Welcome to the Uncharted Sounds Podcast. Formerly known as The Uncharted 80’s Podcast, we’ve expanded our horizons to bring you even more of the music you love.

The format stays the same as we deliver informative and hopefully captivating band biographies and exclusive interviews with the artists who shaped these decades of music that were often under the radar and may have been forgotten by some.

What they have in common in our view, is that their stories or their music has been uncharted. They may have left a lasting impact on some of us and it's time to celebrate them.

Get ready to uncover their history, sounds, information, what we think and untold stories. We will talk to those that were involved and the impact they had on us and still do! Same passion for music, broader horizons.

The Uncharted Sounds Podcast

About Us

The Podcast was Created by Noel & Martin who have been mates for over 30 years and have a passion for music as well as a passion to bring some of the more obscure bands to a wider audience. The Podcast episodes have a format of a short band biography and then an interview with members of that band or Individuals.

The Podcast has recently been nominated as a finalist in the Independent Podcast Awards for 2026 for their theme tune written by the band Crashland (featured in Episode 34 telling that story.

Latest Episode - The Fat Lady Sings - Nick Kelly Chats

This episode features the band The Fat Lady Sings and Nick Kelly tells their fascinating story.

  • Formed in 1986 in Dublin, they had their highest UK chart single, "Drunkard Logic," peaked at just Number 56 — yet they were selling out arena-sized venues in Ireland years before signing to a major.

  • A charity single covering their own song "Be Still" featured Peter Gabriel and Sinéad O'Connor on the same track.

  • Post-band, two former members ended up as long-term sidemen for David Gray.

  • Nick Kelly went on to direct a feature film that won Best Irish First Feature at the Galway Film Fleadh — and later cycled to Glastonbury to make a documentary about it.

It maybe a band that you havent heard of but their songs live on and 2 new re-releases of their 2 albums are due this month via the Last Night In Glasgow Label (Link below) but this episode showcases their story and their songs and we hope you love them afterwards !

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Our podcast website is as always www.uncharted-sounds.co.uk so please check out all about us and any previous episodes you may have missed. there are 2 recent handy compilations as an intro.

Nick's interview starts at 23:41 minutes after the short biography

Previous Episodes

Listen to all the previous episodes through the Spotify Link below

Frequently asked questions

What kind of bands do you feature?

We feature Bands that are not always well known, Bands that are known but their music and story are not well documented or forgotten bands from various genres and decades. We focus on bringing their unique stories and music to a wider audience. We started with 80's and there are 20 episodes on the podcast list and we have now started a series of 90's bands.

Can I suggest a band for you to talk to

You can reach out to us through our contact page or email us directly at contact@unchartedsounds.co.uk with the band's detail, we always want feedback on the episodes you donwload. 

Do I have to use Spotify to listen or Download?

No, you can listen on any podcast platform and its also available on Youtube with the link on this website

Do you have a playlist associated with the podcasts?

Yes we do, its on spotify and the link is on the website below or direct from Spotify. it features tracks from the bands we have featured.

How can I guarantee I know about new episodes

The best way is to subscribe to the podcast wherever you get your podcasts from, we are on Apple, Amazon, Spotify and many more. we are also on Youtube too.

Why did you change the name of the podcast?

With a fresh name comes fresh flexibility while we’ll still dive deep into the hidden gems of the 80s, we’re now exploring uncharted sounds from the 70s, 80's & 90s, and beyond.

 

How will I know which Decade you are focussing on?

You will see from the episodes that we will badge them as Uncharted 80's, Uncharted 90's etc for example, the first 20 episodes were from the 80's and the next series of Episodes are bands from the 90's.

How can I get previous episodes

All episodes are available on the Website, the podcast platforms or Youtube. You can subscribe so you dont miss out and that can automatically download the latest episode. We are also considering creating a few compilation episodes that will share some short clips of the catalogue and episodes to highlight the great stories that we have been told so far

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