Hounds release new EP The Wicked and play Download Festival this June
“Top
tunes, Fan The Flames being one of my favourites, big up!”
Liam
Howlett (The Prodigy)
“A
Molotov cocktail of dirty rock, sneering vocals and pulsing electro dance beats”
Big
Cheese Magazine
“We
need more bands like this!”
James
Rushent (Does It Offend You, Yeah?)
Hailing from Essex, UK, and
already gaining a huge reputation for their explosive live performances and an experimental
sound that merges punk rock with a unique dance edge,
HOUNDS are set to release their
brand new EP ‘The Wicked’ on June 4th 2012.
Recently added to the stellar line up of Download Festival this June, the four-piece of Olly Burden, Chas
Langston, Adam Hammond and Chris Wallace deliver distinctive anarchic vocals
with intense drumming, big synths and dirty bass lines, influenced by
a range of iconic groups, from The Clash to Nine Inch Nails, Refused to The
Prodigy.
2010 saw Hounds
hand-picked by The Prodigy to play Warrior’s Dance Festival at Milton Keynes
Bowl and also dubbed as a BBC ‘One to Watch’ following an ‘Introducing’ live
session. “Hounds are f*kin great
live, that’s why we put them on our festival” said Liam Howlett of
The Prodigy.
The band went
on to play Sonisphere festival in 2011 before supporting Does It Offend You
Yeah? on their UK tour, playing all over the UK to huge crowds, as well as
headlining Manchester’s Studio venue for 'In The City' that same year.
The crossover
in the band’s sound has seen breakbeat and dance DJs queuing up to work with
Hounds and remix their tracks, including Belarus acts 4Kuba and Access Denied
as well as UK drum n bass favourite Spor. It has also led to legendary Swedish
producers Pelle Henricsson and Eskli Lovstrom, most famous for their work on
Refused's seminal album 'The Shape Of Punk To Come', co-producing and mixing 'In
Your Eyes' for Hounds.
Confirmation of the group's ever-burgeoning success came this year
when they were selected by
O2 to work with them on their recent Fair Share music initiative, featuring in
their new campaign for priority booking for gigs.
“This EP is just a taster of what’s to come. It’s a snap shot
of where we are at right now and just enough to whet the appetite whilst we
cook up the next release.”
Olly Burden - Hounds
With a seriously infectious sound and
not-to-be-missed live performances, 2012 is the year to watch out for Hounds.
‘The Wicked’ EP is released on June 4th
2012 from www.houndsmusic.com and all good
digital stores.
LIVE:
31st May –
LONDON – Sebright Arms (EP Launch Show)
8th June –
DONNINGTON PARK – Download Festival
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