Back in 2006, it seemed like Howling Bells were everywhere across the blogosphere and beyond. This Aussie group in 2006 were rightly acclaimed when they released their shoegazing/4AD-inflected debut on an unsuspecting world. they were signed to Bella Union in the UK, which is always a sign of being violently cool, and they’re Australian, which is also pretty damn special (I mean, the country gave us the Go-Betweens, Nick Cave, Kylie and Frente! What more d’you want?!?!)
fast forward to 2009, and the band are back (etc. etc..) Now signed to Independiente, they are set to release new single INGLE “Cities Burning Down” on February 23, and their sophomore album Radio Wars on March 2. Independiente have made ‘Into the Chaos’ available as a free download, as well as a Naum gaubo remix of ‘Cities Burning Down’ which I have already played about five times this evening.
You have to get your ears around this, damn it, I can’t stop listening.
Howling Bells -‘Into The Chaos.’ mp3
Howling Bells -‘Cities Burning Down (Naum Gaubo remix).’ mp3