Scowl have shared a ferocious new single called ‘B.A.B.E’ and have announced details of a 2025 UK and European tour – check out full details of the tour below.
The Santa Cruz hardcore band and recent NME cover stars announced details of their new album ‘Are We All Angels’ last month and now preview it with latest single ‘B.A.B.E’. A press release says of the track – which stands for ‘Burned At Both Ends’ – that it’s “equal parts relentless hardcore and infectious hooks” and “leans into the band’s distinctive blend of raw aggression and undeniable catchiness.”
Together with the single release, the band also shared behind the scenes footage of their life touring in a new visualiser, which you can watch below.
Speaking about the track, the band said: “Burned At Both Ends is another explosion of emotions stemming from both overwhelm and excitement. We felt that the song’s punchy nature and quick switches from melody to scrapping angst resembles a mature version of ‘Shot Down’ from our ‘Psychic Dance Routine’ EP.
“Lyrically B.A.B.E dives into our vitriol for the extreme circumstances we as a band subject ourselves too in order to live our dreams.”
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The band also announced a UK and Europe headline tour in support of their new album. Tickets are on sale here now.
SCOWL’s 2025 UK and EU tour dates are:
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5 – Rebellion – Manchester, UK
6 – Digital – Newcastle, UK
7 – Cathouse – Glasgow, UK
8 – Thekla – Bristol, UK
9 – The Dome – London, UK
10 – Kavka – Antwerp, Belgium
11 – Tivoli Pandora – Utrecht, Netherlands
13 – Hole 44 – Berlin, Germany
14 – Gebäude 9 – Koln, Germany
16 – Iboat – Bordeaux, France
17 – Stage Live – Bilbao, Spain
18 – LAV 2 – Lisbon, Portugal
20 – Mon – Madrid, Spain
21 – La2 – Barcelona, Spain
22 – Marche Gare – Lyon, France
23 – Trabendo – Paris, France
The band’s new album features production by Will Yip (Turnstile, Mannequin Pussy) and mixing by Rich Costey (Fiona Apple, My Chemical Romance, Vampire Weekend) and is set to see vocalist Kat Moss and co. push their signature sound into a more expansive direction.
It also sees the members deal with themes of alienation, grief, and a loss of control, as well as their experience of having a newfound place in the hardcore scene. Pre-order it here.
As for the album as a whole, the record is set to see the band retain the signature sound that first put them on the map, all while exploring a new sense of music evolution.
Citing influences from outside hard rock – including Billie Eilish and Radiohead – Moss is set to experiment with a more textured and delicate approach, leaning into harmonies and melodic sensibilities.
“The majority of us were really not proficient musicians when this band started,” she explained recently. “It was very Germs-esque in that way, like baby’s first hardcore band, which is awesome. But now, we still might not know what we’re doing, but we have a better idea of what we want to do.”
“The songwriting on the new record was the most collaborative to date in Scowl’s history. Everyone brought so many ideas to the table and we were able to dissect it all and take our time,” added bassist Bailey Lupo. “We all have such eclectic tastes, influences and personalities and you can really hear that in every corner on this album.”
Guitarist Malachi Greene also added how it sees them evolve, while still holding on to their roots. “Hardcore and punk have sculpted how we operate, what we want to do as a band, and how we participate,” he explained. “At our core, we are a punk and a hardcore band, regardless of how the song shifts and changes.”
As well as the latest single, the upcoming album is set to include the band’s other recent tracks, ‘Special’ and ‘Not Hell Not Heaven’. Both songs were their first new music since signing to their new label home Dead Oceans.
Scowl’s last release was their 2023 EP ‘Psychic Dance Routine’. In a four-star review of the project, NME shared: “It would be an overstatement to call ‘Psychic Dance Routine’ a reinvention of Scowl’s sound, but there is certainly an evolution taking place.
“But the EP isn’t wholly about the strides taken to sound unlike anything else in hardcore right now; these songs radiate with the laughter, passion and confidence of a band who know they have unlocked something special.”
