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Rowland S. Howard

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Rowland S. Howard : Pop Crimes

Rowland S. Howard

Pop Crimes - 7"

The band lurch in to Pop Crimes as if dragging a rain soaked body across a muddy field. The ghosts of Lee Hazlewood, Snatch, Sergio Leone, The Shangri-Las and nameless guys from a never known chain gang watch on. Within the first few breaths, Howard references Stalin, Calvary and genocide, whilst razoring guitar lines, the current crop of post-punk revisionists could only fantasize about.

(I Know) A Girl Called Jonny sees Jonnine Standish from HTRK sidle up to the microphone for a duet that will melt even the coldest of hearts. It’s a glorious missing link between the New York girl group sound and the street smarts of Suicide.

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Band Bio

His bands have included The Boys Next Door, The Birthday Party, These Immortal Souls, Crime And The City Solution, Honeymoon In Red and his collaborations have involved such dissdents as Lydia Lunch, Thurston Moore, Nick Cave and the late Nikki Sudden.

In January 2009, Rowland made a rare appearance at Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' curated All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Australia, to the delight of his loyal local following. It was at these shows that he presented the stunning songs from his forthcoming album, Pop Crimes in a set that encompassed everything from the underground hit Shivers, which he penned in the late seventies, through to material from his acclaimed 1999 album, Teenage Snuff Film.

Pop Crimes is scheduled for a much anticipated release mid 2009.

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Uncut Oct, 2009 Sunday Times Aug, 2009 Time Out Aug, 2009
Soundsxp Aug, 2009 Mess And Noise Aug, 2009 Losing Today Aug, 2009
Faris Badwan of The... May, 2009    
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