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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">HOWLING BELLS</span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><br>
</span><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Heartstrings</span></i></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(June 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2014; Birthday Records)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><img width="526" height="350" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CF5D52.A1B3A480" alt="Howling Bells - Erik Weiss - General 2 FOR EMAIL"></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif"">(Credit: Erik Weiss)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Bohemian rock’n’roll. With
<b>Howling Bells </b>and their stunning new record entitled <b><i>Heartstrings</i></b> - out
<b>June 3<sup>rd</sup></b> via <b>Birthday Records</b> – that is the essence of what you will hear.
<i>Heartstrings</i>, the quartet’s fourth album, was recorded/produced in London by <b>Catherine J. Marks</b> (Foals, PJ Harvey) with the legendary
<b>Alan Moulder</b> (My Bloody Valentine, The Killers, Depeche Mode). <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn_B8B7jRS0">
PRESS HERE</a> to watch the music video for “<b>Slowburn</b>,” the album’s punchy, viscerally anthemic first single.
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLKku_tKQpo">PRESS HERE</a> to watch the album preview now, directed by
<b>Giorgio Testi</b> (The Rolling Stones, The Killers, Savages, The Kills).</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Howling Bells
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">– the globetrotting foursome that originated in Sydney and now call London and Berlin home - took a different</span><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""> approach with the recording of
<b><i>Heartstrings</i></b> than with that of their previous albums, laying down one track a day for 11 days, resulting in a potent collection of songs and
<span style="color:black">a concise blast of melodic power</span>. <span style="color:black">
The LP spans the piano-led chamber pop of “<b>Paper Heart</b>” and the MBV-go-Spector fuzz-tune landscapes of “<b>Your Love</b>” – and overall, positions front woman
<b>Juanita Stein</b>’s honeyed vocals in “a really stark, cold dark place.” </span>
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<p class="Body"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Since the release of 2011’s
<i>The Loudest Engine</i>, <b>Juanita </b>had her first child, resulting in the band’s longest break since
<b>Howling Bells</b> formed a decade ago. While she was personally fulfilled by motherhood, Juanita and the rest of the band were chomping at the bit to create again musically. The band - which has performed alongside the likes of
<b>The Killers</b> and <b>Coldplay</b> on arena tours - is eager to reconnect with audiences across the world. In short, Howling Bells need to feel those heartstrings being tugged.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Body"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Howling Bells </span>
</b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">are <b>Juanita Stein </b>(Vocals, Guitar),
<b>Joel Stein</b> (Guitar), <b>Glenn Moule</b> (Drums) and <b>Gary Daines</b> (Bass).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Tracklist:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Paris<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Possessed<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Your Love<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Slowburn<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Tornado<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Euphoria<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Paper Heart<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Original Sin<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Reverie
<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Heartstrings<o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
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<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.howlingbells.co.uk">www.howlingbells.co.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="http://www.facebook.com/howlingbells">www.facebook.com/howlingbells</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="https://twitter.com/howling_bells">https://twitter.com/howling_bells</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">For more information on Howling Bells, please contact PRESS HERE:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Jen Appel // Jaclyn Ulman – 212-246-2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><a href="mailto:jen@pressherepublicity.com">jen@pressherepublicity.com</a> //
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Jaclyn Ulman<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:#C00000">PRESS HERE </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">(New York)</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">138 W. 25<sup>th</sup> St., 9<sup>th</sup> Floor, New York, NY 10001</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">P: (212) 246-2640<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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