HOWLING Bells have announced they will play Manchester on September 20.
The tour is to support the release of the new album, The Loudest Engine, the recording of which saw Howling Bells, the Australian-formed London-based four-piece — singer/guitarist Juanita Stein and her brother Joel (lead guitarist), drummer Glenn Moule and bassist Brendan Picchio — forge a sonic union with Nevada’s expansive surroundings and Las Vegas’s street-soiled vibe.
Howling Bells’ desert sessions were the final part of a year-long writing adventure that saw the band, on their tours with the likes of Coldplay and The Killers, wander through strange American outposts and seedy European back streets in their downtime.
Their travels provided endless lyrical inspiration; much of The Loudest Engine was written on the road.
Stein says: “The album shows we’re 21st century kids making a modern psychedelic record. It is our grown-up record.
“The first was about that great initial leap, the second was us exploring different waters.
"This one is us, all having met at one place, at one time. I think this record will change people’s perspectives of the band.”
* Howling Bells play Manchester Academy 3 on Friday, September 20. Tickets, £9, are on sale now from gigsandtours.com, or by ringing 0844 811 0051.
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