If the recent leak of Howling BellsRadio Wars is any indication of the quality of music 2009 will have to offer, all of us need to start getting very excited. With the same woozy, smokey aura as their self-titled debut but featuring sharper instrumentation, a more defined theme, and dancier, more electronic grooves hinting at Glass Candy, Radio Wars is to Howling Bells what Antics was to Turn On the Bright Lights. Definitely buy it from the band once it comes out for real in February.
Howling Bells – “Treasure Hunt” (removed by request)
Howling Bells – “Into the Chaos” (removed by request)
NEW BAND CHEER: ROLO TOMASSI Ripping and snarling their way out of Sheffield, UK, prog-punksters and mathcore musicians Rolo Tomassi astounded us recently with their combination of hardcore punk shrieks and guitar manipulation the likes of which we’ve never heard. Imagine the music of Mars Volta, throw in the wails and vocal bizarreness of Ponytail, apply the thrash elements of Converge liberally, and wrap it up with Be Your Own Pet as the bow on top and that’s Rolo in a nutshell. Helmed by Eva Spence and quickly becoming an infamous live act over the pond, this quintet of youngsters is sure to make waves over in the States soon on the strength of their new LP Hysterics. Check out a sample below and let us know what you think!
Rolo Tomassi – “Scabs” ******************************************************************** HOWLING BELLS DEBUT NEW SINGLEBack in 2006 a little indie quartet of indie kids by the name of Howling Bells who had departed from their home country of Australia in order to make it big in the teeming London scene only two years before released a melancholic, dark, and pulsating moodswing of a self-titled debut that set the blogs ablaze. On the heels of hit single “Low Happening” HB toured extensively, supporting the likes of the Killers, before diving back into the studio. Few details emerged from within but recently, Howling Bells posted a new track “Into the Chaos” on their Myspace from their forthcoming second album Radio Wars. A little bit synthier but no less enigmatic and moody than its predecessor. Head on over to the band’s page and give it a listen now! Here’s the band’s video for their hit single below. Hoping to hear more from these guys soon!
