It’s with great joy we bring you the following news re: a posthumous Rowland S Howard release! But be quick to request a copy – they’re only making 500 of these bad boys!
Liberation Music are producing and releasing a deluxe packaged vinyl 7” single of ‘The Golden Age Of Bloodshed’. The B side is a previously unreleased instrumental titled; ‘Lost In Space’.
‘Lost In Space’ was a piece composed by Rowland for the ‘Pop Crimes’ album which remained unfinished. It was mixed after his passing and is presented here respectfully as an interpretation of his original intent. – Mick Harvey, J.P. Shilo & Lindsay Gravina
There will only be 500 individually numbered copies of ‘The Golden Age Of Bloodshed’ available world wide. Released through Liberation Music in Australia and in stores from Friday October 29th.
Please click the following link to view the video clip of ‘The Golden Age Of Bloodshed’, as directed by Richard Lowenstein http://il.youtube.com/watch?v=nP1M6hoygnU
‘The Golden Age Of Bloodshed’ is also available on Rowland’s ‘Pop Crimes’ album. Lauded as one of 2009 Australian releases of the year, the album is earning due respect with a local release in the UK and Europe on English indie label, Infectious.
“Wringing his guitar neck for all that it’s worth, this could easily be the sound of some kind of infernal film noir as the echoes and bends cast long shadows among the trails of curling cigarette smoke caught in the dim afterhours lighting.” The Quietus.com, UK
“8.5 / 10 Thankfully we’ll always have ‘Pop Crimes’, a brooding piece that sees the post-punk firebrand playing the existential cowboy as beautifully as ever.” NME, UK
“4.5 / 5 Howard’s vocals speak of a life lived close to the edge and his garrulous, almost weary delivery is haunting. But it is his evocative, inventive and constantly surprising guitar playing that leaves the greatest impact.” The Irish Independent
