Howling Bells - Radio Wars













Hailing from Australia, this four piece indie band has spent the last two years perfecting their newest album `Radio Wars` and it shows. The album is a little shoegaze, a little psychedelia and a lot of pop (think The last Shadow Puppets mixed with The Cardigans). Juanita Stein’s wonderful voice helps lift the already well put together music and the result are very, very enjoyable.

`Nightingale`, which almost has a Berlin feel to it, really showcases Juanita`s voice as she sings "come sing with me, a melody, in the dark of the night". `Let`s be kids again` is a mellow tune in which Juanita dreamily sings about how "life was so simple then" before closing the song with coos and a wall of guitars sonically taking the listener into their past. `Golden Web` has a drum machine backing up Juanita`s vocal before the fuzzy guitars and keyboards sweep in. The album closer, `How Long` , has Juanita asking "how long, before I`ll let you go" with not much more than pulsating kick drum and horns as backing. By the time you are done with `Radio Wars` you will find it (along with Juanita`s voice) to be moody, sweet and enthralling.

The Howling Bells are very talented and they seem to be growing as a band (having made an album that is a bit cheerier than their last, thankfully). I am looking forward to seeing what they do next.

Between this and the new long player from The Duke Spirit...we are in for a good year, musically speaking of course.

8 out of 10


Here is the video for 'Cities Burning Down'.









Catch the Howling Bells on tour!

APR 25

London at St Michaels Church, Camden

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MAY 07

London at The O2 Arena

with Razorlight
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MAY 09

Manchester at MEN Arena Manchester

with Razorlight
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MAY 15

West Palm Beach at Cruzan Amphitheatre

with Coldplay and Pete Yorn
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MAY 17

Atlanta at Lakewood Amphitheatre

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MAY 18

Pelham at Verizon Wireless Music Center Birmingham

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MAY 20

Virginia Beach at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

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MAY 21

Bristow at Nissan Pavilion

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MAY 23

Hartford at Meadows Music Theater

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MAY 24

Hershey at Hersheypark Stadium & Star Pavilion

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MAY 26

Camden at Susquehanna Bank Center

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MAY 27

Saratoga Springs at Saratoga Performing Arts Center

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MAY 29

Scranton at Toyota Pavilion At Montage Mountain

with Coldplay and Pete Yorn
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MAY 30

Burgettstown at Post-Gazette Pavilion

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