One year on from the release of the Howling Hex's last album Wilson Semiconductors, the Neil Hagerty-led ensemble have announced their somewhat misleadingly titled but potentially truthful follow-up, The Best of the Howling Hex. This isn't a greatest-hits set, mind you, but an all-new LP. It drops February 19 through Drag City.
While the tracklisting features eight song titles, a press release for the LP wildly promises "seven shortish songs that weave the wild spirits and far-flung textures of Wilson Semiconductors into tightly compressed sing-songs, before turning the jam out to bring the levee home."
The album apparently found the outfit undergoing some changes, with Hagerty assembling a new lineup following a move from southern New Mexico to Denver. It's said the move evolved the group's recent lo-fi "New Border rhythms" towards "a high-stepping, uptempo night on the tiles," but sound samples have yet to arrive.
The Best of the Howling Hex:
1. Built a Friend
2. Primetime Clown
3. Highlights
4. Electric Northern
5. Street Craps
6. The General Prologue
7. Green Limousine
8. Trashcan Bahamas
While the tracklisting features eight song titles, a press release for the LP wildly promises "seven shortish songs that weave the wild spirits and far-flung textures of Wilson Semiconductors into tightly compressed sing-songs, before turning the jam out to bring the levee home."
The album apparently found the outfit undergoing some changes, with Hagerty assembling a new lineup following a move from southern New Mexico to Denver. It's said the move evolved the group's recent lo-fi "New Border rhythms" towards "a high-stepping, uptempo night on the tiles," but sound samples have yet to arrive.
The Best of the Howling Hex:
1. Built a Friend
2. Primetime Clown
3. Highlights
4. Electric Northern
5. Street Craps
6. The General Prologue
7. Green Limousine
8. Trashcan Bahamas