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Music in the quiet spaces..

August 26, 2025 at 9:40 PM

Darwin’s Rejects

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Sometimes the best songs are born in the quiet gaps - scraps of riffs, half-lyrics, late-night ideas. A new blog looks at how music keeps weaving through the chaos, a look back at Gig in a Field and ahead to our next shows.

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It's been a funny old time for us as a band, and it feels a bit repetitive on here. The summer seems to have run away in a mix of holidays, family commitments, and a few life incidents that stop you i...

Darwins’s Rejects - Bumblebee - Live at Gig in a Field 7 (2025)

August 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM

Darwin’s Rejects

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The climax of a fabulously fun set at the wonderful Gig in a Field 7 hosted by the awesome Wroot Rocks team

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That difficult post-album phase..

August 11, 2025 at 8:38 PM

Darwin’s Rejects

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🏠 Two house moves, a festival detour, and a band blog that forgot how time works…
Catch up on the chaos, gigs, and what’s brewing behind the scenes:
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To anyone watching from the outside, it might seem like things have been a little quiet on the Darwin's Rejects front lately - but truth be told, it's been anything but.When we first set up this blog,...

Darwin’s Rejects - War Pigs - tribute to Ozzy Osbourne

August 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM

Darwin’s Rejects

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⚡ So long, Prince of Darkness ⚡

Rest easy, Ozzy — and if there is a crazy train to the afterlife, we know who’s driving. 🖤

#RIPOzzy #WarPigs #PrinceOfDarkness #BlackSabbath #DarwinsRejects #NeverTooLoud

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Sat in a field drinking cider in the sun...

July 22, 2025 at 11:07 PM

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May 23, 2025 at 8:29 AM

Darwin’s Rejects

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Long overdue blog update, covering festival frolics, album reviews and excitement at supporting @theleylines.bsky.social on their upcoming new album tour!

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It's been a busy old time in camp Darwin's, so probably time for an update really! We've had a fabulous run of gigs since we last posted, and some reviews have started to pop up for our album which is...

Darwin's Rejects Make An 'Unnatural Selection' | Right Chord Music

May 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM

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Thank you Ey Up Mi Duck 🦆 ❤️

May 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM

Darwin’s Rejects

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RightChordMusic have penned a beautiful review of “Unnatural Selection” - thank you so much! 😍

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Darwin’s Rejects get you high and keep you there on their new LP ‘Unnatural Selection’. Listen now on Right Chord Music.

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April 30, 2025 at 7:34 AM

Darwin’s Rejects

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It’s LAUNCH day! Our new album is OUT NOW on all the usual streaming services!

Darwin's Rejects - Unnatural Selection - Album Launch video

Darwin's Rejects - Album Teaser

April 26, 2025 at 6:59 AM

Darwin’s Rejects

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New album title announcement and teaser!

Darwin's Rejects - Zombie @ Wroot Rocks

April 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM

Darwin’s Rejects

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Productive day, fresh from Jim getting the drum tracks all recorded last week, Warren and Alan have laid down guitar and bass respectively for the new album! Exciting!

December 28, 2024 at 12:53 AM

Darwin’s Rejects

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We had a poorly Jim tonight for practice (get well soon Jim!) so we decided to mix things up a bit.

You’re on electric guitar on Saturday now, Jim!*

As ready as we can be for some Nah Then action at the weekend! Hopefully see you there at the lovely The Black Market Venue!

*may contain lies

December 3, 2024 at 11:19 PM

Darwin’s Rejects

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We are thrilled to find our name on THIS poster. Just look at it! #festival #music #grassroots

December 2, 2024 at 1:19 PM

Darwin’s Rejects

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We move toward playing more and more of our original songs, which is awesome.

But we do love playing ‘Zombie’ by The Cranberries 🎶 🎵 🎸

#livemusic

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Darwin’s Rejects - Bumblebee - accidentally extended version live at Darwin’s HQ!

November 28, 2024 at 11:11 AM

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Murph’s life was one bookended by cruelty, but in the middle was much love and happiness made possible by the amazing work of a rescue.

His legacy will be to further the work of amazing organisations that help make the world a better place, and we can do it whilst having fun!

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November 27, 2024 at 5:45 PM

Darwin’s Rejects

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The last chance to see us in action this year is at the fabulous Nah Then Winterfest - you can snag a ticket at host The Black Market Venue or on Gigantic, and just look at the line-up!

Hope to see you there!

November 25, 2024 at 11:00 AM

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Some lovely photos by Martin Borrett of last week’s celebrations of Jamie’s 60th #music #livemusic #gigs

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November 24, 2024 at 1:35 PM

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Festival season feels a loooong time away now winter is firmly upon us! ❄️ 🌧️ ☔️

#music

Darwin’s Rejects - Road-bound Sailor. Live at Groovy 5 Festival

November 23, 2024 at 12:40 PM

Darwin’s Rejects

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Really excited to get to play Bodega in Nottingham, supporting the amazing Shanghai Treason, along with the similarly amazing Henshaw Music!

November 21, 2024 at 12:16 PM

Darwin’s Rejects

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With fewer festivals this time of year efforts are now on getting our album recorded - it’s all written, artwork is well underway and launch gig booked in April. Exciting and a bit scary as stuff is getting real!

This is one of the songs that will be present on the album, “Road-bound Sailor” #music

The Highs and Lows of Being Normal..

November 20, 2024 at 2:54 PM

Darwin’s Rejects

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We might be a bit biased, but the point still stands. Warren’s new album is sublime.

Alan Fisher @alan.me.uk · Nov 19

If you’re looking for some new music to get your ears around, then look no further than Warren Ireland’s new album, “The Highs and Lows of Being Normal” #music #newmusic

I never cease to be mesmerised by Warren Ireland. Given that I have the privilege of spending a few hours rehearsing with him each week that might sound surprising. Despite having been privy to som…

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November 19, 2024 at 10:20 PM

Darwin’s Rejects

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Introducing ourselves!

A six piece folk/indie/rock band from the UK, performing original songs. First album out next year in April!

Excited to connect with like-minded folk on a new platform, come say Hi!

Find out more at www.darwinsrejects.co.uk

#music #livemusic #ukmusic #folk #rock #indie

November 19, 2024 at 2:35 PM

Darwin’s Rejects

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Playing at The Crew is always fun, especially on PIRATE NIGHT, this is a new song “Gone”, a first airing around a month ago. Wearing a #parrot costume to perform in - not necessarily recommended! #music #newmusic #ukmusic

This will be on our album, which we are launching in April next year!

Darwin's Rejects - Gone - Live at The Crew's Pirate Night 2024