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Uncultivates are back in the saddle with their second single, “Flatley.” Accompanied by a music video, the track is taken from the band’s upcoming full-length, This Will Become Clear Later, Like The French Revolution, due for release on February 6th, via Horsebox Records. Catch the new video and more below.

“Flatley” is about getting old and your body not doing what it used to. It’s about how in 1998, Tap dancing legend Michael Flatley broke the record for most taps in a second with an incredible 35 taps. What people don’t know is that in dancing at that speed, ol’ twinkletoes opened up a hole in space and time where he saw a version of himself in another dimension. In this alternate reality he was the world’s most skilled kickboxer and was loved and respected by all. Every day since, he has tried to dance that fast again in the tenuous hope that he can come face to face with his alter ego and defeat him in the ultimate tap dancing kickboxing bloodbath. This is just a glimpse into the cowboy myth and lore present on This Will Become Clear Later, Like The French Revolution. Listeners can expect much more tap dancing, hobby horsin’, chaotic hardcore bleetin’ goodness on this fine album.

Uncultivates are a group of riff-totin’ cowboys from Southern (Ireland) Texas. Mathy post-hardcore is the name of their business, and let me tell ya partner, business is good. Despite only being around for a hot minute, this gang of unlawful citizens has quite the rap sheet. Their convoy has already traveled the breadth of the UK and Ireland with other well known bandits such as Gama Bomb, Hundred Year Old Man, Mastiff, Party Cannon and Codespeaker. Uncultivates put on a hardcore rock-rodeo in every town, city and saloon they visit. Patrons of such events can expect riffs, ruckus, and to leave with less teeth than they showed up with.

Uncultivates have done all this with just one bullet in the chamber. In 2024 they released their debut single “Second Rodeo,” which got all the fine folk hootin’ and a hollerin’ for more. Now they’re back with a fully loaded revolver, their debut album This Will Become Clear Later, Like The French Revolution. Uncultivates ain’t afraid of getting their hands dirty, and recorded the entire album themselves. They were assisted with the mixing and mastering by the fastest platinum disc slinger in the north-west, Joe Clayton (Conjurer, Ithaca, Underdark).

The record drifts between anxious outbursts about everyday stresses, and full on character suicide, often through self-insertion and ridiculous metaphors. All the while staying deeply stooped in the band’s country roots and cowboy boots. The band describe it as “a love letter to America.” So what do you say, partner? Why don’t you saddle up your horse and hit the dusty trail with Uncultivates and see where the road takes you.

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