Following a run of single releases and shows alongside Wolfmother, Alice Cooper, ZZ Top and Deep Purple, The Howlers have released their sophomore album, Heavy, out now via FLG Records.
Whereas their debut album was “defined by grief and personal loss”, Heavy emerges from a very different place. Focusing on the “tension between desire and consequence, recklessness and reality”, it’s an album that reflects on the “thrill of impulse and the cold clarity that follows.:
Frontman Adam Young says:
This album is those late-night experiences, the after-dark conversations, late-night phone calls, the seductive nature of impulsiveness that seems so alluring and losing yourself in the addictive nature of recklessness — but it’s also the mirror in the morning, the wake-up call, and the harsh reality of knowing those feelings won’t always last. It’s the moment you find yourself again.
The single “Late Nights” is characteristic of the collection, capturing the “intoxicating pull of losing yourself in the moment.”
On the track, Adam Young adds:
Like most of the album, Late Nights is about experiences that happen after dark, the seductive nature of impulsiveness that seems so alluring within the moment, so you grab it with both hands and forget about the consequences, regardless of the collateral damage that it may cause. We have all made bad decisions, but the track was written as a mirror to someone whose addictions hurt the ones they love.
Written and produced alongside long-time collaborator Chris Ostler (Black Honey), Heavy “deliberately sidesteps traditional studio methods.” Built remotely, with demos, ideas and reworked compositions exchanged across digital platforms, the record strips everything back. Only in the final stages did the band enter rehearsal spaces to capture live drums, grounding its more experimental edges.
Heavy represents a new chapter for The Howlers in more ways than one. Following a period of transition at the end of 2024, frontman Adam Young rebuilt the project as a two-piece alongside drummer Toby Richards, a shift that redefined both the band’s sound and creative direction.
The Howlers will celebrate the release with in-store appearances and performances before taking Heavy on the road with their European album tour kicking off October 30th. The band will then return to the UK for a run of UK dates in March.
Heavy is out now via FLG Records.
Instore Tour
13th October – Rockabuy Records, Oakham
13th October – Rough Trade, Nottingham
14th October – Rough Trade East, London
15th October – A.S.L.O.V, Gosport
15th October – Vinilo, Southampton
16th October – Sound Knowledge, Marlborough
16th October – Truck, Oxford
17th October – Jacaranda Records, Liverpool
18th October – Assai, Glasgow
18th October – Assai, Aberdeen
19th October – Assai, Edinburgh
20th October – Beyond, Newcastle
20th October – Crash, Leeds
21st October – Vinyl Tap, Huddersfield
Album Tour
30th October – Revolver, Oslo
31st October – Kulturhuset, Trelleborg
1st November – Rust, Copenhagen
4th November – Paard, Den Haag
5th November – Paradiso, Amsterdam
6th November – Haldern Pop, Rees
7th November – Yuca, Cologne
8th November – Backstage Halle, Munich
10th November – Betty, Hamburg
11th November – Urban Spree, Berlin
12th November – Klub Pod Minoga, Poznan
13th November – Hybryd, Warsaw
14th November – Robot, Budapest
15th November – Cafe V Lese, Prague
16th November – Club Lucia, Vienna
18th November – Mostovna, Nova Gorica
20th November – Wishlist, Rome
21st November – Arci Bellezza, Milan
25th November – Le Chinois, Paris
26th November – Tulmulte, Angouleme
27th November – Deus, Bordeaux
28th November – Labo Des Arts, Toulouse
29th November – Pingouin Alternatif, Arthez
3rd March – Mash House, Edinburgh
4th March – The Cluny, Newcastle
5th March, The Deaf Institute, Manchester
6th March – O2 Institute 3, Birmingham
10th March – Exchange, Bristol
11th March – The Joiners, Southampton
12th March – Bush Hall, London
13th March – Arts Centre, Norwich
