UnityTX are making their move. The metal and hip-hop fusion outfit have released “Body Roc,” a club-ready single from their sophomore album ‘Somewhere, In Between…,’ out now via Pure Noise Records. Frontman Jay Webster, known as SHAOLIN G, keeps the mission simple and direct: “Catch the rhythm and get lost in the ROC.” On the evidence of this track, that’s not a hard sell.
UnityTX have built their reputation on colliding worlds that aren’t supposed to fit together, and ‘Somewhere, In Between…’ leans into that tension fully. “Body Roc” sits at the danceable end of that spectrum, a track that brings the rhythmic energy of hip-hop into a harder-edged sonic landscape without losing either quality in the process. It’s the kind of single that opens a door into a wider record worth exploring.
The band completed a full month-long US tour supporting Varials earlier this spring, hitting major markets including Chicago, Denver, Anaheim, Dallas, Atlanta, Baltimore, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia among many others. That kind of road time sharpens a band, and UnityTX went into it with an album worth championing every night.