The Howlers + Viddy

The Howlers Brighton

The Howlers play Brighton on 8th October 2024 at The Prince Albert. Get tickets above with only a 50p booking fee or from Seetickets.

At the start of 2022, The Howlers, outwardly at least, were on a high. They had just completed a sold-out tour, off the back of recording their debut EP during the depths of the 2020 lockdowns. ‘We took the decision to bubble together during the pandemic,’ says lead-vocalist Adam Young, describing the band’s near-apocalyptic experience of travelling back and forth between their shared living accommodation and a rehearsal studio, made available to them by previous members of Palma Violets and Big Moon.

The debut album, whose title ‘What You’ve Got To Lose To Win It All’ is taken from one of the lyrics in ‘El Dorado’ was recorded, again with the support Black Honey, in Eastbourne over a period of 8 days. The record returns to The Howlers self-coined genre of desert rock, but draws on Adam, Guus and Tom’s wide ranging individual influences. This confluence of soul, pop, rock and folk results in a driving, cinematic record.

The experience of recording their debut album over those eight days near the beach in Eastbourne was both cathartic and healing for a band who have gone through so much, both collectively and as individuals. Adam recalls the final day of recording, when they discovered that a huge fireworks display, and bonfire was taking place in the town. It was pure coincidence that this local event was happening, but for The Howlers it felt like an important, celebratory moment; watching a firework display together as the perfect cinematic ending to recording an album that has processed so many emotions and challenges and is a testament to a band who has triumphed against the odds. https://www.thehowlers.co.uk

+ Viddy: Alternative pop artist Viddy brings her seductive, tender and distinctive vocal to the world of pop music. Match that with hypnotising basslines, suave guitar and a sprinkling of electronica to create mellow pop songs that capture the audience, their imagination and invite them to share in all their ‘feelz’.

Pulling on influences including fellow strong female vocalists; Lana Del Rey, Lilly Allen, The Cardigans and Sharon Van Etten but with the alternative swag whilst on stage of Banks and sprinkled with production references to Portishead and Massive Attack, Viddy is breaking down the barriers between female pop stars and being a traditional frontwoman of a band.

Aged just twelve and obsessed with Taylor Swift, the impressionable young Viddy wanted a new guitar. The deal was that she wasn’t allowed one unless she could prove that she’d use it. Fast forward a few months and not only had she written her own song, coerced her siblings into forming a band, but she’d won the local battle of the bands, gaining a spot at the local Bedfordshire festival that summer. Now convinced, her Dad bought her said guitar and since, the siblings went on to create their band which gained support from the likes of BBC Radio 1’s Huw Stephens, BBC Introducing, Radio X and The Metro Now going at it solo, Viddy has launched her career on a more pop tip.

Upcoming Love Thy Neighbour shows:
24092024 – Battlesnake. Dust
24092024 – Eades. The Hope & Ruin
26092024 – Melt Banana. Concorde 2
26092024 – Mermaid Chunky. Green Door Store
26092024 – Welly. Lewes Con Club
27092024 – Prolapse. Lewes Con Club
28092024 – Los Campesinos! Chalk
03102024 – Twen. The Hope & Ruin
05102024 – Parsnip. Komedia Studio
06102024 – Loose Articles. The Hope & Ruin
08102024 – The Howlers. The Prince Albert
10102024 – Balderdasch. The Hope & Ruin
13102024 – Lower Slaughter. The Hope & Ruin
13102024 – Skating Polly. Green Door Store
13102024 – Frankie Archer. Komedia Studio
19102024 – Maruja. The Hope & Ruin
23102024 – Benefits. The Hope & Ruin
24102024 – Junior Brother. The Prince Albert
24102024 – The Tom Robinson Band. Concorde 2
25102024 – DZ Deathrays. Green Door Store
26102024 – Old Sea Brigade. Dust
26102024 – Man & The Echo. Alphabet
27102024 – Art Brut. Concorde 2
03112024 – John Francis Flynn. Lewes Constitutional Club
05110224 – Dame Area. The Hope & Ruin
06112024 – Lack of Afro. Patterns.
15112024 – Joe & The Shitboys. The Hope & Ruin
18112024 – Piglet. The Prince Albert
20112024 – Andy Irvine. Lewes Con Club
21112024 – Alasdair Roberts & Donald WG Lindsay. Komedia
22112024 – Getdown Services. Hope & Ruin
23112024 – The Orb + Ozric Tentacles. Chalk
23112024 – Desperate Journalist. Dust
24112024 – Shovel Dance Collective. Lewes Constitutional Club
30112024 – Porridge Radio. Chalk
02122024 – Victory Lap. The Hope & Ruin
05122024 – Blood Wizard. Green Door Store
07122024 – John Otway & his band. Lewes Constitutional Club
08122024 – Stick in the Wheel. Lewes Constitutional Club
11122024 – Hollow Hand. The Hope & Ruin
13122024 – Dub Pistols. Concorde 2
22012025 – Jim Moray. Komedia Studio
22022025 – She Drew The Gun. Revenge
01032025 – Personal Trainer. Chalk.
09032025 – Sean Rowe. Lewes Constitutional Club
09032025 – Carter Sampson. Prince Albert
06052025 – Soccer Mommy. Chalk
30052025 – MJ Lenderman. Chalk
01062025 – Shonen Knife. Concorde 2

Accessibility: No wheelchair access to the venue. Two sets of stairs up to the venue, no disabled toilets. Gendered toilets. If you require a carer at the venue, please contact us at info@lovethyneighbourmusic.co.uk for guestlist, with evidence such as a blue badge or access card. If strobe lighting is an issue or if standing for long periods of time is an issue, please contact us in advance. Would be possible to place a chair near the stage.

The Howlers Brighton

The Howlers Brighton