Pop Crimes is a Alt/Indie album by Rowland S. Howard, originally released in 2009. On Gatefold: 16 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Alt/Indie
- Alternative Rock
- sparse
- mournful
- poetic
About
Pop Crimes is the second solo album from Rowland S. Howard, who made a name for himself as the innovative guitarist for The Birthday Party throughout the 1980s. Sadly, Howard died of liver cancer in December 2009, and Pop Crimes is an outstanding send off by a truly unique artist. The album opens with the ethereal and breathtaking (I Know) a Girl Called Jonny, a dark love duet featuring guest vocals from Jonnine Standish, vocalist of HTRK. The song weaves in an almost trippy way; sounding like 60s beat pop, mixed with something more sinister. With brilliantly poetic lyrics like .
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Tracklist
- 1(I Know) A Girl Called Jonny3:51
- 2Shut Me Down4:20
- 3Life's What You Make It6:42
- 4Pop Crimes7:23
- 5Nothin'3:51
- 6Wayward Man3:42
- 7Ava Maria4:00
- 8The Golden Age of Bloodshed4:30
Credits
Performers
- J.P. ShiloBASS GUITAR VIOLIN
- Mick HarveyDRUMS ORGAN
- Rowland S. HowardVOCALS GUITAR
- Sean StewartBASS
- Jonnine StandishVOCALS
- Brian HooperBASS
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 16 pressings tracked on Gatefold