Howling Bells return with their first new music in over a decade, a single, 'Unbroken', out now on Nude Records. In celebration of the new release, the band has confirmed a super-intimate London show for 5th November, tickets for which go on sale next week.
A brooding yet soaring anthem, 'Unbroken' sees weighty guitars and sweeping melodic pay-offs wrap around singer Juanita Stein’s unmistakable voice, carrying lyrics full of dreamy persistence that still aim skywards: “Always been lost in a big dream”. As Stein says, “You can either call it childlike or stupidity, but you have to have that in order to believe that something greater can happen. Surviving as a band for over two decades requires extraordinary grit and, to some degree, irrationality. None of it really makes sense, except for the will and the love of the music itself. Unbroken is very much a testament to all of this.”
The band’s first release since their 2014 album, ‘Heartstrings’, 'Unbroken' was recorded with Howling Bells’ long-time friend and collaborator, producer Ben Hillier (Blur, Depeche Mode, Elbow) at his Agricultural Audio Studios. The single comes with a performance video that sees Stein, her brother and guitarist Joel and drummer Glenn Moule reunited on stage once more.
Fans will be thrilled to learn that Howling Bells will return to the stage for a very special full band show in celebration of the new single at the iconic Lock Tavern in Camden on 5th November. Tickets for this special show will go on sale at 10 AM on Tuesday 23rd September.
