Howling Bells
Howling Bells Announce New Album 'Heartstrings' And Stream First Single 'Slowburn' [Listen]
Posted on21 February 2014
Howling Bells and Hop Farm Friday 29th June 2012 Hop Farm Music Festival 2012 - Day 1
Howling Bells, The Loudest Engine Album Review
By Scott Causer in Music Reviews on 03 October 2011
The Loudest Engine is Aussie outfit Howling Bell's thirds outing. Recorded in the Nevada desert with one of The Killers, it's really not what you'd expect. There is a dark underlying presence as you'd expect of something recorded in the desert but a poptastic album full of indie anthems it ain't (as you would expect with the Killers) and I strongly suspect this could be in response to their last release and their change of labels.
Its received a mixed reception on initial release. Not as instantaneous and radio friendly as its predecessors. Juanita's voice is still one of intense beauty but the band shelve traditional song structures and ignore what expected of them to make the album they want to and when it comes off in their favour, it really works well and has to be applauded. There are echoes of their debut in Charlatan, Into The Sky and album highlight Faith.
When it doesn't however (in the Kate Bush sound-a-like Gold Suns, White Guns) it merely comes off sounding a little off focus. There are also a couple of awkward moments which become a little too personal like the paean to being on the road and trying to keep a relationship going 'Don't Run'. Good tune but with the pleas to the other half, you can't help feeling you really shouldn't be listening.
Howling Bells - Into The Sky
Australian-formed, London-based band Howling Bells release their new single Into The Sky on September 5th the tracks acts as a precursor to their anticipated third studio album 'The Loudest Engine' which will follow on September 12th through Cooking Vinyl Records.
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Howling Bells, Digital Hearts Single Review
By Pablo Roffey in Music Reviews on 23 June 2009
Review of Howling Bells single Digital Hearts
Howling Bells, Into The Chaos Album Review
By Hayley Avron in Music Reviews on 04 March 2009
Review of Howling Bells album 'Into The Chaos' released through Independiente.
Howling Bells, Into The Chaos Single Review
By Hayley Avron in Music Reviews on 29 October 2008
Single review of Into The Chaos by Howling Bells released through Independiente.
Howling Bells at Luna Park The Fourth Annual Jack Awards Tuesday 15th May 2007
Howling Bells, interview
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