Charles Howl

Biography： Genre: Indie Rock Years Active: '10s With one foot in the jangling, psychedelic world of the '60s and one in the jangling, psychedelic world of '90s dream pop, London's Charles Howl add in some surf, post-punk, indie pop, and '70s German rock influences to round their sound out nicely. Comprised of Charles Howl — aka Danny Nellis — on guitar and vocals, and guitarist Danny Voltaire, the band formed when Howl set aside his Jerry Tropicano project and released a single, "Surf Trem"/"Thinking of Home," for Lo Recordings in 2013. A self-titled EP followed later that year on PNKSLM Recordings. Around this time Howl and Voltaire were playing as the rhythm section for the Proper Ornaments, with Howl on bass and Voltaire on drums. The duo chose the remote (for them) location of Leeds to record their first album, working at Syke Lane's warehouse studio. With the help of bassist Chris Hicks of Talons, the band worked to hone and refine their sound, adding some focus to the songwriting and production. After hooking up with Ample Play Records, well-known fanciers of fine neo-psych sounds, they released their debut, Sir Vices, for the label in early 2015.