| (photo credit: Sonya Kitchell)
As the song starts out, Howard mixes a folksy riff with a choppy syncopated beat. When the horn section comes in, the song transforms into a rounded out, funk groove. This is the first album from Howard to be recorded with a full band, and the extra instrumentation adds full-bodied warmth, helping the song blossom.” — Stereogum, on “Oh Dear Brother”
“The video’s kitschy collage-style animation, as well as the zany, exaggerated expressions of the band’s characters, elevate the classic outsider-falls-for-girl narrative into something refreshing and whimsical.” — NPR Music, on “Your Honor” video
Today, Howard are thrilled to share, “Oh Dear Brother,” the newest single from their forthcoming album Together Alone, out September 14th on Fashion People. “The song started more personally and gradually became more about the political state of affairs when things were coming to a climax around the election,” says guitarist/vocalist Howard Feibusch. “It is about our growing inability to listen to each other and the sense of turmoil that happens when our dialogue becomes a screaming match. It is not a topic I’m entirely comfortable writing about because I fear that it’s just polluting the atmosphere with more noise on a topic too many people have an opinion about.”
Stream Howard’s “Oh Dear Brother” —
https://soundcloud.com/listentohoward/oh-dear-brother/
Watch a Behind-The-Scenes Video On The Making Of “Oh Dear Brother” —
https://youtu.be/YrdJa6mTpVU
Together Alone follows Howard’s debut album, 2015’s Religion, and it’s companion EP, Please Recycle. It’s the first album from 30-year-old multifaceted bandleader Howard Feibusch’s project to be recorded with the full band — composed of Feibusch (guitar, vocals), Alex Chakour (guitar, synth, backup vocals), Myles Heffernan (bass), and Chris Holdridge (drums) — that so capably toured behind Religion. It’s also an aching, restless, and altogether lovely document of the paradoxical sensation in which we feel more isolated than ever in the face of increasing togetherness and connectivity—a modern sentiment wrapped in music that’s timeless in its timbre.
Listen/Share:
“Your Honor” video — https://youtu.be/JXRHCs5ZZms
“Mother’s Wedding” stream — https://spoti.fi/2xJ1Wab
Pre-order Together Alone — https://howard.pmstores.co/
Download hi-res images & album art — http://pitchperfectpr.com/howard/ |
Australian psych-rockers Tame Impala have a huge following. They’ve been together since 2007 and have produced quite a bit of material in the last 11 years. I missed them in Austin a few years ago when they played the Levitation festival there, but they’re closing the Pitchfork Music Festival on Friday. I’m sure it will be a packed set and a big freak-out for a crowd dehydrated, sunburned, and fuzzy from alcohol, fried chicken, and other odd substances.
