Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Howl

Howl is the sound of a band stepping away from distortion and discovering something older, dustier, and more spiritual underneath. After two albums of feedback-drenched garage rock, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club pivoted hard—trading fuzz pedals for acoustic guitars, gospel harmonies, harmonica, and blues-rooted storytelling.

The result is their most organic and arguably most human record.

Where earlier releases felt urban and nocturnal, Howl feels sun-bleached and roadside. It draws deeply from American folk, Delta blues, gospel, and country traditions, echoing everything from revival-tent spirituality to back-porch confession. The production is warm and analog; you can almost hear the wood of the instruments vibrate.

Lyrically, the album wrestles with faith, redemption, sin, longing, and personal reckoning. There’s a spiritual searching running through it—sometimes defiant, sometimes pleading. Songs feel less like rock anthems and more like hymns muttered to oneself at 2 a.m.

🎶 Track Listing — Howl

1. Shuffle Your Feet

2. Howl

3. Devil’s Waitin’

4. Ain’t No Easy Way

5. Still Suspicion Holds You Tight

6. Restless Sinner

7. Gospel Song

8. Complicated Situation

9. Sympathetic Noose

10. The Line

11. Promise