Universal Thee
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'Universal Thee is a five-piece Indie-slacker-rock band from Edinburgh formed in 2010 consisting of James Russell, Lisa Russell, Robin Spivey, Andrew Perrie, and Matt Grieve. The band is signed through the Eventual Heirs label and in 2014, released their debut album Back To Earth. In March 2014 the band completed their first headline tour of Scotland.
Band Members
- James Russell (vocals & Guitar)
- Lisa Russell (Vocals)
- Robin Spivey (Guitar)
- Andrew Perrie (Bass)
- Matt Grieve (Drums)
Critical Reception
Debut Single Aranis Natas was named in online Irish music publication State Magazine's playlist and album track Million Voices was named in The Skinny's March Playlist. The band were named 'Band of the week' in Fame Magazine and 'UK artist of the Week' on vinyldistrict.co.uk
Numerous blogs and webzines also praised Universal Thee's sound. In December 2013 Emerging Indie Bands blog placed them 17th in an end of year poll naming the best emerging independent artists in the world, reasoning that the band had “found an engaging furrow in which to lay their plough and have developed an extensive catalogue of songs...this is a style of music that has the potential to gain a far wider audience”. The English based alternative music blog Musicmusingsandsuch also tipped them as breakthrough artists “They have an original flair and drive that will see them being adored and adorned on the walls of music fans…their sound has the potential to see them as one of the big names to watch in 2014” and indulge-sound.com opined that the bands sound was “Genius. It’s totally unique”
Discography
Singles
- "Aranis Natas" (released January 2014 on Eventual Heirs Records)
Studio Albums
References
- ^ Williams, Martin. "Universal Thee, Back To Earth (Eventual Heirs)". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Sound Check". Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland) (subscription required). April 4, 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2015.