East London trio The Howlers share ‘I Need Your Love’, the final track to be revealed ahead of the release of their debut album What You’ve Got to Lose to Win It All on May 17.
Speaking about the single, vocalist and guitarist Adam Young says: “I Need Your Love is the first instance on the album where the album title is teased in lyrical form, the track conception and inclusion on the album were uneasy and the source of much debate as I could never quite get my head around the song, often opting to take the stance of ‘it was just something I wrote to get rid off’ which is often when the best songs come into being.
“It wasn’t until pre-production sat in a rehearsal room where Chris and Tommy (Black Honey) proceeded to convince us it was ‘THE ONE’, playing the song in the background like some underfunded TED Talk all the while I paced the room saying ‘Nope’. That the record ended up on the final tracklisting, to think we almost passed up on one of the best songs we have ever written is laughable now”
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Arriving with an anthemic chorus and cinematic brass and string sections, the single sets up the album – produced by Black Honey – perfectly. An epic, 15-track collection of expansive, irresistible earworms that firmly set the trio apart from their peers, the album finds mariachi trumpets and orchestral backdrops juxtaposed against the band’s signature fuzzy guitars, creating a body of work that could easily be referred to as a soundscape. Taking their lead from an eclectic range of influences, from the film scores of Ennio Morricone and John Willams, to desert blues pioneers Tinariwen, Kurt Vile, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Father John Misty, The Howlers are far from your conventional guitar band.
So far, singles ‘Lady Luck’, ‘El Dorado’ and ‘Cowboys Don’t Cry’ have seen the band pick up support and much-deserved praise from Rolling Stone, MTV, 1883 Magazine, Clash and The Line Of Best Fit. ‘I Need Your Love’ is indicative of an exciting new frontier for the East London band, breaking the shackles of conventional rock music with an anthem set to define the band.
