Billy Howerdel has announced his debut solo album. The co-founding guitarist of A Perfect Circle will deliver What Normal Was on June 10 via Alchemy Recordings/Rise Records/BMG.
The 10-song What Normal Was marks Howerdel's first solo statement under his given name, having previously released Keep Telling Myself It's Alright as Ashes Divide in 2008. It's previewed by "Poison Flowers," a single that arrives alongside a video you can find below, directed by Rizz of LA-based death pop duo VOWWS.
"This is me stepping back into my early teen self and making the record I would've made if I had the means and the knowledge when I first picked up a guitar — just in 2022," Howerdel shares of his latest. "It's that moment as a kid when you hear a record, close your eyes, and go somewhere else. That was the time I found my lane, so to speak."
Howerdel will also take What Normal Was on tour around North America this June and July, with a pair of performances lined up for Canada.
Following a July 1 show alongside Puscifer, led by his APC bandmate Maynard James Keenan, Howerdel will play Toronto's Axis Club on July 2 before a night at Montreal's Café Campus on July 3.
Tickets for Howerdel's headlining dates go on sale April 29 at 10 a.m. local time, with further info available via the artist's official website.
Howerdel and A Perfect Circle last released Eat the Elephant in 2018.
What Normal Was:
1. Selfish Heart
2. Free and Weightless
3. Ani
4. Beautiful Mistake
5. The Same Again
6. Poison Flowers
7. Follower
8. Bring Honor Back Home
9. EXP
10. Stars
Billy Howerdel 2022 North American Tour Dates:
06/11 Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall
06/12 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre *
06/14 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up
06/15 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
06/16 Roseville, CA - Goldfield Trading Post
06/18 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
06/19 Seattle, WA - Neumos
06/21 Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall
06/22 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
06/24 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Café
06/25 Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
06/26 St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
06/28 Chicago, IL - Cabaret Metro
06/29 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
07/01 Rochester Hills, MI - Meadow Brook Amphitheatre *
07/02 Toronto, ON - Axis Club
07/03 Montreal, QC - Café Campus
07/05 Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
07/06 New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
07/08 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts
07/09 Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
07/10 Charlotte, NC - The Underground
07/12 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
07/14 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
07/15 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall – Inside Downstairs
07/16 Dallas, TX - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
07/17 Austin, TX - Emos
07/20 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
* with Puscifer
The 10-song What Normal Was marks Howerdel's first solo statement under his given name, having previously released Keep Telling Myself It's Alright as Ashes Divide in 2008. It's previewed by "Poison Flowers," a single that arrives alongside a video you can find below, directed by Rizz of LA-based death pop duo VOWWS.
"This is me stepping back into my early teen self and making the record I would've made if I had the means and the knowledge when I first picked up a guitar — just in 2022," Howerdel shares of his latest. "It's that moment as a kid when you hear a record, close your eyes, and go somewhere else. That was the time I found my lane, so to speak."
Howerdel will also take What Normal Was on tour around North America this June and July, with a pair of performances lined up for Canada.
Following a July 1 show alongside Puscifer, led by his APC bandmate Maynard James Keenan, Howerdel will play Toronto's Axis Club on July 2 before a night at Montreal's Café Campus on July 3.
Tickets for Howerdel's headlining dates go on sale April 29 at 10 a.m. local time, with further info available via the artist's official website.
Howerdel and A Perfect Circle last released Eat the Elephant in 2018.
What Normal Was:
1. Selfish Heart
2. Free and Weightless
3. Ani
4. Beautiful Mistake
5. The Same Again
6. Poison Flowers
7. Follower
8. Bring Honor Back Home
9. EXP
10. Stars
Billy Howerdel 2022 North American Tour Dates:
06/11 Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall
06/12 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre *
06/14 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up
06/15 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
06/16 Roseville, CA - Goldfield Trading Post
06/18 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
06/19 Seattle, WA - Neumos
06/21 Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall
06/22 Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
06/24 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Café
06/25 Milwaukee, WI - Summerfest
06/26 St. Louis, MO - Delmar Hall
06/28 Chicago, IL - Cabaret Metro
06/29 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
07/01 Rochester Hills, MI - Meadow Brook Amphitheatre *
07/02 Toronto, ON - Axis Club
07/03 Montreal, QC - Café Campus
07/05 Allston, MA - Brighton Music Hall
07/06 New York, NY - Gramercy Theatre
07/08 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts
07/09 Baltimore, MD - Baltimore Soundstage
07/10 Charlotte, NC - The Underground
07/12 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
07/14 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
07/15 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall – Inside Downstairs
07/16 Dallas, TX - The Echo Lounge & Music Hall
07/17 Austin, TX - Emos
07/20 Phoenix, AZ - Crescent Ballroom
* with Puscifer
