Ugly (UK)

“…reincarnate, rejuvenated, and in glorious new voice.” So Young Magazine

“Ugly aren’t holding back” Gigwise

“…trades in the imagery of folk horror cults, all while inducing a mass hysteria of its own.” 5.18 Magazine

Accompanying news of  a headline show at London’s The Lexington, in addition to support slots for Black Country, New Road on their ongoing UK tour, UGLY share their latest art-rock epic ‘The Wheel’.

Sticking true to their newly-acquired penchant for all things idiosyncratic and genre-confounding, ‘The Wheel’ divulges a  labyrinthine 7 minute art-rock odyssey. Composed of three distinct, intertwining movements, the track frolics through the wonderlands of a capella choirs towards the bountiful cornucopia of ambitious harmonies, folk-rock surges and oblique, bacchic frenzies.

Speaking about the single, guitarist/Vocalist Samuel Goater explains: “The Wheel is a song that shows-off the band’s lineup, boasting the best it can offer and playing in favour of many of the singers’ choral background. Painting a sinister cultish image tied to nature and the elements, ‘ ‘The wheel’ explores themes which the band explore in a number of songs in their current live show.”

Originally forming in Cambridge in 2016 before relocating and becoming a mainstay of the London grassroots gig circuit, a pandemic-enforced hiatus enabled the band to rejig their line-up and soak up a whole host of eclectic influences ranging from choral music to post-rock to the staples of the 60s and 70s.

Returning to the limelight in the summer of 2022, the band has since gone from strength to strength. Selling-out London’s prestigious Moth Club in February and gaining support slots for Courting and Black Country, New Road. recent releases ‘I’m Happy You’re Here’ and ‘Sha’ have gained backing from the likes of So Young Magazine, Rough Trade Counter Culture, Gigwise, Fred Perry, Rough Trade,  BBC 6 Music (Steve Lamacq), BBC Introducing London, and Radio X.

Ugly are: Samuel Goater (Vox/Guitar), Harrison Jones (Guitar), Tom Lane (Vox/Synth), Harry Shapiro (Vox/Bass),  Jasmine Miller-Sauchella (Vox/Keys), Theo Guttenplan  (Drums)