{"id":44604,"date":"2026-10-08T17:23:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T06:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=44604"},"modified":"2026-10-08T17:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T06:26:24","slug":"unpeople-we-are-unpeople-album-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2026\/10\/unpeople-we-are-unpeople-album-review\/","title":{"rendered":"unpeople \u2013 we are unpeople"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>There\u2019s something exciting about a debut album from a band. You know they\u2019ve put everything into making sure this is their perfect introduction to the world, so today we have unpeople, a band I wasn\u2019t aware of before this, so I\u2019m pumped to be introduced to a new band and some new music.<\/p>\n

The album starts with \u2018clouds\u2019 a great vibe and dual vocals beautifully matching until KAMBLAMO and here we go, oh man, I am into this! This is so catchy and what song, the way this just sets the scene for what you can expect from unpeople is insane. This is like nothing I\u2019ve heard in a long while and I dig it. If you haven\u2019t heard this song, I recommend starting here. There are little parts in here that are thrown in and work so well, and this ending is wild. What a start. \u2018friends\u2019 is next and what a groove, it hits and throws almost every genre of music in a blender and I commend a band for taking these kinds of twists and turns musically, this is great. I mean, a bloody breakdown? Come on, this works! \u2018the garden\u2019 starts things off with a catchy almost doom style riff but turns gang vocals very quickly before the soaring vocals kick in, I love what they\u2019re doing here. Then a beautiful harmony laden middle 8, man this band has it down. \u2018swallow\u2019 changes it up a little with a speaking style vocal and again, this band makes it work because it builds into a big hook and I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve been this into a debut album since The Darkness in 2003. It\u2019s so good being excited by new music. We\u2019re only four songs in and I am hooked, then with \u2018bottle it\u2019 it just keeps it rolling and with a chorus that takes me back to a pop punk vibe then exploding again. This is balance! You just have to listen to experience it.<\/p>\n

We slow things down with \u2018blueprints\u2019 and let\u2019s see how long that lasts, but I have to say these vocals are nuts and the way that every voice just compliments the others is perfection. Oh wow yeah I like this, ahhh excellent chord drop the music nerd in me just got very excited. Well now we have a guitar solo that 100% needs to be performed on a mountain top. \u2018haunted\u2019 keeps things rollin\u2019 and again, what a hook, this band has IT, I\u2019m telling you. The fact this is self-produced is insane, this is a band that understand themselves and their sound and what they are. Then \u2018waste\u2019 is up and they once again throw in these little things that make the song work, a \u201cHEY!\u201d here and there and a hooky chorus with vocals underlying, oh it\u2019s just so good. Yeah sorry it\u2019s one of those gushing reviews, they happen sometimes.<\/p>\n

A robotic and then very chunky guitar starts \u2018look up\u2019 and I have to say I can\u2019t wait to see this band live, these songs will be insane on stage. This one just got turned up to a tempo that melts things, and this one gives me a slight Faith No More vibe in the way this chorus hits and they nail it. The outro, you just have to hear it, so good. Up next is the best named song ever \u2018kangareuben\u2019 and it rocks out big time, my god this just exploded in a good way, like what is happening here, this band is a whole heap of everything and I adore it. Then with a couple to go \u2018smother\u2019 is a big stand out and this far in that\u2019s awesome, just proves how good this album is and how good this band is. To go from the big crunchy guitars to a peaceful break just works and I love this one. Closing the album with \u2018as you were\u2019 and big gang vocals drive this one home. The harmonies, the musical complexity of what this band does, this is the busiest yet not muddled in the slightest. Massive kudos to the band. I would\u2019ve loved to be in the studio watching this be made, what a trip that would\u2019ve been. See even now it\u2019s just gone nice and slowed down with a beautiful overlay happening, this part feels like 2026\u2019s Black Parade! Then to smash out the ending, what a way to round out this masterpiece.<\/p>\n

This might just be my favourite album of the year, it\u2019s what the rock music world needs. This is fresh, exciting, different, and everything music should be. I can\u2019t wait to see what this band does in the future. Welcome to permanent rotation, unpeople!<\/p>\n

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Essential Information:<\/u><\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:\u00a0<\/strong>London, England, UK<\/p>\n

Release date:\u00a0<\/strong>9 October 2026<\/p>\n

Record label:\u00a0<\/strong>Sharptone Records<\/p>\n

Website:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/www.weareunpeople.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Check out our interview Em and Luke of unpeople HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/strong>
\nclouds
\nfriends
\nthe garden
\nswallow
\nbottle it
\nblueprints
\nhaunted
\nwaste
\nlook up
\nkangareuben
\nsmother
\nas you were<\/p>\n