The Zac Schulze Gang is a dynamic blues-rock trio hailing from Gillingham, Kent, UK, formed in 2020. The band comprises Zac Schulze (lead guitar/vocals), his brother Ben Schulze (drums/vocals), and Anthony Greenwell (bass/vocals). Their music blends the raw energy of 1970s blues-rock with modern alternative influences, drawing inspiration from artists like Rory Gallagher, Dr. Feelgood, AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Royal Blood, and Queens of the Stone Age.

Known for their electrifying live performances, The Zac Schulze Gang has quickly risen in prominence within the UK blues scene. They have graced stages at notable festivals, including Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival in Los Angeles, Planet Rock’s Winter’s End, Fairport’s Cropredy Festival, and the Rory Gallagher Tribute Festival in Ballyshannon, Ireland. Their accolades include winning ‘Emerging Artist of the Year’ at the UK Blues Awards in 2024.

In 2024, they released their debut live album, Live and Loud, capturing the essence of their high-octane performances. The album features tracks like “I’m A Man,” “Dry Spell,” and “She Does It Right.” They’ve also released singles such as “Woman” and “I Won’t Do This Anymore,” showcasing their evolving sound.

Their April 2025 UK tour includes performances in cities like London, Leeds, Manchester, and Bristol. For more information on tour dates and tickets, you can visit their official website.

Man, I’m inside the lyrics.”

Another stand-out is “We Are Love”, which Sixpence is using as the title of their 2024 fall tour, and just might be the band’s mantra. Cary says, “It features everybody in a way…there’s definitely drum moments, bass moments, vocal moments…the wall of harmony.” “We Are Love” opens with acapella vocal harmonies, moving to the drumming of Baker, then to a distinct guitar riff from Slocum, as Nash sings “Honeybee cluster – The heat of the hive – We are love -We can make it,” referencing the long-time beekeeping hobby of Slocum’s. The bridge can be credited to Armand Petri, who guided Cary to add mandolin, following Slocum’s dramatic guitar solo. Sixpence reconnected with Petri in the studio for the first time in nearly 30 years (1995’s This Beautiful Mess), being assisted this time around by Dave Fridmann in his Tarbox Road Studios in Western New York. Baker was thrilled to get back in the studio with Petri, this time with more experience. He says the recording was more collaborative as he is now more willing to share his opinions and ideas.

Rosemary Hill is produced by long-time friend and collaborator Steve Hindalong of The Choir. Slocum and Hindalong co-wrote “We Are Love”, and both are also members of the band The Ascendants, along with Jimmy Abegg, Phil Madeira, and Ben Pearson, who released their debut album in 2023. Baker worked closely with Hindalong in sessions two decades ago, and he says it was powerful to be able to reconnect; “To get to work with him again, I just didn’t think that was ever gonna happen.”

“We have only gotten better, hopefully, at all of our crafts, our specific things that we do,” says Nash. “And so why would we stop? And that’s the encouragement…I like where I am right now just as a human being, a mother, into my forties now. I like where I’m at. It’s weird. It’s kinda crazy. It’s a little off balance, but it’s inspiring to me, the things that are going on around me.” Baker agrees, “Isn’t it beautiful to be alive right now? …Every day is such a gift, and I’m so grateful that we get to make music and create joy. And then just realizing how much this band means to me.”

After having a global number one hit, Sixpence no longer aspires for fame or fortune, and is not a nostalgia act. “We’re not interested in just cashing in on the past”, says Nash. Slocum adds, “We’re trying to find the balance of experimenting and pushing our limits, but still satisfying the people that have loved our music all these years. Basically we want to keep making better records and writing better songs.”

Cary and Baker describe Sixpence as a family, with the relationships between the four of them as paramount. Cary says, “We’re all more comfortable with each other just because we’ve lived through so much.” Baker elaborates, “It feels personal, but in a way that’s a gift. Relationships matter so much to me…The money, the trappings, all of that, the ego, like, none of that matters. So what do we have? It’s the relationships…There’s something about the collaborative nature of Sixpence that I still believe in; that our best work remains to be seen. …But for that collaboration to come through you you gotta have that level of connection.”

In “Thread the Needle” Nash sings, “Today I started wondering – How’d I get this far? Low down, tip of an iceberg – Still looking for stars.” The Rosemary Hill EP is the tip of the iceberg, and as Slocum says, “This definitely feels like act two; it’s a second wind.” Sixpence None the Richer is relaunching their career, not resurrecting the past. And it is clear Slocum, Nash, Baker and Cary all feel there may be more Sixpence songs ahead of them than there are behind.