Universal Thee

Universal Thee formed in 2010 as a three piece with a faulty Macbook on drums.

Based in Edinburgh they have released 2 critically acclaimed albums, Back to Earth and All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace. The first a playful Slacker Rock album. The album includes the Starry-eyed Pixies meets Pavement influenced single Aranis Natas but also has some tender (Million Voices) and some weirder moments in between, the majority of humanity can find plenty to enjoy in these consistently catchy offerings.

A five-piece, led by husband and wife, James and Lisa Russell, provide a Pixies-esque loud-quiet-loud dynamic, mixing slacker rock, grunge and indie pop. Although their music gives a nod to their many interesting and diverse influences such as Ash, Pixies, Weezer, Pavement. February 2016 saw the release of their sophmore album “All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace” sees the band make a natural progression in their sound, with a more focused, more intense record evolving throughout the recording process as Universal Thee embraced the nuances of a bigger polished production. The result is a record that captures all of their most positive skills as a band, constructing songs with an immediacy which is difficult to achieve, as contagious harmonies are married with memorable melodies and wonderfully crafted musicianship. Album opener ‘Why’ leads from the front, setting the tone for an album that contains ten tracks of glowing, uplifting alt-pop.