In My Element

As their debut Single the fellas from UDTL are ecstatic to finally be bringing out In my element - A Staple track in their repertoire that often features as their opener. Tried and tested at many a gig, this track is bound to get stuck in your head whether it be the tribal drums, groovy slap bass line, driving guitars or the soaring lead lines and vocals. it certainly sets the bar for the mayhem yet to come…

Undivine Telephoneline are a five-piece funk rock band from The Mighty Boro. UDTL’s sound is an unorthodox conglomerate of jazzy, grungy, funky jams that are constantly Evolving. The drums are relentless and thunderous thanks to Oscar McCall-Smith locking right into the pocket with wicked slap bass grooves and sixteenth note finger funk often leading the tracks From his brother Louie McCall-Smith (with the occasional fuzz Wah solo) followed by the syncopated, slinky guitar riffs courtesy of Mr Finley Small backed up with gritty distorted rhythmic guitar pulses coming from Billingham’s own Blaise Pickering the most recent and beloved addition to the band. As for vocals? Just ask Amy Watson to belt out a soaring high note or two - she’ll oblige you. Throw in some odd time signatures, tempo changes, mid song genre shifts, Addictive rap verses and punk influenced shouts and growls, and you may have just bottled the sound. Exploding on the scene with their Debut gig in May 2019 saw them playing to a packed-out Crypt at The Middlesbrough Town Hall. Perhaps not what the brothers and Fin would have expected when they first formed the group in their box bedroom 1 year and a half earlier as school-age lads. Perhaps the best is yet to come…