Originally released in 2005, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club’s 3rd album, ‘Howl’ was an unexpected curveball from the band’s previous releases.
Gone was the guitar-driven, reverb-and-white noise that characterised their sound and saw them embracing folk, blues and gospel-inspired songs. Now it is due to be re-released on January 30th 2026 via PIAS.
It will be available as a Deluxe Box set, a 2x vinyl LP set, and a single CD, and is available to pre-order HERE now.
Listen/stream HERE.
At the time it reached No 7 in Q Magazine’s ‘Highest Rated Albums Of 2005, as well as receiving positive reviews from the world’s press.
NME said “Steeped in country, folk and gospel, ‘Howl’ is a primitive cry from the heart of a distant Americana… (the album) finds them both experimental (an autoharp, piano, trombone and timpani all feature alongside the usual guitar and harmonica) and reflective (“I’ve seen the battle and I’ve seen the war/ And the life I have here is the life I’ve been sold” – ‘Devil’s Waitin”);
The Guardian noted that “The songwriting and performances (on Howl) are consistently gripping”
Spin thought that “Bruce Springsteen stripped down his songs to reflect his pessimistic journey through the badlands; BRMC’s scaled-back sound is reflective of a group that’s come out on the other side of that trip and doesn’t want to hide behind feedback any longer”
Howl 20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set
- 3LP (white vinyl) containing:
- Original Howl studio album
- Howl Sessions
- 5 previously unheard demos & alternate mixes of Howl songs
- Photobook containing:
- Over a hundred previously unseen photos from the Howl era, from the original Howl photoshoot
- The original handwritten lyrics for each of the Howl studio album songs
- Poster featuring Howl era photos
Howl 2LP
The original Howl studio album
Black Vinyl
Howl CD
Original studio album
BRMC – Robert Levon Been — Bass, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Peter Hayes— Guitar, Bass, Harmonica, Vocals and Leah Shapiro — Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion – have just wrapped their US tour, and are bringing their 22-date headline tour to the UK and Europe, their first since 2017, which sees them playing Copenhagen, Denmark on 18th November and London, UK on December 17th as well as 7 other countries, see all dates below
Tickets are on sale HERE
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB HOWL 20th ANNIVERSARY TOUR DATES:
* Support on all dates are Night Beat
