Howard

"If something about the track sounds nonlinear, it's because each verse was recorded with different drums and guitars..." — NPR Music’s All Songs Considered on “Mother’s Wedding”

“...a stellar introduction...” — Stereogum on Religion

“Slow building electronics swirl forward, urging you to get wrapped up in the call to prayer that is Feibusch’s vocals.” — Consequence of Sound on Religion

"an album of gorgeously groovy synth and guitar that thrives on seeming paradoxes: simultaneously slow-simmering and immediate, soft-spoken and powerfully affecting, constructed around a narrative arc but never sounding too theatrical" - Relix

"Howard Hones In on a True Band Sound With Together Alone" - Billboard

Howard, the Brooklyn-based outfit composed of Howard Feibusch (guitar, vocals), Alex Chakour (guitar, synth, backup vocals), Myles Heffernan (bass), and Chris Holdridge (drums), are thrilled to announce their new album, Together Alone, out now on Fashion People.

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 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.

Together Alone finds Howard venturing further out of their comfort zone and using their full-band capabilities to their greatest advantage—a full-bodied warmth, aided by horn contributions from the famed Daptone musical family. No sonic stone is left unturned here, from the gently rollicking and subtly psychedelic "Mothers Wedding” (shared last fall) to the brittle, dusty desert rock of "Oh Dear Brother." You can hear a variety of influences here, from the winsome sounds of Athens' Elephant 6 collective to Amnesiac-era Radiohead and the distant lullabies of the Everly Brothers—but they all coalesce to form a sound that is truly its own. It’s untethered from the present and applicable to the plight of humanity at large—but it represents Feibusch and his band finding themselves, too, necessary hope for anyone who's ever dreamed of turning the thoughts in their heads into something tangible and real.

RIYL: Son Little, Mimicking Birds, Saintseneca, Horse Feathers
TRY: #1, 2, 4, 9 & Clean edit of #5
DIRTY: #5 (Clean Edit included in download folder)

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