Unkle reveal their sixth album, The Road: Part II / Lost Highway, out now through James Lavelle’s label, Songs For The Def. It is the second in a series of 3 albums and the follow up to the highly acclaimed, The Road: Part 1.

“I started doing a show on Soho Radio in 2018, which made me think about playing records in a different way. It wasn’t about trying to make people dance in a nightclub. It was a breath of fresh air, and about playing a more eclectic mix. The Road: Part II was made in the same way – it’s a mixtape and a journey. You’re in your car, starting in the day and driving into the night. The language of it was to be the ultimate road trip.

It’s the mid-part of a trilogy. The first record is like you’re leaving home; you’re naive and on a journey of discovery. There are elements of my early days in there, as well as a bit of everything since. There’s an optimism and excitement to the record, as there was with me having to direct this project alone for the first time.

This record is the journey. You’re on the road, out there in the world. There are let-downs, highs, lows, love, loss, and experiences. The third record to come is basically about coming home; wherever that may be." - James Lavelle.

James Lavelle will be doing a series of in-store signings 

April

2nd Whitstable, Gatefield Sounds

3rd Leeds, Crash

5th Liverpool, Jacaranda Records Phase One

Giant is the hip-hop infused brainchild of progressive collective, Archive. For this new collaboration they decided to go ‘back to their roots’, hooking up with MC 24Vision, on ‘Glitch’ their first single to take us through a futuristic though analogue dystopian world filled with freshly cut beats and breaks.

‘Glitch’, from the forthcoming debut EP, is a hard-hitting blast at modern society – a stream of consciousness taking bites out of religion, war, and the current state of daily play, all sitting on Giant shoulders’ killer-punchy beats and soundscapes, reminiscent of Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy.

The future promises to introduce a host of other vocalists and guest artists as it scours forwards and takes us into stranger, darker territory; but lead single ‘Glitch’, with its refrain, “Stay strong ‘til the end of the week” and its intense performance video, shot by David Levine, promises some much needed motivation. With the resurgence in British hip-hop and the climb of grime in the UK and across the pond, there is great excitement building as to where Giant might lead.