'SWAGGERING ANTHEMIC ROCK WITH SOARING VOCALS.' BBC

Young British rock band UXL are made up of the three Tierney brothers John, PJ and Paul from Birmingham and long time friend Dan Clark from Wolverhampton.

Their music has been compared to many of the rock heavyweights but UXL are essentially a melodic rock band with an epic sound. They can also do controlled minimalistic, pop-rock, semi-acoustic and just about everything in between - sweeping, accessible rock with pop sensibilities.

A few years have passed since the teenage brothers decided that they were going to be in a rock band and remarkably the youngest brother is still only twenty, yet theyve packed an extraordinary amount of experiences into their time together which began with the usual things familiar to bands everywhere. Lots of rehearsing, recording demos, sending off demos, getting gigs, playing to three people audiences (two mates and the manager), dealing with eccentric sound engineers and loading unreliable vans in the early hours.

From friends birthday parties, to sticky carpeted pubs to clubs and festivals, the live scene is where UXL are particularly strong with their trademark epic approach being central to their live performances. The early days saw them play to over 20,000 people at Sandwell Festival, record an acoustic session at the BBC studios, and meet Metallica's FOH sound engineer the legendary big Mick Hughes who described UXL's frontman John Tierney as having 'one of the most powerful voices he had ever heard.' In later days, UXL were invited to support Wishbone Ash at Cambridge which was hailed as a great success and valuable experience for the young band. Slots at Barfly, Cambridge Rock Festival, Birmingham Arts Festival, In The City Manchester, as well as many radio acoustic sessions and interviews followed.

UXL's memorable live performances caught the attention of legendary rockers Magnum who invited them as support on the UK leg of their European Tour. The tour incorporated nine top UK venues and UXL had an amazing response from the crowds and reviewers. Last summer saw UXL on the on the road again after being invited to tour Switzerland, Germany and Czech Republic.

UXL's music has attracted widespread impressive reviews from magazines like Music Connection, Metal Hammer, NME and Guitar & Bass Magazine. Classic Rock Society Magazine commented, 'Every now and again you come across something that really makes you sit up and take notice. . .It really shouldn't be this good. These guys deserve to be huge.' Following these reviews, UXL began to have widespread radio airplay in the US with the track 'Make It reaching number 4 in the Indie charts. The President of Canadian Music Week invited UXL to play at CMW in 2008, Canada's largest entertainment event where they performed on the Amnesty International stage in Toronto.

2009 has seen UXL writing, recording and producing some new material with Nick Tauber producer for Thin Lizzy, Marillion and Toyah Wilcox. Recent music industry showcases in London have attracted a great deal of major label interest and 2009 promises to be a very important year for UXL.