***Today we introduce CHARLES HOWL, a London-based Brit-psych group with a thrillingly melodic sound. Charles Howl release their debut album Sir Vices with a dozen tracks that deliver. Comprised of CHARLES HOWL and BOBBY VOLTAIRE (both of THE PROPER ORNAMENTS), they elected to record at Syke Lane's warehouse studio on the outskirts of Leeds, utilizing the foggy and remote atmosphere. Locked away Howl honed his songwriting, and production skills, slowly bringing in a team of friends, including CHRIS HICKS (TALONS) on bass and WESLEY PATRICK GONZALEZ (LET'S WRESTLE), who laid down a lead line on track 5 while round for a cup of tea. As some of the last children of the ‘80s and with a Britpop upbringing, it’s no wonder Charles Howl has produced an album that sounds like The Modern Lovers channeling The Stone Roses while maintaining its contemporary charm. It makes for an album that is outward looking with tight rhythms tying down whirling guitars and lustrous textures bouncing off melodies.
LP $19.85
05/26/2015