Scowl have shared a ferocious new single referred to as ‘B.A.B.E’ and have introduced particulars of a 2025 UK and European tour – take a look at full particulars of the tour beneath.
The Santa Cruz hardcore band and up to date NME cowl stars introduced particulars of their new album ‘Are We All Angels’ final month and now preview it with newest single ‘B.A.B.E’. A press launch says of the monitor – which stands for ‘Burned At Each Ends’ – that it’s “equal components relentless hardcore and infectious hooks” and “leans into the band’s distinctive mix of uncooked aggression and simple catchiness.”
Along with the only launch, the band additionally shared behind the scenes footage of their life touring in a brand new visualiser, which you’ll be able to watch beneath.
Talking in regards to the monitor, the band mentioned: “Burned At Each Ends is one other explosion of feelings stemming from each overwhelm and pleasure. We felt that the track’s punchy nature and fast switches from melody to scrapping angst resembles a mature model of ‘Shot Down’ from our ‘Psychic Dance Routine’ EP.
“Lyrically B.A.B.E dives into our vitriol for the acute circumstances we as a band topic ourselves too as a way to reside our goals.”
Test it out right here:
The band additionally introduced a UK and Europe headline tour in assist of their new album. Tickets are on sale right here now.
SCOWL’s 2025 UK and EU tour dates are:
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5 – Rebel – Manchester, UK
6 – Digital – Newcastle, UK
7 – Cathouse – Glasgow, UK
8 – Thekla – Bristol, UK
9 – The Dome – London, UK
10 – Kavka – Antwerp, Belgium
11 – Tivoli Pandora – Utrecht, Netherlands
13 – Gap 44 – Berlin, Germany
14 – Gebäude 9 – Koln, Germany
16 – Iboat – Bordeaux, France
17 – Stage Dwell – Bilbao, Spain
18 – LAV 2 – Lisbon, Portugal
20 – Mon – Madrid, Spain
21 – La2 – Barcelona, Spain
22 – Marche Gare – Lyon, France
23 – Trabendo – Paris, France
The band’s new album options manufacturing by Will Yip (Turnstile, Model Pussy) and mixing by Wealthy Costey (Fiona Apple, My Chemical Romance, Vampire Weekend) and is about to see vocalist Kat Moss and co. push their signature sound right into a extra expansive path.
It additionally sees the members take care of themes of alienation, grief, and a lack of management, in addition to their expertise of getting a newfound place within the hardcore scene. Pre-order it right here.
As for the album as an entire, the document is about to see the band retain the signature sound that first put them on the map, all whereas exploring a brand new sense of music evolution.
Citing influences from outdoors laborious rock – together with Billie Eilish and Radiohead – Moss is about to experiment with a extra textured and delicate strategy, leaning into harmonies and melodic sensibilities.
“The vast majority of us have been actually not proficient musicians when this band began,” she defined just lately. “It was very Germs-esque in that manner, like child’s first hardcore band, which is superior. However now, we nonetheless may not know what we’re doing, however we have now a greater concept of what we need to do.”
“The songwriting on the brand new document was essentially the most collaborative so far in Scowl’s historical past. Everybody introduced so many concepts to the desk and we have been capable of dissect all of it and take our time,” added bassist Bailey Lupo. “All of us have such eclectic tastes, influences and personalities and you’ll actually hear that in each nook on this album.”
Guitarist Malachi Greene additionally added the way it sees them evolve, whereas nonetheless holding on to their roots. “Hardcore and punk have sculpted how we function, what we need to do as a band, and the way we take part,” he defined. “At our core, we’re a punk and a hardcore band, no matter how the track shifts and adjustments.”
In addition to the most recent single, the upcoming album is about to incorporate the band’s different current tracks, ‘Particular’ and ‘Not Hell Not Heaven’. Each songs have been their first new music since signing to their new label residence Lifeless Oceans.
Scowl’s final launch was their 2023 EP ‘Psychic Dance Routine’. In a four-star overview of the mission, NME shared: “It might be an overstatement to name ‘Psychic Dance Routine’ a reinvention of Scowl’s sound, however there’s definitely an evolution going down.
“However the EP isn’t wholly in regards to the strides taken to sound not like the rest in hardcore proper now; these songs radiate with the laughter, ardour and confidence of a band who know they’ve unlocked one thing particular.”
