**Credit to Cameron White for the fantastic photo of the sunrise over Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station's iconic cooling towers
"Based in the UK and from Chesterfield in Derbyshire, UtS are a duo playing an interesting mix of semi-acoustic rock...from catchy classic rock to story-telling folk-rock to acoustic prog..."
“...their music evolves naturally, it doesn't try to fit in somewhere...there's real life experience here...people relate to the stories told...”
"...they play songs that people describe as very 'English'...something I know they're totally at ease with...it seems to fit what UtS are about..."
Hello World,
The music page on here provides a selection of demos of recent songs and also some from a few years ago - they'll give you an idea of the music we play, we hope you like ‘em...
We're regularly posting videos to our YouTube channel which you can find by typing youtube@underthesunuk5 into your search engine…or by clicking on the button at the bottom of this page. It would be great if you could give the videos a watch, comment, like & subscribe.
We also have a mailing list where we'll let you know about new music, videos, gigs & other band stuff. Don't miss out, just enter your email address in the box at the bottom of any of the pages on here & we'll keep you up to date.
The song ideas are flowing at the moment, so there'll be regular new uploads of songs & videos. We hope to see you at a gig somewhere sometime soon.
Cheers,
UtS
Latest news
September 2026: The second video in our ‘Rock Archive Series’ goes live on YouTube at 3.00pm on Friday 4 September 2026. The song is a bit of a banger…'16 Beers…telling of a great night out and what happened next.
August 2026: NEW VIDEO: We've uploaded a video for the thought provoking song ‘Think’ - it will be live for viewing from 3.00pm UK time on Friday 28 August 2026.
VIDEO UPDATE: We're launching our ‘Rock Archive Series’ - these are older songs, versions of which we sometimes still play as a duo. What we're uploading to YouTube are the ‘full-on’ rock versions. First track up is ‘Flying To The Sun’…a bit of a prog epic…it'll be available for viewing from 3.00pm UK time on Friday 21 August 2026.
NEW TRACKS: We've uploaded two new tracks - ‘Melt Away’, which is on point right now given all the hot weather across the UK and Europe. The second track is ‘Lord I’ve Some Things Weighing On My Mind', which we recorded live in 'The Shack' (our purpose built practice room). Watch out for further news about our latest videos, which should be out in the next couple of weeks.
July 2026: NEW VIDEO: the video for ‘Just Might Save The World’ goes public on YouTube at 3.00pm UK time on Friday 10 July 2026.
TRACK UPDATES: We've uploaded a few remasters - ‘I Can See For Miles’, 'Flying To The Sun', ‘Son Are You Good Enough’, ‘I’ll Take You Home' & 'She Said' There's also a new track - ‘Tears In My Eyes’ - which we recorded on a live basis over a couple of sessions. Head to our music page to give them all a listen.
Also check in on our photos page for some images from the recent SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL.
June 2026: SUMMER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL: We had a great time at the festival on Saturday 20th - there were some great performers on show and there was something for everyone. We'd like to thank everyone who watched us & joined in with the ‘crowd singing’ parts. We hope to see you all again soon. Also, thanks to everyone for your kind and positive comments after our performance.
OTHER NEWS: We're releasing another VIDEO to YouTube at 3.00pm UK time on Friday 26 June. This one is for the cheeky little tune ‘Happy Life’. Please give it a watch when it's out - if you like it, please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to our channel. You can find the link to our YouTube channel at the bottom of this page.
NEW TRACK: We've uploaded a new song to our music page - ‘Just Might Save The World’ - please give it a listen and watch out for further news as we have a video in the pipeline for this one. Just a reminder, you can subscribe to our mailing list at the bottom of this (and other) pages - by subscribing you'll get timely updates on new songs, videos and gigs.
May 2026: NEW TRACK: We've remastered another classic: ‘I’m Broke' - a very catchy tune. Please jump onto the music page & give it a listen - it's the first appearance of this track on the website…enjoy!!
May 2026: GIG NEWS: We've been invited to play at the Summer Solstice Festival at the Crooked Spire, Chesterfield on Saturday 20 June. We'll be on stage at around 7.10pm. For full details please check out our 'Gigs' page.
NEW VIDEO: The video to 'I Love That Song' goes live on YouTube at 3.00pm UK time on Friday 22 May. Please check it out and if you like it, give it a thumbs up & subscribe to the channel. Thanks!!