Today, rapidly ascending four-piece unpeople announce their unifying, genre-spanning debut album we are unpeople – out October 9th on SharpTone Records – which takes the philosophy behind the band’s name and turns it into a powerful, uncompromising statement of intent.
The announcement is accompanied by brand new single ‘friends’ – listen here.
“‘friends’ is essentially a love song from the perspective of someone who is wholly sceptical about the very concept of love and what it’s come to mean in a modern context” explains vocalist Jake Crawford. “I am essentially saying I am going to kill the very concept of love before it’s even had a chance to get a hold of me – I am that afraid of being that vulnerable. I’d rather not bother than risk saying something I don’t mean, and then pay for it emotionally down the line. I’m fully aware that this is not necessarily healthy, but the mind takes you to some strange places when strong feelings are involved.”
A seamless ability to connect across boundaries and conjure communal spirit, sits at the very heart of this debut album. Built upon massive choruses, four-part vocal harmonies and unabated heaviness, we are unpeople captures a band whose ambition is matched by their belief in the power of music to unite people.
With stadium-busting choruses, to 00’s Reuben-esque mega riffs and the stunningly unpredictable eccentricity of System Of A Down, the album is colourful and joyous, yet aggressive and intense, having already spawned infectious tasters that include ‘clouds’, ‘the garden’ & ‘waste’.