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UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS RELEASE NEW ALBUM SHAPES OF MIDNIGHT

UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS
RELEASE NEW ALBUM
SHAPES OF MIDNIGHT
OUT NOW via KILLER CANDY RECORDS
PURCHASE HEREHEADLINE UK TOUR STARTS IN NOVEMBER
FIND TICKETS HERE

Photo credit: Karin Hunt

“An eccentric delight, as ever” – Metal Hammer UK

“One of the true great cult bands of the last two decades of heavy rock history.” – Knotfest

“Some bands know what they’re good at and they hone it into an aural obsidian blade.
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats are one of those” – Invisible Oranges

“an immersive walk into their world of pitch dark shadows and
blinding splashes of kaleidoscopic colour” – Fireworks

“a macabre and entertaining piece of 21st century psychedelia” – Devolution

“yet another imaginative and innovative record from a band
at the height of their game” – Ghost Cult Magazine

UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS have returned with their new album Shapes of Midnight, out now on Killer Candy Records. The latest chapter from the British psychedelic heavy rock outfit once again sees mastermind Kevin Starrs and the band creating a dark, hypnotic world where heavy riffs, psychedelic textures, haunting melodies and vintage rock sensibilities collide.

Since emerging from Cambridge in 2009, UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS have developed a sound that refuses to sit comfortably within a single genre. Drawing on the darker side of 1960s and 70s rock, doom, psychedelic rock and heavy metal, the band have built a distinctive universe of their own – one that is equally rooted in classic heavy music and cinematic atmosphere.

Shapes of Midnight follows 2024’s critically acclaimed concept album Nell’ Ora Blu, which saw the band take their fascination with Italian cinema and 1970s Giallo culture to an entirely new level. With their new album, UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS continue to explore the darker and more psychedelic corners of their sound while remaining unmistakably themselves.

Order Shapes Of Midnight here
UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS – Shapes of Midnight
Album ArtworkTRACKLISTING
1. House by the Grave
2. Shapes of Midnight
3. When Evil Wakes
4. Don’t Let It Control You
5. Psycho On The Loose
6. I Won’t Sleep (’til You’re Gone)
7. The Other Side of the Sky
8. Sleep No More

The release comes as the band is on an extensive worldwide tour, taking Shapes of Midnight to stages across North America, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. See below for a list of upcoming dates and find more information here.

More than fifteen years into their career, UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS remain a singular force in heavy psychedelic rock – creating music that feels simultaneously rooted in another era and entirely outside of time.

UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS
UPCOMING UK TOUR DATES
19/11/26 – KK’s Steel Mill, Wolverhampton
20/11/26 – New Century Hall, Manchester
21/11/26 – The Garage, Glasgow
22/11/26 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
24/11/26 – Trinity, Bristol
25/11/26 – Engine Rooms, Southampton
27/11/26 – Concorde 2, Brighton
28/11/26 – The Adrian Flux Waterfront, Norwich
29/11/26 – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
06/03/27 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London

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BAND MEMBERS
Kevin Starrs – vocals, lead guitar
George Hudson – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Jus Smith – bass
Jon Rice – drums
Rachel Burnett – keys, vocalsFOLLOW UNCLE ACID AND THE DEADBEATS
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