Hailing from the oft frozen hills of rural Canada, Uncle Woe is a phantom limb,
wielding a bludgeoning tool against mostly true tales of bittersweet sorrow,
revenge, and regret.
The bleak desolation of Bancroft, Ontario spawned Uncle Woe in 2019 when principle
songwriter Rain Fice (Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Keyboards) grew weary of
floundering in non-committed projects and instead dove into song writing mode
with a rough idea of his ideal sound and started carving out what would become
the first Uncle Woe LP “Our Unworn Limbs”.
After the album was released in 2019 and started to pick up some buzz, a
full band began to form. However, the pandemic was not far off and the band
whittled down to a 2 piece.
Before lockdown began, Uncle Woe
managed to lock down the rough elements of what would become the second
album “Phantomescence”, Fice expanded on them, and after being
fed to drummer Nicholas Wowk, and recording remotely, the album was complete: a
meandering exploration of death and dreams. Many chugging, bludgeoning passages
are offset by expansive and contemplative, subdued, almost post-rock
soundscapes.
As Uncle Woe begins to hit their
stride, fans can look forward to the band putting out music pretty much
indefinitely, plans are in motion for a third album already. The full album “Phantomescence” is
due out October 23rd via Packard Black Productions and available for digital,
CD and vinyl pre-order HERE.
You can out the monstrous track “Become the Ghost” below.
