Unto Us

Unto Us

Unto Us are a UK progressive rock band active since 2010, based in the South West of England and South Wales. The group writes and performs its own material and describes its sound as progressive rock with stronger links to metal, jazz, folk and classical music than to the established progressive rock bands often associated with the genre.

Formation and membership

The band forms in mid-2010, led by vocalist Huw Lloyd-Jones, who is also a founding member of neo-prog band Also Eden, and bassist Leopold Blue-Sky, formerly of Viva. They are joined by Dave Roelofs, also from Also Eden, on drums, Alex White on keyboards and Tom Ennis on guitar. The line-up later changes when Dave Roelofs leaves in August 2014 and Rohan Jordan-Shah takes over on drums later that month.

Recording and performances

Unto Us develop slowly, treating the project as a recording-focused band for much of its early period. Their debut album, the human landscape, is written and recorded over two years before its release in 2014. The band also plays a small number of live dates while building its profile, including Summer’s End Festival in 2013.

Musical approach

The group’s music is presented as self-directed and made without a fixed concept or commercial agenda, with an emphasis on playing for its own sake. Its style is rooted in the different musical backgrounds of the members rather than in direct imitation of prog rock’s best-known figures.