For nearly half a decade, guitarist/singer Howard Feibusch and bassist Myles Heff played together in the Massachusetts outfit Orange Television. But times change, and as the pair left the Bay State behind them for Brooklyn, so too did they leave their previous incarnation. Teaming up with drummer Chris Holdridge, they became known simply as Howard. Now, the folktronic trio have released their debut record, “Religion”,
As a first taste of the self-produced LP — and truly, a first taste of Howard itself the band has now released its debut single, “Song About Something”. Slow building electronics swirl forward, urging you to get wrapped up in the call to prayer that is Feibusch’s vocals. As the various electrical noises skitter and boom in the background, Holdridge drops in with his stuttering, Selway-esque drums. It all comes together in a groove that keeps you guessing, pulling you along or kicking you about until the back end of the track opens up and sucks you into a wormhole of modulated guitar.
Howard’s “Money Can’t Buy” finds the perfect balance of folktronic instrumentation, highlighting the trio’s potential as one of the genre’s more-exciting newcomers.
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