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Howardian – “Silly Shit”
Next month, Howardian will release their latest full-length, The Silly Shit You Say. We’re premiering the video for the album’s first single above, called “Silly Shit.” Frontman Ian Vanek, (ex-Japanther) described the making of the video, explaining “Filming was a really fun process. We worked efficiently in a tiny space in Chicago, shooting only 12 takes in total with very little preparation. A lampshade chases each band member through every shot, unifying and darkening the mood.”
When detailing the album’s writing process, Vanek said “We made demos on four tracks and laptops, revised them over email and then met up in Oakland to re-recorded everything. We made an excess of compositions in an attempt to find the magic and I feel really great about the unexpected beauty that we found.” Besides Vanek, Howardian’s lineup consists of seven additional musicians, (Scott Brummel, Justin Mckaughan, Gardner Allen, Farley Glavin, Mustafa Daka, Schuyler Maehl and Flo Amarino). Vanek cited a collective energy being important to keeping the project alive, as well as the significance of new outlooks during changing times.
When looking ahead to the record being released, Vanek said “Releasing this album is really big for us. We’ve been a band for four years and done seven releases, but this is our first 12” vinyl record. It’s by far the best Howardian work available, so I look forward to people getting it and digesting the album over the next few months.” The record comes out on March 15th via Let’s Pretend Records and Starcleaner Records.
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