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Young British rock band UXL are the three Tierney brothers John, PJ and Paul from Birmingham and friend Dan Clark from Wolverhampton. Their music has been compared to many of the rock heavyweights but UXL are essentially a melodic rock band with an epic sound - sweeping accessible rock with pop sensibilities.

Last summer UXL were contacted by rock producer Nick Tauber (Thin Lizzy, Marillion, Toyah Wilcox, Def Leppard) He was greatly impressed by the foursome and offered to help with recording some new demos. Following showcases in London, UXL have started to attract attention from the music industry including live agents, publishers and several major record labels.

A few years have passed since the teenage brothers decided they were going to form a rock band and incredibly the youngest brother is still only twenty, yet they've packed an extraordinary amount of experiences into their time together. The live scene is where they're particularly strong with their trademark epic approach being central to their live performances. They've played at many festivals including Birmingham Artsfest, In The City Manchester, Cambridge Rock Festival, as well as Canadian Music Week in Toronto and supporting Wishbone Ash in Cambridge. Their live performances attracted the attention of legendary Midlands rockers Magnum and UXL supported them on both their UK and European tours. They have also done many radio interviews and acoustic session including sessions with Paul Franks, Les Ross, Janice Long and James Whale.

UXL's music has attracted widespread reviews from the press including Evening Mail, Birmingham Post, Sunday Times, NME, BBC, Metal Hammer Guitar and Bass Magazine and the Classic Rock Society who commented, 'Every now and again you come across something that really makes you sit up and take notice. . .these guys deserve to be huge'

2010 promises to be a very important year for UXL who continue to write new material and are booked onto a summer of festivals.

 UXL PRESS

‘John is a born front man with an awesome voice that belies his age. . .
UXL’s performance really pointed towards a big future, with music that
would be suited to some large stadium gigs.’
LIVE REVIEW O2 ACADEMY BIRMINGHAM FEB 2010

‘Epic U2-style rock.'      
NME
 
'Swaggering, anthemic rock with soaring vocals.'
BBC

'They're big on emotions, bigger on vocal harmonies and have a pretty massive pop rock production.'      
METAL HAMMER MAGAZINE
 
'John Tierney has an extraordinary blues drawl. . .worth keeping an ear out for
THAT voice.'
JOHN EARLS, PLANET SOUND, CHANNEL 4
 
We hear rock star potential in this big-sounding and good-looking unit whose music is tailor made for an arena setting.’   
MUSIC CONNECTION (USA)
 
‘Huge at times and airy when necessary. . .fine driving rock-pop with a hint of
U2 about it.'
GUITAR AND BASS MAGAZINE
 
‘Stunning vocals, raw guitars and punchy drums. . .they capture the spirit of
wide, sweeping accessible rock ideal for stirring festival audiences and contemporary radio listeners alike..this material could be massive Stateside, it is destined for major attention.'
MUSICIAN MAGAZINE
 
They've got a great 'meaty' sound, delivering remarkably mature melodic rock,
and in lead singer John Tierney they have a vocalist of rare talent.’
GET READY TO ROCK WEBZINE
 
‘Guitarist/singer John has an emotive voice which carries that ability to
'catch' a tune and add a twist to its delivery.’
CLASSIC ROCK SOCIETY