minute 12 track set THE LIGHT (Boo Clap) was released in the UK on Jan 22, 2016.

It’s available via Amazon UK (CD) Amazon UK (Vinyl) & UK iTunes  

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.

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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