unpeople, a project brimming with energy, and impassioned animosity with the state of the world and its effects on humanity. A 4-piece made up of guitarists Jake Crawford and Luke Caley, alongside bassist Em Lodge and drummer Richard Rayner all with a mission to combine earnest lyricism and hefty riffs with catchy melodies and luscious harmonies.
The band recently released new single ‘friends’ and announced their debut album ‘we are unpeople’ set for release on October 9th this year. Their 2027 UK + Ireland tour announcement follows a string of sold-out London shows and winning this year’s Heavy Music Award for Best Breakthrough Live Artist.
They’ve gained equally high praise from the likes of The Guardian - “Screeching guitar feedback from rising UK avant-rockers unpeople, who can lay claim to the loudest performance of the [Download] weekend” and Kerrang! Magazine – “A group that’s bubbling up to be more than a band, but a movement…one of alternative music's best new bands"
The band have made their main stage debuts at Download and Slam Dunk festivals this year in the UK, as well as having their first outings at European festivals including Copenhell, Jera on Air, Greenfield, Rock for People and many more.
The root of their cause is in the name - unpeople - meaning a group of people considered to be politically unimportant or of no value. A determination to channel their discontent into songs that speak directly to other ‘unpeople’. We are unpeople. You are unpeople. We are all unpeople.
