waxfruit: Howlin Rain

This summer I am lucky enough to go to ATP versus Pitchfork which like Versus the Fans has another killer line up. This is what has been confirmed so far:

CHOSEN BY ATP
WEEN »
SEBADOH »
FUCK BUTTONS »
PISSED JEANS »
APSE »
THE BLACK ANGELS »
SHIT AND SHINE »
MEAT PUPPETS »
DEERHUNTER »
WOODEN SHJIPS »
MARISSA NADLER »
REDD KROSS »
EVEN »
BLACK MOUNTAIN »
HARMONIA
CAR SICK CARS »
HOWLIN' RAIN »
BORN RUFFIANS »

CHOSEN BY PITCHFORK
DIRTY PROJECTORS »
OF MONTREAL »
CARIBOU »
MAN MAN »
GLASS CANDY »
LOS CAMPESINOS! »
NO AGE »
LES SAVY FAV »
HOT CHIP »
BLACK LIPS »
THE HOLD STEADY »
YEASAYER »
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS »
JENS LEKMAN »
THE CLIENTELE »

Quite a varied and interesting list, although I was a bit disheartened recently when I have been checking the other ATP weekend, curated by Explosions In The Sky and noticing that bands like Liars, Battles, the National had been added to the bill I was hoping for some exciting new bands to be added to the pitchfork bill. When I got home on Friday I had noticed that some new bands had been added, I was a bit concerned that I had only heard of The Clientele and Black Mountain and not really much of the others. After listening to the new Black Mountain album, which is amazing and also Harmonia and Howlin' Rain I am not concerned what so ever.

Howlin Rain by Howlin Rain is a side project from Comets On Fire frontman Ethan Miller, this is old school rock and roll in the style of Creedence or Lynard Skynard but giving it that more modern Comets on Fire style drone. I can't wait to hear this music live,its pure genius. Some real tasty bad boy boogie to get down to this summer now bring on some more additions!